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• Give Your Favorite Cyclocross Race a Shout-Out

  23 August 12 • 2 comments

  Hey there you loyal readers you, So, occasionally, here at Cyclocross Magazine, we have this itching curiosity to know “Just what on earth do our readers really like?” This month, we are dying to know what your favorite races or events are, and why you like them. Let us know what cyclocross race or event [...]

• Promoters: Submit Your Cyclocross Races and Clinics Into Our North American Race Calendar

  21 August 12 • 0 comment

  

    Cyclocross race promoters and fans: We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to update our comprehensive North American cyclocross race calendar, and we’re already at 500+ events, including races and clinics, thus making it The World’s Largest Cyclocross Calendar (we’re not sure if this is a category in The Guinness Book of World Records, [...]

• Katie Compton Leads Trek’s New Cyclocross Team: “The Cyclocross Collective” – Updated

  17 August 12 • 5 comments

  

  Katie Compton, America’s most decorated female cyclocross racer, has joined forces with a new Trek cyclocross team this season, and she’ll be backed by teammates from Trek’s U.S. CX-focused effort: The Trek Cyclocross Collective. Along with an all-star roster of female and male racers, the Trek Cyclocross Collective team will be touring local races and [...]

• CrankBrothers Offers CXM Readers Exclusive 50% Discount Via Pedal Trade-in

  15 August 12 • 14 comments

  

  Here at Cyclocross Magazine, we enjoy hooking you up with offers that will save you some cha-ching. We figure, the more money we can save you, the more races you can enter, right? Even better—be a truly well-informed racer, and apply these savings to your very own subscription of our print or digital version (shameless [...]

• Helen Wyman: Crossing the Pond Again to Start the Cyclocross Season

  2 August 12 • 0 comment

  

  British cyclocrosser and Kona Factory Team professional racer Helen Wyman will again start her season in the US, where she will kick off affairs in Rochester, N.Y. on September 8 and 9. Wyman is no stranger to the weekend’s double-header schedule, as she won an event on the same course last season. “Racing in the [...]

• Pro Bike Profile: Ryan Trebon’s Cannondale SuperX

  29 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  New Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld signee Ryan Trebon received his custom-made cantilever brake-equipped Cannondale SuperX carbon cyclocross bikes a month ago, but had his first chance to race them to glory just this Tuesday at the Raleigh Midsummer Night Cyclocross race in Deer Valley, Utah. He seized that opportunity to land his first cyclocross victory aboard [...]

• Mercury Cycling Wheels Adds Sub 300g Disc Rim, Wider Tubular Rims for 2013

  27 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Mercury Cycling started out several years ago by offering frames and bikes, but quickly decided to focus on high-performance, high-value racing wheelsets. Over the last few years, they have had a few pro teams test their Mercury wheels with much success, including Kenda Pro Cycling.

• Javelin Releases Garda Carbon Cyclocross Frame

  27 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  It’s been a handful of years since Javelin burst onto the cyclocross scene, with its 7005 aluminum Primitivo cyclocross bike carrying ClifBar racers to USGP podiums. The Primitivo is still available, but is largely unchanged from its ClifBar days. For 2013, Javelin is expanding its cyclocross line with a new high-end carbon model: the Garda.

• 2013 Raleigh Cyclocross Lineup Unveiled – PF30 and Disc Brakes Added

  26 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  At Sea Otter 2012, we gave you a first look at the 2013 Raleigh cyclocross lineup, including the new RXC Pro Disc bike to be ridden by Ben Berden and Caroline Mani. At the time, pricing and final specs of the lineup were not finalized, but in Deer Valley the complete Raleigh 2013 cyclocross lineup [...]

• Ryan Trebon and Nicole Duke ‘Show Their Simple Skill’ at Raleigh Midsummer Night Cyclocross, Contract Prizes TBD – Report, Video Interviews, Gallery

  25 July 12 • 4 comments

  

  Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere. -Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Deam by Andrew Yee If you were to propose hosting a winter sporting event in the middle of summer in near-90 degree weather, at over 7000 feet of altitude, in a [...]

• Raleigh – Clement Cyclocross Team and Jersey Unveiled

  24 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Raleigh Bicycles and Clement unveiled their new cyclocross team at the Raleigh dealer gathering today, with Belgium’s Ben Berden, France’s Caroline Mani, and Washington’s Craig Etheridge up on stage to educate and excite Raleigh dealers about the company’s support of top-level cyclocross racers.

• Jamis Unveils Three New Disc Brake-Equipped Cyclocross Bikes for 2013

  24 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Jamis Bicycles has fully embraced disc brakes for 2013, and their newly unveiled cyclocross line-up includes three brand new disc brake cyclocross bikes. We’ve got the full specs already loaded in our cyclocross bicycle directory and comparison engine before the company has even released them on their website, and the variety of models provide cyclocross [...]

• 2012 Raleigh Midsummer Night CX Course Preview: A Challenging, Bumpy Ride Through Deer Valley

  24 July 12 • 0 comment

  After a successful trial in 2011 at the Suncadia Resort in Central Washington, Raleigh has brought back its Midsummer Night Cyclocross Race, but has raised the stakes. The 2012 event boasts a deeper, stacked field and a higher-altitude location in Deer Valley, Utah. Spectators and participants will expand from last year’s Raleigh dealers and contract-hungry [...]

• Introducing A New Column: “The Dirtbag” Opines and Rants on Singlespeeding and Cyclocross Equipment

  28 June 12 • 4 comments

  

  Cyclocross Magazine introduces a new semi-weekly op-ed column called “The Dirtbag,” an opinionated series by Cyclocross Magazine contributor Brooke Hoyer. Hoyer previously wrote “The Highs and Lows of Bottom Bracket Heights”  for our Issue 4, and we’re psyched to have him back. He describes his column as one “focused on equipment choice that is based on [...]

• A Look at Cannondale’s 2013 SuperX and CAADX Cyclocross Bikes – Press Camp 2012

  23 June 12 • 4 comments

  

  Park City, Utah – Cyclocross Magazine’s Utah resident Tim Akers crashed the 2012 Press Camp party at Deer Valley and got early specs on the 2013 Cannondale cyclocross line as well as an up-close look at two new 2013 Cannondale cyclocross bikes: the top-of-the-line disc-brake equipped carbon ‘cross bike SuperX SRAM Red, and the totally redesigned [...]

• A Look at Ridley’s 2013 Cyclocross Bikes, Including Three Disc Brake Models – Press Camp 2012

  21 June 12 • 0 comment

  

  Park City, Utah – Cyclocross Magazine’s  Utah resident Tim Akers crashed the 2012 Press Camp party in Park City to grab an early look at the 2013 cyclocross bikes from Belgium’s Ridley Bikes. On display were the company’s carbon flagship world championship-winning X-Night, with its integrated seatmast, three carbon X-Fire models including two disc brake models [...]

• The Search for the Perfect, Pain-Free ’Cross Fit

  15 June 12 • 1 comment

  Does your back hurt during ’cross? Setting up a new ’cross bike and wondering if your setup is really dialed? Spring and summer is the time to figure these issues out. We’re here to help. When it comes to cyclocross, the bike fit conundrum comes with a host of oft-repeated truths. These include buying a [...]

• USA Cycling Rules – 2012 Rule Book for Cyclocross, Road, Mountain Bike and Track

  1 June 12 • 1 comment

  

  Every year USA Cycling updates its rules for all its bike racing disciplines and without exception, the rule changes catch some unsuspecting bike racers by surprise (remember the maximum tire width changes for cyclocross nats in 2010 and other last-minute changes?). Regardless of the timing of the cycling rules, the onus is on license-holding racers [...]

• Bicycle Friendly States Released – Washington Leads 2012 List

  22 May 12 • 0 comment

  The most bike friendly states list has been released by the League of American Bicyclists, and a slew of great cyclocross states are represented in the top 10 of the 2012 list. We think that’s more than just a coincidence. See full press release below. New Ranking of Bicycle Friendly States Released Washington keeps #1 [...]

• League of American Bicyclists and Sierra Club Celebrate Bike Month, Want Better Funding for Cycling

  1 May 12 • 0 comment

  May is National Bike Month, and with the recent hit-and-run incident in Berkeley, Calif. serving as a painful reminder that even in a relatively bike-friendly community like Berkeley, advocacy and education in addition to infrastructure are important to all of our safety. Recent data shows that on average, bike commuting is declining in the U.S. [...]