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• New Cyclocross Tires from Vittoria, IRC and Hutchinson Unveiled at Sea Otter 2013

  19 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Andrew Yee Sea Otter is always an interesting time for a cyclocross journalist (all three of us), as most companies are focused on road and mountain products, while a few companies are excited to showcase their new cyclocross offerings, knowing many of us are already thinking about our equipment choices for the upcoming season. [...]

• Tire Review: Challenge Almanzo Gravel Race Tire

  8 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Clifford Lee Just in time for your ‘off-season’ gravel event, Challenge has released the Eroica and Almanzo tires to fit your road or ’cross bike. Using a “super poly” casing of polyester thread in the open tubular design with wound-not-woven casing, these tires measure 30mm when inflated on a rim with a 17mm inside [...]

• Tire Review: Challenge Eroica Gravel Race Tire

  8 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Clifford Lee Just in time for your ‘off-season’ gravel event, Challenge has released the Eroica and Almanzo tires to fit your road or ’cross bike. Using a “super poly” casing of polyester thread in the open tubular design with wound-not-woven casing, these tires measure 30mm when inflated on a rim with a 17mm inside [...]

• Clement Adds MXP “All Conditions” Tread to Cyclocross Tubular and Clincher Lineup

  28 September 12 • 4 comments

  

  by Clifford Lee Thirteen months ago we brought you the first-ever images of the new Clement MXP cyclocross tire tread, and at Interbike 2012, Clement showed off the long-awaited tire for all to touch, smell, and for a few strange tire connoisseurs, taste. We didn’t go that far, but we did capture some tasty pictures [...]

• Hutchinson Expands Cyclocross Tire Line with Tubulars, Mamba Tread – Interbike 2012

  25 September 12 • 0 comment

  

  France’s Hutchinson SA tire company has been hard at work updating and modifying its cyclocross tire lineup in recent years, and the introductions have been quite impactful. The company introduced the first-ever “tubeless-ready” cyclocross tires with the Bulldog and Piranha in 2007 that didn’t quite uphold the promise of low-pressure, then refined the designed with a [...]

• A Closer Look at the Challenge Limus Cyclocross Tubular Tire for Mud

  25 August 11 • 3 comments

  

  The Challenge Limus cyclocross tubular tires are making their way across the country, just in time for cyclocross season. We have received a review pair (freshly made on July 02, in Thailand), and we’ve got some pre-gluing observations from our close-up look at Challenge’s new tubular cyclocross tire designed for mud. The Limus is listed [...]

• Tire Review: Clement LAS Semislick Cyclocross Clincher

  24 July 11 • 2 comments

  

  Clement made its return to tires and cyclocross in 2010 with the new PDX and LAS cyclocross clinchers. PDX, of course, is the airport code for Portland, and LAS the code for Las Vegas. As one might guess, the LAS is designed for gamblers, and the PDX is designed for bike commuters.

• Tour de Tires Stage 21: Finish Strong With The Clement LAS Cyclocross Clinchers

  24 July 11 • 2 comments

  

  As the Tour de France continues, so does our Tour De Tires! For every stage of the Tour, we’ll be bringing you a review of a tire. Since it’s just about time to start gluing up tubulars or deciding what type of clinchers you’ll be riding this season, the timing couldn’t be better.

  Ideally, the tires we feature will be tires deemed advantageous to an off-road version of the stage of the Tour De France, though we’re more interested in the dirt than the roads of France!

• Tire Review: Panaracer CrossBlaster Cyclocross Tire

  23 July 11 • 0 comment

  

  Like the Cinder-X, the CrossBlaster has a versatile tread that does well on all types of terrain, but its narrower width handles grass better than its bigger brother.

• Tire Review: Kenda Tomac Small Block 8 Cross DTC Clincher

  22 July 11 • 0 comment

  

  The beauty of clincher tires is that changing tires is a snap. Plan to hit the dirt on the cyclocross bike? Got a dirt or gravel road on your commute?

• Tire Review: Schwalbe CX Pro Sport 26” Tire

  21 July 11 • 8 comments

  

  Schwalbe’s CX Pro Sport is one of the few ’cross tires available for 26 inch wheels, making it a great choice for mountain bikers looking to try out cyclocross, or for a 26” wheeled ’cross bike.

• Tire Review: Vittoria Cross XG Pro 34 Clincher

  20 July 11 • 2 comments

  

  With a similar tread to the Challenge Grifo, the Vittoria XG Pro has a universal tread pattern that’s been proven over the years.

• Tire Review: Hutchinson Piranha CX Tubeless Ready Tire

  19 July 11 • 0 comment

  

  The Hutchinson Piranha is currently only one of three ‘cross tires officially made for tubeless use, but you’re able to run the tire with a conventional tube as well.

• Tire Review: Michelin Mud2 Clincher Cyclocross Tire

  17 July 11 • 2 comments

  

  Michelin’s Mud2 replaced the famous green Mud tire six years ago with an updated black tread and sidewalls, but not everyone thinks the changes were upgrades.

• Tire Review: Maxxis Larsen Mimo CX Cyclocross Tire Review

  16 July 11 • 1 comment

  

  The Steve Larsen-designed Mimo CX looks like an old Vittoria Tigre on steroids and LSD. The round knobs vary in size and surface, with ramped center knobs surrounded by small, smooth knobs and flanked by rows of medium- sized knobs with X cutouts.