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• Eurobike 2012: Colnago’s Disc Brake Prestige Cyclocross Bike – Updated: Full Photo Gallery

  2 September 12 • 0 comment

  

  Eurobike 2012 Spotlight: Colnago’s Prestige Disc Brake Cyclocross Bike Although Europe’s cyclocross bike market isn’t quite as large as the American market, each year the giant Eurobike trade show has more cyclocross product on display. While Cyclocross Magazine is still a bit small to afford sending an editor to the big show, we have managed to [...]

• Gut-Wrenching Mechanical Mondays: The Daily Maintenance and Inspection Routine

  20 August 12 • 0 comment

  

  You’ve dusted off the cyclocross bike after a long few months in storage. You’ve inspected it once, replaced what needed to be replaced, and now … you’re finally riding it again! Well, make sure it stays in that almost-new condition by checking out our article on Daily Maintenance and Inspection. Good habits just after you [...]

• CrankBrothers Offers CXM Readers Exclusive 50% Discount Via Pedal Trade-in

  15 August 12 • 14 comments

  

  Here at Cyclocross Magazine, we enjoy hooking you up with offers that will save you some cha-ching. We figure, the more money we can save you, the more races you can enter, right? Even better—be a truly well-informed racer, and apply these savings to your very own subscription of our print or digital version (shameless [...]

• Mechanical Mondays: Personal Pressure Gauge

  13 August 12 • 2 comments

  

  If you’re like us, and we’re betting you are, you’re currently going through your gear and figuring out what little things you need for the season. This Monday, we’re re-running an article Dave Drumm wrote for us about the importance of having a pressure gauge for your tires. They’re cheap, and won’t take up too [...]

• Mechanical Mondays: Custom Cable Housing Solution

  6 August 12 • 4 comments

  

  Our first ever Mechanical Monday column, re-run in case you recently jumped on the cyclocross bandwagon. Enjoy! This is the first in a weekly series of from-the-crew-pits tips. Some will be straight-forward, others more involved, but they’ll all help you to keep your cyclocross bike humming smoothly along. Dave Drumm is the Webcor chief mechanic [...]

• Pro Bike Profile: Ryan Trebon’s Cannondale SuperX

  29 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  New Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld signee Ryan Trebon received his custom-made cantilever brake-equipped Cannondale SuperX carbon cyclocross bikes a month ago, but had his first chance to race them to glory just this Tuesday at the Raleigh Midsummer Night Cyclocross race in Deer Valley, Utah. He seized that opportunity to land his first cyclocross victory aboard [...]

• Mercury Cycling Wheels Adds Sub 300g Disc Rim, Wider Tubular Rims for 2013

  27 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Mercury Cycling started out several years ago by offering frames and bikes, but quickly decided to focus on high-performance, high-value racing wheelsets. Over the last few years, they have had a few pro teams test their Mercury wheels with much success, including Kenda Pro Cycling.

• Javelin Releases Garda Carbon Cyclocross Frame

  27 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  It’s been a handful of years since Javelin burst onto the cyclocross scene, with its 7005 aluminum Primitivo cyclocross bike carrying ClifBar racers to USGP podiums. The Primitivo is still available, but is largely unchanged from its ClifBar days. For 2013, Javelin is expanding its cyclocross line with a new high-end carbon model: the Garda.

• BH Bikes Unveils Carbon RX Team Disc Frameset with Interchangeable 135mm and 130mm Rear Spacing

  26 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  If you’re open to the idea of disc brakes in cyclocross and looking to buy a new cyclocross bike, the two common questions you might typically ask yourself are: 1) Do I make the switch to discs now or later? and 2) Should I go with 135mm or 130mm rear spacing? Spain’s BH Bikes answers [...]

• 2013 Raleigh Cyclocross Lineup Unveiled – PF30 and Disc Brakes Added

  26 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  At Sea Otter 2012, we gave you a first look at the 2013 Raleigh cyclocross lineup, including the new RXC Pro Disc bike to be ridden by Ben Berden and Caroline Mani. At the time, pricing and final specs of the lineup were not finalized, but in Deer Valley the complete Raleigh 2013 cyclocross lineup [...]

• Jamis Unveils Three New Disc Brake-Equipped Cyclocross Bikes for 2013

  24 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Jamis Bicycles has fully embraced disc brakes for 2013, and their newly unveiled cyclocross line-up includes three brand new disc brake cyclocross bikes. We’ve got the full specs already loaded in our cyclocross bicycle directory and comparison engine before the company has even released them on their website, and the variety of models provide cyclocross [...]

• How To: Craftsman Cordless Inflator Dials In PSI To Presta Tires With Minimal Conversion

  16 July 12 • 14 comments

  

  Check out a new use for the Craftsman Cordless Inflator: dial in your tire pressure to .1 PSI!

• Gut-Wrenching Mechanical Mondays: Hoods Up for Better Control

  9 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  If you’re anything like us here at Cyclocross Magazine, you’re starting to dust off the cyclocross bike and get it into tip-top shape for fall. ’Cross bikes share many things with road bikes, but there are stark differences both in the machines and in a good rider’s position. This week’s Gut-Wrenching Mechanical Mondays feature takes [...]

• Mechanical Mondays: Single or Double Chainrings?

  25 June 12 • 24 comments

  Thinking about what to do about your chainring this season? We’re looking back at an oldie-but-goodie Mechanical Monday that delves into the pros and cons of single and double chainrings. Daimeon Shanks, pro mechanic and co-owner of The Service Course repair shop in Boulder, Colorado, has compiled his list of must-haves for the cyclocross pits. [...]

• A Look at Cannondale’s 2013 SuperX and CAADX Cyclocross Bikes – Press Camp 2012

  23 June 12 • 4 comments

  

  Park City, Utah – Cyclocross Magazine’s Utah resident Tim Akers crashed the 2012 Press Camp party at Deer Valley and got early specs on the 2013 Cannondale cyclocross line as well as an up-close look at two new 2013 Cannondale cyclocross bikes: the top-of-the-line disc-brake equipped carbon ‘cross bike SuperX SRAM Red, and the totally redesigned [...]