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• New Cyclocross Gear from Sea Otter, Part I

  17 April 09 • 3 comments

  Day 1 of the Sea Otter Classic Expo came and went, and for the second year in a row, the crew at Cyclocross Magazine found there was plenty of new cyclocross products to see. You just needed to know where to look. We found some new ‘cross brakes, a first-ever 20″ wheel ‘cross bike for [...]

• CXM Heads to Sea Otter

  15 April 09 • 0 comment

  Check back in the next few days for the latest ‘cross gear unveiled at Sea Otter. Some companies plan to show off new cyclocross products for the first time, and you can be sure you’ll see them in full detail here.

• Sven Nys and Coach Release Training Handbook

  13 April 09 • 1 comment

  Sven Nys and coach Paul Van Den Bosch have released a training handbook for amateur bike racers, Trainingshandboek voor wielertoeristen, currently available in Dutch only. The dominant cyclocrosser reports on his website that “Paul and I often are asked about how to prepare for amateur cyclist events. I believe the time was nigh to be [...]

• New Product Spotlight: DeathRow Velo – Cycling Clothing with an Edge

  9 April 09 • 0 comment

  DeathRow Velo is an new U.S. based company offering an interesting mix of products and services. John Landino created the company primarily to offer an urban-inspired, edgy cycling clothing line designed for bike racers. Not Euro, not retro, and not hipster, but a bold, brave American style. A quick glance and you think Rock Racing [...]

• San Diego Custom Bicycle Show 2009 – Cyclocross Highlights

  6 April 09 • 0 comment

  San Diego’s Chris Fly attended this past weekend’s inaugural San Diego Custom Bicycle Show for Cyclocross Magazine. And just as with other recent handmade bike shows, frame builders showed a lot of love for cyclocross and brought a ton of ‘cross artistry to drool over. See our two-page photo gallery of the highlights below.

• New Product Spotlight: Sidi’s New Saddle Line

  1 April 09 • 1 comment

  

  Following on its highly successful and prohibitively expensive line of heated insoles, Sidi will be unveiling its first venture outside the shoe market, applying its heater and fabric technologies to the world of saddles.

• New Product Spotlight: NoTubes Race 29er Rims and A-Class Tubeless Wheels

  24 March 09 • 1 comment

  

  In addition to the Shimano and NoTubes.com wheelsets we reviewed in Issue 4 (and wheelsets from Roval and Fulcrum among others) there are two more options fro NoTubes and A-class for tubeless cyclocross racers, or those curious in trying tubeless and not wanting to convert their own wheels. NoTubes.com has a new

• New Product Spotlight: Time’s White ATAC XS Absalon Pedals

  16 March 09 • 0 comment

  

  You’ve got your pro white kit, white frame, fork, bar tape, white TRP EuroX brakes, and white Challenge Grifo XS tires. You feel pretty pro, but what’s up with the black or silver pedals? Time has come to your rescue with their new Olympic Champion Julien Absalon signature ATAC XS pedals. They feature a composite [...]

• Another Daily Cyclocross Fix – A CXM Photo Calendar

  15 March 09 • 0 comment

  While CXM provides your year-round ‘cross fix via the print mag and daily website content, there’s another way to get your daily ‘cross fix – our beautiful photo ‘cross Calendar. Based on popular demand, we’ve made another version that starts in the off-season and carries you through the whole ‘cross season – no arbitrary December [...]

• New Product Spotlight: Voodoo Cycles’ Nakisi – Fat Tire Crosser

  13 March 09 • 2 comments

  

  Voodoo Cycles has a long history in the sport of cyclocross. Former national champions Tim Johnson and Marc Gullickson both raced Voodoos back in the day, with Gully winning a national championship in the Presidio on his Voodoo Limba. The company still offers its scandium Limba and steel Wazoo (but not the titanium Loa), and starting this [...]

• New Product Spotlight: Prestaflator

  9 March 09 • 0 comment

  

  Most of us cyclists need all the upper body exercise we can get. Thus the dozen or two occasional strokes of the floor pump to inflate a ‘cross tire is often welcomed exercise for the little-used biceps and triceps. But come cyclocross season, perhaps the strain of pumping up the tires of your race bike, [...]

• One Last NAHBS Gallery

  6 March 09 • 0 comment

  We’ve finally sorted through all the NAHBS photos, saved some great cyclocross ones for the print mag to accompany our interviews, but have one last batch of cyclocross-related photos worthy of your online viewing pleasure. (See our NAHBS gallery #1, gallery #2, and gallery #3).

• NAHBS Cyclocross Gear – Gallery #3

  4 March 09 • 2 comments

  Here’s our third photo gallery from NAHBS 2009, from bike geek extrodianaire Jason Prince. Our first photo gallery is here, and second is here.  Also, stay tuned to our print mag where we’ll have in-depth coverage with interviews of some of the builders.

• NAHBS Cyclocross Gear – Gallery #2

  3 March 09 • 3 comments

  We’ve got a ton of more cyclocross-worthy goodies from NAHBS 2009, some we’ll be featuring in-depth in our print mag, others will make their way to our website. Here’s our second photo gallery, from bike geek extrodianaire Jason Prince. Our first photo gallery is here.

• New Product Spotlight: Time Hi-Tense Wheels

  2 March 09 • 0 comment

  

  Time has entered the high-end wheelset market, and offers two models, its Equal and Hi-Tense models. We’ve gotten a quick look a the lightweight 1530-gram Hi-Tense model, which boasts carbon hubs with a front carbon axle,  equal tensioned stainless steel spokes, with 20 in the front, and 24 in the rear. The rear hub has [...]