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• 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 [...]

• SRAM Red 22 is Coming

  1 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  With a well-timed April Fools’ Day video, SRAM started a firestorm of controversy: did the new 11 tooth cassette really exist? With Shimano and Campagnolo already offering 11-speed cassettes, was SRAM trying to keep up with the Jones’s for cyclocross? SRAM already offers 11-speed cassettes for mountain, but was this 11-speed cassette just an elaborate [...]

• UCI Rescinds Ruling on Disc Brakes for 2014

  1 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  Two years ago, this statement from USA Cycling was met with mixed reactions from the cyclocross community: “Following the recommendation of the Cyclo-cross Commission, the UCI Management Committee has approved modifications to its cyclo-cross rules which will take effect at the beginning of the 2010-2011 cyclo-cross season. A summary of the changes is as follows: [...]

• A Season in Photos: Balint Hamvas’ 2012-2013 Cyclocross Photo Book Now Available for Pre-Order

  25 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  After wrapping up another spectacular cyclocross season, cycling photographer Balint Hamvas is gathering all his best pictures of the 2012/2013 cyclocross season in a new book. The most beautiful, interesting, fetching and eye-catching shots of the biggest races of the season will be brought together on 220 pages, with full-color pictures on high quality paper [...]

• Cyclocross Bike Profile: 2013 Specialized Crux Pro

  23 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  Our late 2012 issue of Cyclocross Magazine, Issue 19, boasted more bike reviews than we’ve ever had before. Among these was the Specialized Crux. Check out its vital stats here, and make sure you pick up a copy of Issue 19 to see what we had to say about it! A few tidbits from the [...]

• Initial Impressions: Kettle Cycles SICCC Super Feather Light Disc Brake Rotor Review

  21 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Clifford Lee When Kettle Cycles’ launched their Kickstarter project with the goal of creating a carbon-ceramic composite disc brake rotor, cyclocross tech geeks had a field day. After all, with the launch of disc brakes on all levels of bikes this past season, from Jeremy Powers’ Focus to even bargain-priced rigs, it’s clear that [...]

• Cyclocross Bike Profile: 2013 Marin Cortina

  16 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  Our latest issue of Cyclocross Magazine, Issue 19, boasted more bike reviews than we’ve ever had before. Among these was the Marin Cortina. Check out its vital stats here, and make sure you pick up a copy of Issue 19 to see what we had to say about it! by Clifford Lee A few tidbits: [...]

• Cyclocross Rig Profile: 2013 On-One Dirty Disco

  13 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  Our latest issue of Cyclocross Magazine, Issue 19, boasted more bike reviews than we’ve ever had before. Among these was the On One Dirty Disco. Check out its vital stats here, and make sure you pick up a copy of Issue 19 to see what we had to say about it! Issue 20, out soon, [...]

• 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 [...]

• White Industries Hubs are Built to Last: Review of H2 and H3 Hubs

  1 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Joey Mullan Remember when you saved your paychecks as a young man for that “child’s toy”: a bicycle? Everyone thought you were crazy spending 500, even up to 1,000 clams for your first two-wheeled wonder machine. But to you, it was the most amazing thing you had ever purchased. And now, you’re still into [...]

• Product Reviews: Serfas Thunderbolt Bike Light and Knog Blinder 4V Bike Light

  26 December 12 • 0 comment

  

  You don’t have to limit small blinking red and white lights to your Christmas tree during the short days this holiday season. You, or the cyclist in your life, can appreciate some bright options to decorate your bike and keep you visible and alive during evening rides. We’ve been testing two rear flashing lights from [...]

• 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 [...]

• Retroshift’s CX2 Shifters Review: Prioritizing Reliability and Simplicity for the Mud and Muck of Cyclocross

  13 November 12 • 11 comments

  

  As we enter the sloppy period of the cyclocross season, some of you may have suffered from gunked-up or broken shift levers and races hampered by unreliable drivetrains. If you’re on a budget and prefer reliability over conformity, Retroshift has an alternative shifter and brake lever combination worth considering. This review by Andrew Yee originally [...]

• 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 [...]