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• Mechanical Mondays: Off-Season Storage and Maintenance

  15 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  This week, we’re all about making sure that your bike is being taken care of for the next couple of months, even if you’re not out riding it. Even though cyclocross season has been over for a few months, there are probably some of you who still haven’t washed all the dirt off your ride [...]

• Cyclocross Bike Profile: 2013 Jamis Supernova

  11 April 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 Jamis Supernova. 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 [...]

• 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. [...]

• 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 [...]

• Mechanical Monday: Should You Be Buying Tubulars Early? The Aging Process, Explained

  8 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  If you’re planning on ordering some new tires for gravel racing (like Challenge’s Almanzo or Eroica, reviewed here), you might want to also order your cyclocross tubulars. Why? Like fine wine and cheese, tubulars benefit from the aging process! Emily Zinn of Challenge Tires shared some insight into why tubulars can benefit from aging, and [...]

• 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 [...]

• A Look at the Barry Roubaix Open Women Winner’s Foundry Auger

  2 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  The night before the Barry Roubaix 62-mile gravel race, Mackenzie Woodring seemed to be relaxed, but it was clear that agitation was constantly threatening to surface. The first race of the season is always tough, a 62-mile race with tubular tires was a gamble, and Woodring wanted the win. The next morning though, she was [...]

• 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 [...]

• Introducing Sterling, Gem and B-Series: The New Pumps and Tools from Crankbrothers

  20 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA – Long before pedals and other mountain bike components, crankbrothers was known for their pumps and tools. The power pumps and m-series tools were introduced in the late 90’s and were among the first products created by crankbrothers. Now, crankbrothers introduces a new range of bit tools and a brand new inflation [...]

• 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: [...]