Here’s yet another entry to our “Spirit of ‘Cross” essay contest. This one, by Scott Van Bergen, is for any junior considering trying cyclocross, and any parent hoping to inspire their child to join the fun.(View the growing list of published Spirit of Cyclocross Essay Entries here.) Surprising the Parents, Defying Human Instincts Umbrellas were [...]
Here’s another entry to our “Spirit of ‘Cross” essay contest. This one, by Chris Chapron, is for all you new parents out there. We’ll be posting some of our entries over the next week or so. (View the growing list of published Spirit of Cyclocross Essay Entries here.) From Rattle to Cowbell Waking up before [...]
Here’s another entry to our “Spirit of ‘Cross” essay contest. This fun one is by Ross Schueller, describing his first ever cyclocross race at a KissCross race. We’ll be posting some of our entries over the next week or so. (View the growing list of published Spirit of Cyclocross Essay Entries here.) All ‘Crossed Up [...]
Long-distance cyclist and ‘cross racer Andreas Vogel likes to ride his bike just as much as the next guy. He just likes to ride it longer than the next guy. He’s planned the world’s longest ‘cross race for this June. See his details below: The Northern California Loop Race – an 800 mile loop through [...]
As we all anxiously await Issue 2 to hit our mailbox (we’re subscribers too), we’re counting down the days by publishing some of the entries to our Spirit of ‘Cross contest in Issue 1. Our issue 2 has the winning three entries, but there were a lot of other great essays. Here’s one by Brij [...]
We’ve got a new poll on our site – check it out on the right-hand side of our site. Our past couple polls were pretty interesting. On racing on snow, over 50% of you said it “makes your heart tingle.” We’re assuming that’s a good thing, but perhaps for some that’s due to a bit [...]
Our second issue (Late Winter) went to the printers last week, and should be a good one. We think we have about three typical magazines’ worth of content in this one (the upside of being young and not chock full of ads), so hopefully it’ll be worth the wait. But who said each issue should [...]
CXM correspondent Brooke Hoyer combed the 5th annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) in Portland Oregon to find the latest ‘cross offerings from our continent’s best builders. His initial report is below. We’ll have expanded coverage in our print mag. _____________________ I spent a good chunk of the day on Friday ogling the eye [...]
Sheldon Brown, the world-renowned resource for all things bike-related, passed away on Sunday night. He was 63. Brown authored the highly popular website http://sheldonbrown.com, was the tech guru of Harris Cyclery in greater Boston, and often helped out many cyclists via helpful answers to tech questions on message boards. Brown touched many ‘crossers lives, via [...]
Mark Legg was sadly relieved of pit duty when Katie Compton dropped out of the Treviso worlds on the first lap due to her muscle problem. But he’s still a big ‘cross fan, and captured some great photos of the race, with some great perspectives from the pit and start line.
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