Why are there no 24-hour cyclocross races? Jon muses on possible reasons.
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Issue 005 Preview: Jeremy Powers
We're busy putting issue 005 of the grit.cx print magazine together, and here's a small sample of what's coming!
Received: Specialized Diverge Carbon Di2
The Specialized Diverge Carbon Di2 is quite an adaptable bike. Our test version is carbon fiber and fitted with Di2!
Tour de France in Numbers
Tour de Data. If you dig the cycling data delivered by the likes of Strava, you're going to love this.
Received: Wolf Tooth Components Drop Stop Chainring
Jim has just fastened the Wolf Tooth Components Drop Stop Chainring to his bike, and here's the preview.
Received: Islabikes Luath 700 Kid’s Bike
Kids are people, too. Islabikes knows this. We know this. Thus...here's the kid's cyclocross bike we'll be reviewing.
American Classic TCX Tubeless Disc Wheels
American Classic has another tubeless offering for us cyclocrossers and off-road riders. Enter the TCX Tubeless Disc Wheels.
Winning – The New Jersey Criterium State Championship
Jim starts the morning out in a funk, but pushes for victory in New Jersey.
Getting lost – Some of the Best Fun You’ll Ever Have
Giles dares us to ditch the GPS, to unfold a map and embrace the beauty in getting lost.
Racing Around a Victorian Town: The Queen Victoria CX
A cyclocross race in a Victorian town, with its residents in period-specific costumes. For real.
First Look: 2016 Kona Private Jake & Sutra Ltd
Kona recently announced two new bikes to its line-up: The Private Jake and Sutra Ltd. Here's a quick look.
Received: Specialized Trigger Pro 2bliss Ready Tyre
James is going to give the fatty Specialized Trigger Pro 2bliss 700 x 38c tubeless-ready tyres a spin!
On The Wrong Track
What happens when an experienced cyclist, a seasoned racer, throws his leg over a Boris bike?
Welsh Cyclocross 2015-2016 Schedule
The Welsh Cyclocross 2015-2016 Schedule is out, and here's our preview of it!
UCI: “No U-Turns.”
According to a Twitter post by Adam Myerson (USA 'cross rider for Cycle-Smart ) the UCI have banned 'u-turns' in 'cross races.
Received: MET Inferno and Forte helmets
Our upcoming Helmet Group Test is starting to take shape. Here are two new lids from MET, and a bonus video.
Received: Stan’s NoTubes Valor CX
The fancy new carbon fiber Stan's NoTubes Valor CX have landed on our doorstep, and we're stoked to try them!
Watch: A Toast To The Cycling Life
We rode some dirt in Italy. Drank some wine. Ate some food. It was a fine taste of adventure.
Ridden: Ritchey Swiss Cross Disc – Frame & Fork
Jim gives us his first impressions on riding the Ritchey Swiss Cross Disc frame.
Received: B-LABS Oval Chainring
James just took possession of the B-LABS Oval Chainring, and here's what it looks like!
Fu’gly
Giles drops in to explain why a fu’gly, drop-bar, suspension bike might just be your best ride (or not).
The Barbeque
Eat sausages, ride 'cross bikes! Jon deviates from normal tarmac for a mini-adventure and some recovery.
Garmin brings you the future, now!
New rearward-facing radar, speed-controlled lights and super-connected GPS makes us wonder which century we woke up in today
Received: Stan’s No Tubes Grail Disc Wheelset
The Stan's No Tubes Grail wheelset is a disc and tubeless-ready set of hoops for all your off-road, drop bar needs.
Picardy. Part Two.
Jon Parker takes us around the immense and grim scenery as he cycles the Somme in Part Two of his Picardy series.
The Grit.CX shop is live!
The Grit printed annual is now available for purchase! This is our first printed version of Grit, and you'll want to act fast!
Behind the Tofu Curtain vol. 1
In Volume 1 of Behind the Tofu Curtain, Mickey shares his thoughts about the marketing of 'cross and gravel bikes.
Pivot’s Vault: “next generation CX machine” – UPDATED
Chipps is out at Press Camp this week, and here's his report on Pivot's new Vault – one of the 'new breed' cyclocross machines.
Waypoints
GT seems to have got the #dirtydropbargoodness message loud and clear, as this video confirms.
Picardy. Part One.
Part One of Jon Parker's quick trip over to France for some drop bar riding in and around Picardy.
Received: Kask Protone Helmet
The Protone is Kask's top-of-the-line aero helmet, and we've got it in as part of an upcoming group test.
Squash the Fear
This is how I squash the fear. Fear is the mind-killer; don’t let it get the best of you…
David Cachon’s Make Your Own Shortcut – video
This is how it's done. If you're ridiculously talented, anyway.
It was only a matter of time…
Is it a road bike? Is it a ‘cross bike? Neither – it’s Cannondale’s new Slate ‘adventure road bike’.
Watch: Superenduro B-Road
Drop bar bicycles, gravel roads, stunning Italian scenery, wine, food, enduro-style racing, and...just watch this video!
It’s raining…again…
We all have days when we're inside, looking out. Some days it rains. Other days it doesn't. Thankfully we have bicycles.
Summer ‘cross – What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
Think that cyclocross is limited to winter mud, cold and wetness? Think again, and get out there this summer!
Received: Giant TCX Advanced Pro 2
A fine, silvery cyclocross race steed recently arrived upon the doorstep of our Belgian editorial offices. The carbon fiber Giant TCX Advanced Pro 2, decked out in Shimano 105 shifty…
A Mountain Bike Race as ‘Cross Season Training
Jimmy pulls out the mountain bike to race Ramsey’s Revenge 2015 as a tune-up for the upcoming cyclocross season.
Film Review: For the Love of Mud
For the Love of Mud is a new film that explores just what cyclocross is, and we review it here.
Fluent in Cross – Courses for Newbies
Want to learn, or improve, cyclocross skills? Fluent in Cross is offering some skills courses in June and July.
Morvélo Citycross #4, York – The Sweetest Yet?
It's fun for the whole family, and everyone else, when the cyclcocross-meets-crit series drops into York in less than two weeks.
Make your own Three Peaks
Oli failed to get into the Peaks three times, so decided to make up his own using all of the contours in the South Downs, as seen in this great…
Jobst Brandt Rode Bicycles Off-Road Before You Did
Tom Ritchey recalls the influence, and riding preferences, of bike industry luminary Jobst Brandt.
Rachael Walker’s Santa Cruz Stigmata Photos
Check out these exclusive photos of Rachael Walker's personal Santa Cruz Stigmata.
Amy D. Racing Seeks Racer for 2015-2016 Season
Applications are now being accepted to become sponsored by Amy D. Racing.
Frictionless Bearings That Never Need Greasing
Sounds too good to be true but the technology is already here