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  • Clothing Review: Rapha Women’s Classic Softshell Jacket

    The Rapha Women's Classic Softshell Jacket. Cyclocross Magazine

    by Molly Hurford When I first got into cyclocross, I heard whispers of a great brand of cycling apparel. Sure, it was expensive, but it was worth it, or so I heard. It seemed like all of the “cool kids” I was meeting had one thing in common: all sported some kind of article of [...]

  • Clothing Review: Louis Garneau Compress R Long Sleeved Baselayer

    Louis Garneau Compress R LS Baselayer

    by Brian Hancock In the fourteen years I’ve been cycling, clothing options have come a long, long way. And in cold weather ’cross, I don’t know if there is any other piece of clothing that can do as much work as a good baselayer. One way to help extend the temperature range of skinsuits is [...]

  • Clothing Review: Louis Garneau SF-2 Long Sleeved Plastron Baselayer

    Louis Garneau SF-2 LS Plastron Baselayer

    by Brian Hancock In Michigan, the temperatures are dropping fast, so in an effort to figure out how to best stay warm during ’cross I’m putting a few baselayers to the test. Today, I’ll review the Louis Garneau SF-2 LS Plastron baselayer and will have a review of the Louis Garneau Compress R LS baselayer [...]

  • Vote Today! Cyclocross Magazine 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards

    Will Katie Compton or Sue Butler win Readers' Choice Favorite Female Racer? ©Jeffery Jakucyk

    As the 2011-2012 cyclocross season comes to an end, the editors of Cyclocross Magazine want to know what gear, racers and races you loved with our first-ever Cyclocross Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards. Who’s your favorite Euro star? Domestic racer? Your favorite brake? Tire? Have you adopted CXM Lab’s “Shimergo” drivetrain? What was the best tech [...]

  • A Bike Review and a Sneak Peek: 2012 Ritte Steeplechase and Steeplechase Disc

    A sneak peek at the 2012 Ritte Steeplechase Disc. Photo courtesy

    by Josh Liberles We first spied Ritte Van Vlaanderen’s new 2012 mixed-material Steeplechase model at Interbike this year, as the prototype was being prepped for Katheryn Curi Mattis’ CrossVegas race. Ritte’s all-stainless-steel model evolved this year into a striking blend of stainless steel and carbon, and the Steeplechase joins Ritte’s carbon Crossberg in the company’s [...]

  • Service Spotlight and Review: Bike Flights Shipping Service

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    by Andrew Yee With the 2012 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships and the 2012 UCI Masters Cyclocross World Championships approaching, many racers have resigned themselves to steep airline bike fees or paying full retail shipping rates to get their cyclocross bike or bikes to Madison, Wisconsin, or Louisville, Kentucky.  There is another way as we’ve [...]

  • 2011/2012 Cold Weather Offerings from Bellwether Clothing

    Bellwether Aqua-No Booties. © Cyclocross Magazine

    by Molly Hurford The best way to test cold weather gear is to, well, ride in the cold. So it’s taken us a while, with the mild East Coast weather this December, to get in some serious rides with Bellwether’s 2012 line up of cold weather gear. But when the cold finally hit, we were [...]

  • Cyclocross Gift Ideas & Reviews: Sports Nutrition and Energy Food

    Fuel up your favorite cyclocrosser, for winter racing or off-season rides. © Cyclocross Magazine

    The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some ’cross love with others? Our editors have reviewed, tested and hand-picked a plethora of last-minute gift suggestions. Today we bring you an array of nutrition products we’ve reviewed that might just [...]

  • Cyclocross Gift Ideas & Reviews: Warm Socks and Gloves

    Giro's Ambient and Pivot Cycling gloves keep you warm and dry for true cyclocross conditions. © Cyclocross Magazine

    The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some ’cross love with others? Give a teammate a must-have tool (that you can borrow), introduce a loved one to the sport, drop a hint by leaving this list out for a [...]

  • Cyclocross Gift Ideas and Reviews: Get a (Better) Grip with New Brake Pads and Bar Tape

    The Carbon Red compound pads are one great gift option from Kool Stop. ©Cyclocross Magazine

    The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some last-minute ’cross love with others? Give a teammate a must-have tool (that you can borrow), introduce a loved one to the sport, drop a hint by leaving this list out for [...]

  • Training Workout Review: Cyclo90 H.I.T. Program

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    by Molly Hurford We recently interviewed Graeme Street, the creator of the Cyclo90 H.I.T. Program, and now that we’ve had time to check out the DVDs in his collection, we’re bringing you a review of his program. Cyclo90 H.I.T. focuses on high intensity training, core strength and rapid fitness gains in a 90-day period. The [...]

  • Cyclocross Gift Idea and Review: Gore Ultra Light Sealed Low Friction Shift Cable Kit

    Gore adds an ultralight version of its RideOn Sealed Low Friction derailleur cable set. © Cyclocross Magazine

    The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some last-minute ’cross love with others? Give a teammate a must-have tool (that you can borrow), introduce a loved one to the sport, drop a hint by leaving this list out for [...]

  • Holiday Cyclocross Product Spotlight: Planet Bike’s Cyclocross Fender Set

    Planet Bike Cyclocross Fender Set

    The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some ’cross love with others? Give a teammate a must-have tool (that you can borrow), introduce a loved one to the sport, drop a hint by leaving this list out for a [...]

  • Cheap Bike Project: An Exercise in Cyclocross Penny Pinching

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    The following article launching Cyclocross Magazine’s “Cheap Bike” project originally appeared in Issue 14. Part 2 of the article is in Issue 15, which is arriving in shops nationwide now, and soon to be available for purchase on our website and as a digital download. by Andrew Yee Cheap Bike: An Introduction Bike racing has [...]

  • Holiday Cyclocross Product Spotlight: Totally Tubular Design Bags

    Totally Tubular bag, here with the very recognizable green Michelin Mud! ©Cyclocross Magazine

    Call it “The 12 days of Crossmas,” “The Festival of Cyclokkah” … or something similarly themed surrounding Kwanza, Saturnalia, Festivus (or your favorite winter holiday of choice) that we’re not witty enough to make sound cyclocross-related, but the gear-heads at Cyclocross Magazine have been busy digging through piles of bike stuff to bring you some [...]



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