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• Blue Competition Cycles 2011 Jonathan Page Signature Series

  5 July 10 • 4 comments

  by Jamie Mack The 2011 bikes from Blue should be on their way to retailers’ shelves within the next few weeks; Blue has indicated that deliveries are expected sometime in early August. The 2011 line from Blue will include three models all bearing the name of Blue’s home city, Norcross. The alloy CX6.5 from 2010 [...]

• Product Review: Dr. Will Offers a Great All-Natural Energy Bar to Cyclocrossers

  26 June 10 • 1 comment

  by Kenton Berg In a very crowded market like energy bars, it’s hard for the little guy to stand up and get noticed sometimes, but this is exactly what the folks at Dr. Will Bar have done. They’ve strayed from the mold, literally, and have figured out how to make a great-tasting, calorie-packed, small square-shaped [...]

• Pro Bike Profile: Jonathan Page’s Blue Norcross Carbon

  20 June 10 • 1 comment

  As part of our off-season coverage, Cyclocross Magazine is looking back at the rides some of the top pros were using last season. This is a chance to look back and see what the best of the best were using, and see if any of those parts or technology have trickled down into your budget [...]

• Going Tubeless in Cyclocross – Part I

  17 June 10 • 4 comments

  

  It’s officially the offseason, and now’s the perfect time to experiment with your equipment and make upgrades before next season. And with the tough economic times, perhaps the tubular funds are smaller this year. It could be the time to try tubeless. We’ve championed tubeless wheels since the early days of Cyclocross Magazine, and if [...]

• Own a Piece (or Two) of Cyclocross History

  8 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  Sure, we here at Cyclocross Magazine are lucky to be able to ride the latest and greatest cyclocross bikes, often made of exotic materials, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have an appreciation for the classic bikes of yesteryear. The dedicated eBay hunter can find the occasional vintage cyclocross bike throughout the year, but this [...]

• Specialized Crux – Revelations of the 2011 Offerings

  30 May 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Jamie Mack While we all wait patiently for the beginning of the 2010 season, bicycle manufacturers are already hard at work focused on ‘cross. Kona has already revealed the all-carbon Major Jake and now photos of the 2011 Specialized line are already beginning to leak out. One faithful reader has secured photo evidence of [...]

• Retuled Part II – the 3-D Bike Fit Experience

  10 May 10 • 1 comment

  by Josh Liberles In the first part of this article, Josh introduced the high-tech Retül bike fitting process he experienced in Portland’s Cyclepath bike shop. Here, he takes a look at moving that data over to other bikes, including his ‘cross bike,  and weighs the pros and cons of getting a Retül bike fit. Multiple [...]

• It’s Time for a Bike Fit: Get Retuled!

  9 May 10 • 1 comment

  by Josh Liberles Spring has (just barely, and not very convincingly in many places) sprung, and for many of us it’s the perfect time to take a good hard look at our bike positions. Or, better yet, have a well-trained professional give your riding setups the eyeball. Think about it – we’re turning the cranks [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – Sneak Peek of 2011 Redline Bikes

  26 April 10 • 1 comment

  by Andrew Yee Sea Otter has come and gone, but we still have more new cyclocross products to reveal that we came across while in Monterey. Redline is preparing to launch its 2011 lineup, and we managed to grab a sneak peek of a few of the new bikes. If you missed our other product [...]

• Product Spotlight – Rudy Project Sterling

  24 April 10 • 0 comment

  by Jamie Mack Helmets tend to be a very personal choice, with fit sometimes determining the brand a rider prefers more than any other feature. Cyclocross Magazine has tested the latest from one of the major manufacturers of cycling helmets and eye wear in order to give our readers a preview of one of the [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – Kore crankset, Cobalt stem, Fizik seatpost, Nuvinci N360 hub, Cycle Soles, Salsa Ti

  17 April 10 • 0 comment

  Still more new and cool gear to ogle at Sea Otter. If you missed our other product news and photos, you can check out our other Sea Otter cyclocross product galleries here. In addition to a new cyclocross wheelset, Kore has a new cyclocross crankset with a unique 36/48t chainring combo, offering more range than [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – New Wheels, Tires, Advocates and a Birthday

  17 April 10 • 1 comment

  

  Sea Otter Classic’s Expo continues to be the springtime event for cycling manufacturers to unveil their new cycling products, and there’s plenty of cyclocross products to be seen. Today we take a look a three new cyclocross-worthy wheels, higher TPI tubular tires that are finally available, new advocates for cycling and a birthday girl. See [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – Cinelli, Avid Ultimates, Voodoo Nakisi, Crank Bros, SRAM Apex Road Components – Updated

  16 April 10 • 0 comment

  We found lots more to geek out over today at the Sea Otter festival in Monterey, California. Photos and eye candy are below, here’s a brief synopsis of what we’ve taken in so far: Cinelli teamed up with sister company Columbus to offer a sexy cyclocross race rocket built with Airplane aluminum tubing. We offered [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – Crank Brothers’ Revamped Pedals

  15 April 10 • 0 comment

  

  New cyclocross products are surfacing at Sea Otter. Stay tuned throughout the weekend as we bring you all the new cyclocross gear from Monterey, California. Also see our preview of the TRP CX9 cyclocross mini v-brake. Crank Brothers has just revamped their Eggbeater and Candy pedal lines. Already well-known by cyclocrossers for their great mud-shedding [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – TRP’s New Cyclocross Mini V-Brake

  15 April 10 • 1 comment

  

  For the third year in a row, Cyclocross Magazine heads to the Sea Otter Classic to check out the new cyclocross gear. Many manufacturers use the spring festival to unveil their products well in advance of the cyclocross season, as opposed  to September’s Interbike, which happens after the season has begun, when many racers have [...]