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Clothing Review: Rapha Women’s Gilet Wind Vest

16 May 13 • 0 comment

by Molly Hurford If you watch Parks and Recreation at all, you may be familiar with this scene, and the three little words that may inspire a hefty chunk of your bike and bike accessory buying: “Treat Yo Self.” You spend most of your spare time on the bike, so why not make it [...]
Product Review: CRAFT Performance Baselayers

9 April 13 • 0 comment

by Molly Hurford Whoever assumes that all undershirts are created equal … has probably never ridden on a cold day. At CXM HQ, Craft sent us two of their latest “performance baselayers” from their Active Extreme Concept collection in mesh superlight (sleeveless) and extreme (longsleeve) to test out, and we put them through the paces. [...]
Product Review: Hoo-Rag Headband/Scarf

4 April 13 • 0 comment

Scarf … headband … balaclava … the Hoo-Rag is a multi-faceted piece of cycling gear. While it may seem silly, it’s a fairly brilliant concept, especially in weather that’s constantly shifting. And when you factor in the style points with the headband effect after a long ride to counter the effects of helmet-hair, it’s actually [...]
Straight from the Mechanic: Review of the Soulrun Tool Roll

1 March 13 • 0 comment

by Chandler Snyder It’s been a few weeks since wrapping up a rain, wind, snow and ice-soaked week in Louisville at Cyclocross Masters Worlds. The conditions there were something else, and I needed to have all of my tools/gear taken care of, since they had to survive a night of tornadoes and thunderstorms. Luckily, I [...]
Cyclocross Magazine’s Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Part 2

18 December 12 • 0 comment

‘Tis the season for giving, and here at Cyclocross Magazine HQ, our heads are full of fun holiday gift ideas for any budget, for any kind of cyclocross racer, fan or cyclist under the sun. So, what are you waiting for? Snag the holeshot and get gifting! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or More [...]
Product Review: Mad Alchemy LaFemme Chamois Crème

24 March 12 • 2 comments

by Molly Hurford When cyclocrossers think of the brand Mad Alchemy, they automatically think of embrocation. After all, embrocation to cyclocross is what … well, apple pie is to America. And while the brand may be best known for their product that should never, ever, go near a racer’s “nether-regions,” they do, in fact, offer [...]
Product Review: LEG LUBE® Shaving Gel

17 March 12 • 8 comments

by Molly Hurford When LEG LUBE® sent us their shave gel to review, I was a little skeptical. For one thing, I’ve never heard of a shave gel designed for athletes. Most of the men I know almost seem to get a kick out of rocking the women’s razors and shaving cream when attempting to [...]
Clothing Review: Rapha Women’s Classic Softshell Jacket

21 February 12 • 5 comments

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

19 February 12 • 4 comments

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

17 February 12 • 1 comment

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 [...]
2011/2012 Cold Weather Offerings from Bellwether Clothing

26 December 11 • 9 comments

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: Warm Socks and Gloves

21 December 11 • 2 comments

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 [...]
Holiday Cyclocross Product Spotlight: Totally Tubular Design Bags

17 December 11 • 1 comment

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 [...]
’Cross Shoe Review: Gaerne G. Keira Cyclocross / Mountain Bike Shoe

13 December 11 • 2 comments

Is there such a thing as a perfect cyclocross shoe? We’re certainly always looking out for one. In our short little history, we’ve reviewed nearly twenty shoes, and each tester is always hoping that the next shoe he (or she) slips on will have a Cinderella-like fit, be durable and withstand the elements, all while [...]
Clothing Review: 2011/2012 Goodies from Castelli

7 December 11 • 0 comment

by Josh Liberles The Cyclocross Magazine Labs had the chance to preview some of the latest product offerings from clothing company Castelli, and we found several that are worthy of consideration for your cyclocross wardrobe. Or perhaps someone on your holiday gift list could use better weather protection or a style upgrade? One of these [...]