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• Sea Otter 2011: A Few More Goodies from Redline, Grammo, Clif and Giro

  24 April 11 • 0 comment

  We’ve still got a few more photo galleries and some interesting product news left from the 2011 Sea Otter Classic Expo. Today we highlight Redline’s singlespeed, Grammo’s new radical carbon cyclocross bike, new products from the founder of Clif Bar, and Giro’s new Aeon helmet and Code, Gauge, and Sica mountain bike shoes. Redline unveiled [...]

• Sea Otter 2011 – Raleigh’s Carbon Cyclocross Bike Adds Gears for 2012

  21 April 11 • 1 comment

  

  It took a little bit of detective work to find Raleigh USA during our search for all things cyclocross at Sea Otter 2011, as the Washington-based company didn’t have a booth. Your exposure to them was limited to seeing an ad in the Sea Otter Classic printed event program, or an arranged or chance meeting [...]

• Two Days Left: Todd Wells Auctions His National Championship-Winning Bike for Japan’s Disaster Relief

  20 April 11 • 1 comment

  

  Todd Wells cleaned house in 2010, winning every National Championship he entered and taking the stars and stripes jersey in cyclocross, cross-country and short track. Now the Specialized Factory Team rider is literally cleaning house, this time to benefit of the victims of the recent earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan. The 2010 National [...]

• FSA and BH Release New BB386EVO Bottom Bracket Size, FSA Announces New K-Force Cantilever Brake – Updated

  19 April 11 • 2 comments

  BH bicycles in conjunction with FSA officially introduced another bottom bracket standard labeled BB386 EVO today at the Sea Otter Classic, while FSA officially announced its new K-Force cantilever brake that offers the ability to change configuration from low profile to wide profile, like the Avid Shorty Ultimate. The BB386EVO is a press fit 86.5mm [...]

• Sea Otter 2011: Easton and WTB’s Mountain Bike Wheels Give Glimpse of Upcoming Cyclocross Technologies

  19 April 11 • 2 comments

  

  Sea Otter 2011 tech coverage continues with all new product relevant to cyclocrossers. In this installment, we take a look a mountain bike wheels from Easton and WTB that are ready for the disc brake cyclocross bike and give us a preview of upcoming tubeless-compatible cyclocross wheels. by Clifford Lee Easton has revealed their new [...]

• Sea Otter 2011: Ritchey Brings Back the Swiss Cross and Mount Cross Frames

  18 April 11 • 2 comments

  

  After a decade in retirement, the Ritchey Swiss Cross and Mount Cross, the company’s original off-road 700c bikes, are back. We previewed the stunning red Swiss Cross show bike at NAHBS 2011 in Austin, but got a closer look at it during our annual look at all the new cyclocross gear at the Sea Otter [...]

• Sea Otter 2011: Airborne Unveils Disc Brake-Equipped Cyclocross Bike for the Masses

  17 April 11 • 0 comment

  After re-launching the brand last year at Sea Otter, Airborne Bicycles was back this year and had a new cyclocross ride to show off at Sea Otter. The Delta cyclocross bike follows the company’s relatively lengthy history of making cyclocross bikes, including the titanium and aluminum versions of the Carpe Diem frame from as long [...]

• Shimano Adds Shadow Plus Derailleur to XTR, Adds New Pedals and Double Cranksets to Deore XT

  15 April 11 • 0 comment

  

  Shimano unveiled a few new technologies to its top two groups in its mountain bike lineup that may be of interest to some cyclocross racers and perhaps of particular interest to the monster cross crowd.  As expected, the Deore XT component group, celebrating its 30th Anniversary, now inherits technologies releases last year in the XTR [...]

• SRAM Apex Components Get White for 2012

  15 April 11 • 3 comments

  

  “White is not a mere absence of color; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black.” -Gilbert K. Chesterton. While we’re not sure who Chesterton is, he might as well be speaking about the new road component options over at SRAM. Following the company’s announcement of their new [...]

• New Product Spotlight: TRP’s Parabox Hydraulic Disc Brake System for Cyclocross – Updated

  13 April 11 • 10 comments

  by Andrew Yee The Sea Otter Classic Expo is just a day away, and there’s quite a number of new cyclocross products expected to be unveiled at the Monterey, California event.  Several of these new products are disc-brake related, whether it is the highly-anticipated new carbon Redline Conquest (assumed to be disc-ready), or the disc-equipped [...]

• This Week, On Tap: Sea Otter Classic, Reviews, National Champions

  12 April 11 • 0 comment

  We’ve got a big week of exclusive content on top for this week, starting tomorrow.  Here’s what’s in store: In terms of tech, we’ve got a lot planned for this week, including a comprehensive look at the new cyclocross product at Sea Otter, starting Thursday (see last year’s new cyclocross product from Sea Otter), some [...]

• Cyclocross, the 1985 Paris Roubaix, and Greg LeMond

  10 April 11 • 1 comment

  

  To celebrate today’s cobbled Paris Roubaix classic, a favorite skinny tire race of cyclocross fans, we’re taking a look back at the 1985 edition. In the 70′s through early 90′s, Paris Roubaix was often contested by racers who had impressive pedigrees in cyclocross. From former Cyclocross World Champion, “Mr. Paris Roubaix” Roger De Vlaeminck’s first [...]

• USADA Announces Three Doping Suspensions for Bay Area and North Carolina Cyclists

  9 April 11 • 3 comments

  It appears that last week was a bad week for bike racing dopers, as USADA announced suspensions for three US cyclists, including North Carolina cyclist, coach and former masters road and time trial National Champion Peter Cannell,  Alberto Blanco (GS Mengoni alum and B ‘cross racer?) and  Andrew Tilin, an Oakland Cat 4 cyclist and [...]

• Sneak Peak: Cole’s New Cyclocross Alloy Tubular Wheelset

  7 April 11 • 4 comments

  

  Cole Wheels and Richard Sachs Get Fat for Cyclocross Cyclocross Magazine got an exclusive first look at the upcoming Cole alloy tubular wheelset specifically made for cyclocross. The wheels were designed with significant input from Richard Sachs (Cole is a wheel sponsor for the Richard Sachs cyclocross team), and the end result is that Cole [...]

• Sneak Peak at Redline’s New Carbon Conquest Cyclocross Frame

  6 April 11 • 3 comments

  

  Redline is one of the few bike companies that uses the April Sea Otter Classic Expo to unveil its new cyclocross product line. The April date is ideally suited to showcasing the company’s new Conquest models, as the company aims to have models widely available well before the cyclocross season, while much of the industry [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine is Hiring

  5 April 11 • 0 comment

  

  We’re always looking for a few passionate cyclocross participants and fans who have special skills and talents to join the Cyclocross Magazine pit crew and help grow our presence and operations, and currently have a few specific openings in editing/publishing, marketing, web development and sales. (Yeah, that’s nearly every area – we’re trying to ramp [...]

• Bend Bike Shop Searching for Stolen Cyclocross Bikes

  5 April 11 • 0 comment

  

  Repeat Performance Sports, a consignment bicycle shop in Bend, Ore. that donates 90% of its profits to programs aimed at keeping kids physically active, was burglarized early on Monday. Thieves smashed the front window with a rock and left with several high-end cyclocross and road bikes, including a red and black Specialized S-Works cyclocross bike [...]

• Ready for 3D Cyclocross Videos? GoPro Launches 3D HERO 1080p HD Accessory Kit

  4 April 11 • 0 comment

  

  GoPro launched the 3D HERO® System, the World’s Smallest 1080p 3D Camera, today.  The 3D Hero System Joins the GoPro LCD Bacpac and the extended battery as the latest accessories to the growing GoPro line.  See Cyclocross Magazine’s review of the Hero wide camera here. Official press release below. Innovative Modular Design Enables Consumers to [...]

• Common Cycles – A Bamboo Bike Company Wants You to Run It

  4 April 11 • 0 comment

  

  Thought about an advanced degree? Have dreams of owning or running your own cycling-related venture?  (We’ve tried both, and the benefits of both are plenty – as long as you’re not counting the monetary type of benefits.) While earning degrees and starting businesses typically take months at least to complete, you now have the opportunity [...]

• Featured Video: Preview Trailer of Süpercross 2011 in Baden, Switzerland

  3 April 11 • 3 comments

  Baldegg in the Baden Region of  Switzerland will host the first cyclocross race of the Swiss season, the Supercross cyclocross race on September 25, 2011. To promote the event, the organizers have put together this well-done video trailer that nicely captures the excitement of cyclocross. Even though today is the day of the cobbled Belgian [...]