Eurobike 2014: Focus Mares and RAT thru-axle

Alongside a couple of cross bikes, Focus could be about to shake up the road thru axle arena with the RAT system

Chris King GripLock grit.cx

Eurobike 2014: Chris King GripLock and Sour Apple

A new way of adjusting your headset from Chris King - and a new green too

Bianchi Zolder grit.cx

Eurobike 2014: Bianchi Gravel and ‘Cross

Even a classic brand like Bianchi has time for some big-tyre road bikes

Eurobike 2014: Alchemy Aithon and Balius

US brand Alchemy has expanded its greek mythology named offering with the Aithon gravel racer and the rarely seen Balius also made an appearance

Ridley

Eurobike 2014: Ridley Cyclocross Offering Overview

In a land obsessed with cyclocross, it only makes sense that Belgium\'s premier bicycle company offers more \'cross options than most other bike companies in the world.

Eurobike 2014: Continental Sport Contact 2 – multi condition tyre

Taking its cues from the venerable Competition Road Tubular, Conti’s latest all surface tread offers something different

Genesis CdA

Just in at the grit.cx Northern Chapter HQ… Genesis\' new fun road machine

Trek Boone 9 arrives at grit.cx test HQ

Received: Trek Boone 9

Trek\'s range topping cross bike developed for the king and queen - Sven Nys and Katie, f\'in, Compton - has landed at grit.cx towers for testing. Excited? just a bit.

VOGP poster based on early Vermont map

Vermont Overland Grand Prix this weekend

Vermont is the setting for another on/off road adventure with the Vermont Overland Grand Prix hitting the town of Woodstock.

Stickers’n’stuff at London Summer Series CX training

Want to be one of the first to get your hands on grit.cx stickers, cowbells and badges - come and say hello this evening in darkest South London

Belgian TV gets it right..

If you ever needed proof that Belgium is the holy land for a cross racer - check out this TV ident

Received: SRAM Force CX-1 Groupset

The latest single ring group set from the SRAMies has just hit the test bench. Check out the details of what\'s arrived ahead of our build - updated with pricing

Team awesome jeremy Durrin

Gabby and Jeremy Durrin’s new – Neon Velo – sponsored cyclo cross team.

Anglo-American cross racing couple - the Durrins - launch new Uk Sponsored, stateside based cross race team: Team Awesome.

Feral Cat Cross – a different sort of event

Whether you\'re tired of traditional CX races, or just want to try something a bit different, the Feral Cat Cross should catch your attention

Bontrager Affinity Pro TLR disc rims

Trek world: Disc Brake Wheels

In the first of a series of stories from Trek World - the brand\'s big show and tell - we bring you the Affinity range of disc brake wheels from…

Welcome to grit.cx

Welcome to grit.cx - your new home for everything drop-barred and off road. Don\'t forget to have a good look round, get involved and let us know what you think.

Racewear Direct Garmin mounts

Received: RaceWare Direct Garmin mounts

Standard Garmin 1/4 turn mounts can be temperamental at times and elastic bands have a finite lifespan. We\'ve just received these Uk manufactured, 3D printed mounts from RaceWare Direct

Specialized Crux shoulder freindly top tube detail

Received: Specialized Crux Frameset

As ridden to a world championship jersey by Zdenek Stybar, the Specialized Crus frameset promises plenty of bang for your buck. Our test model has just arrived.

the Ridley X-Fire 10 disc gets delivered

Received: Ridley X-Fire 10 disc

Our first test bike from the heartland of cross, Belgium, just arrived. To say we\'re excited about throwing this Ridley X-Fire Disc 10 down the trails is an understatement

STRIP Race Day Care Kit

Received: Secret Training gear

This little goodie bag of products just arrived from STRIPis deisgned to put an end to event car park, \'who packed the xxxx\' panic scenarios.

Received: Clement LAS and MXP tyres

Received: Clement Rubber

More rubber from revitalised Clement Pneumatics has arrived. File treads and muddy condition tyres await the test team

Received: Specialized tyres and shoes

More products from the Big S: this time its shoes and a couple of pairs of \'wheel sneakers\' in the form of the Tracer and Terra Pro rubber

Mike Kluge shreds the new Focus Mares

Former cross racer, 90\'s XC stalwart and bike company founder rags the new Focus Mares in this video from Focus bikes

Behind the Barriers: the video channel you need to know about

Cross and bike racing fans need to know about BTB TV, for us it\'s an absolute must visit site on at least a weekly basis through the season.

Bart Wellen’s new Ridley X-Night

Ahead of the 2014/15 race season, the pro\'s are beginning to show of their latest toys - we grabbed this from Bart Wellens social media - Check it out and…

Gallery: Summer Series racing

Before the real season gets underway, summer CX series pop up around the country. We went over to Addington Park, Croydon to enjoy some evening racing.

BMC Crossmachine CX01

BMC are known for road and burly trail mountain bikes with unique looks, but they used to make cross bikes too. For 2015, they’ve just decided to bring back the…

GT Grade

The GT Grade claims to be a whole lot more: big tyre clearance, super fun geometry, disc brakes, and a thru axle fork. But how different is it, and does…