With summer still a month away, it’s a strange time to think about cold-weather cycling gear. But ‘cross will be here before we know it, and if your team is considering new kits or warmer garments for the cyclocross season, now is the time to get organized, find the right vendor, and get your orders [...]
EU Cycle Imports has just launched their own line of wheels, and their first offering, lucky for us, is a cyclocross wheel. For cyclocrossers, whether you ride tubulars or clinchers, wider rims are often better, and the folks at EU Cycle Imports adhere to this philosophy, basing their SCX ‘cross wheel on a 23 mm [...]
Our last poll confirmed cyclocross has a unique ability to bring road and mountain bike racers together, with equal numbers of you coming from road and mountain. More surprising is that one in five of you got your start in bike racing through ‘cross. Five years ago such a stat would have been unheard of. [...]
We have an upcoming feature on brakes and pads in our print mag, and we want to know your brake-related questions that you’re dying to have answered. Whether its about pads, setup, squeal, chatter, no question is a dumb question. Fire away. Drop us a comment below and we’ll do our best to address it [...]
Using a hybrid for ‘cross or commuting? With 700c wheels and cantilever brake posts, hybrids can make great starter ‘cross bikes. But if you own a recent model Trek or Cannondale hybrid with a house-branded suspension fork, see the recall info below: Trek and Cannondale have recalled select hybrid forks, made by
Before we get started, a special 18th birthday shout out to my little brother. Now on to Cyclocross! Simon Zahner takes home a big stage race win, Bjorn Selander takes home 14th, Thijs Al cracks the top 10, on the road, plus improving results at the Mountain Bike World Cup, and what would R&R be [...]
Mo Bruno Roy has joined Katie Compton as another U.S. Elite Women cyclocrosser seeking a major sponsor for the upcoming season. Is the down economy going to have a major impact on top-level U.S. racing this season? We hope not. After failing to secure financial sponsorship in 2008, the duo of Maureen Bruno Roy and Matt Roy realized [...]
Our bike weight poll (aka Weight Weenie test) is over, and the results were interesting. Now we’re out to find out how you all got your start in bike racing. Was it via fat tires? Or skinny tires on the road or track? Or are you part of a growing group that found the unique [...]
Our last poll asked what your cyclocross bike weighs. The results were a little surprising, even considering our die-hard audience of dedicated ‘crossers. Of those of you who reported weights, nearly half of you estimate your bike to be 18 pounds or less, with 16% of you have bikes under 17 pounds, with pedals. One [...]
Great Britain has its own crop of talented, English-speaking female cyclocross stars, and British Cyclocross National Champion Helen Wyman leads the pack. After last season’s Kalmthout World Cup, Christine Vardaros visited British National Cyclocross Champion Helen Wyman (Team Swift Racing) in her Swift mobile home to in hopes of learning more about her fellow racer [...]
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