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• SRAM Force Gruppo Redesigned for 2010, Upgrades Shifters, Brakes, Adds BB30 and Gore

  17 April 09 • 4 comments

  SRAM just took the covers off its newest version of its Force group today at Sea Otter. The new group offers a new finish and logo, redesigned brakes, lighter shifters with unidirectional carbon, a new BB30 option, and not mentioned in the press release but perhaps the biggest upgrade is the inclusion of the low-maintenance [...]

• 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: Schwalbe Racing Ralph Cyclocross Tire, v2

  22 March 09 • 2 comments

  

  With Michelin’s old green mud cyclocross tires commanding crazy prices on eBay, many have turned to Schwalbe’s Racing Ralph tire as a fine alternative (in addition to the Mud2)  for most ‘cross conditions with its similar tread.  However, for 2009, the German tire company has redesigned the Racing Ralph (we highlighted an early version at [...]

• 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, [...]

• Going Tubeless in Cyclocross – Part II

  9 March 09 • 4 comments

  

  In our Part II of our series on riding tubeless tires for cyclocross, you’ll learn how to convert your current wheels for tubeless, install sealant, and mount and inflate a tire.

• Going Tubeless in Cyclocross – Part I

  7 March 09 • 4 comments

  It’s officially the off season (unless you’re racing Colorado’s Cult Cross series), 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. Here’s Part I of our [...]