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• How much is an old cyclocross tire worth?

  14 May 08 • 8 comments

  How much would you pay for a tire over five years old?? The original green Michelin Mud cyclocross tires will always have a fond place in our hearts here at CXM. A slightly more open design than the Mud 2 but with a more fragile sidewall (especially the original tan sidewalled ones), the tire was [...]

• UCI Cyclocross Explained – Off-season Homework

  5 May 08 • 2 comments

  

  Albert Einstein once said, “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” If you’re like most of us, you don’t have much ambition to beat Page, Johnson or Trebon at at domestic race, let alone battle Nys and Wellens over in Europe. But perhaps [...]

• The Next Big Thing: Out of Competition Bike Tests?

  2 May 08 • 8 comments

  Yesterday, our own assistant editor, Josh Patterson, was riding a disc-brake equipped Salsa La Cruz to the park, getting ready to put it through another beat-down for an upcoming bike review for the magazine. On the way, he was urgently stopped by an older Italian gentleman. The man started asking him about his racing background [...]

• Confessions of a Sandbagger

  24 March 08 • 1 comment

  Everyone has had some experience with sandbagging. Perhaps you find yourself always being dominated by the same racers. Or maybe you find yourself coming home regularly with swag from B and C-level races? Perhaps you’ve bid on the eBay Upgrade Points auction offered by a group of New England racers that we covered in Issue [...]

• Where do you shop for cyclocross gear?

  11 March 08 • 16 comments

  

  Where do you buy your ‘cross stuff? Sure, there are the various online channels, but do you have a local bike store that carries cyclocross bikes, tires, and knows a little about the sport? Perhaps a shop that sponsors a race? We’re looking for your input on shops

• It’s the Off-Season…Pace Yourself, Issue 2, and Issue 1 Archives

  10 March 08 • 1 comment

  Unless you live in Colorado and are getting ready for Larry Grossman’s Cult Cross Series starting this weekend, it’s the off-season right? So that means not going to hard, and pacing yourself so you don’t burn out before the season starts. Well, not all our readers can heed this advice. Here’s a short note from [...]

• The Season Not Taken – Spirit of ‘Cross Essay

  2 March 08 • 3 comments

  Many of us set goals for the season, follow some sort of training plan, and hope that these things lead to more ‘cross fun. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t. Here’s another entry to our “Spirit of ‘Cross” essay contest, by John Parbst, that addresses just this issue. (View the growing list of published Spirit [...]

• Surprising Parents, Defying Human Instincts – Spirit of Cyclocross Entry

  28 February 08 • 0 comment

  Here’s yet another entry to our “Spirit of ‘Cross” essay contest. This one, by Scott Van Bergen, is for any junior considering trying cyclocross, and any parent hoping to inspire their child to join the fun.(View the growing list of published Spirit of Cyclocross Essay Entries here.) Surprising the Parents, Defying Human Instincts Umbrellas were [...]

• From Rattle to Cowbell: Spirit of Cyclocross Essay Entry

  27 February 08 • 1 comment

  

  Here’s another entry to our “Spirit of ‘Cross” essay contest. This one, by Chris Chapron, is for all you new parents out there. We’ll be posting some of our entries over the next week or so. (View the growing list of published Spirit of Cyclocross Essay Entries here.) From Rattle to Cowbell Waking up before [...]

• All Crossed Up: Spirit of Cyclocross Essay Entry

  25 February 08 • 1 comment

  Here’s another entry to our “Spirit of ‘Cross” essay contest. This fun one is by Ross Schueller, describing his first ever cyclocross race at a KissCross race. We’ll be posting some of our entries over the next week or so. (View the growing list of published Spirit of Cyclocross Essay Entries here.) All ‘Crossed Up [...]

• Why We Race: Spirit of Cyclocross Essay Entry

  22 February 08 • 3 comments

  

  As we all anxiously await Issue 2 to hit our mailbox (we’re subscribers too), we’re counting down the days by publishing some of the entries to our Spirit of ‘Cross contest in Issue 1. Our issue 2 has the winning three entries, but there were a lot of other great essays. Here’s one by Brij [...]

• Magazines for Your Event or Shop

  2 December 07 • 0 comment

  Issue 1 is almost gone…you folks have been kind enough to embrace our little mag, and we’re flattered. We’ve mailed it out to subscribers, races and some shops throughout the country, but know we’ve missed a few areas. We’ve got a few boxes of issue 1 left, and if we’ve missed your area, let us [...]

• Ask the Pro: What do you want to know?

  5 November 07 • 11 comments

  If you had a chance to talk to a ‘cross pro, what would you want to know? While our focus here at Cyclocross Magazine is more on the average ‘cross racer, we average riders often find the pro’s perspective and personalities interesting, informative, and often entertaining. So, as we chat with some top racers, we’d [...]

• The Print Mag Is Ready…Subscribe Today!

  15 October 07 • 3 comments

  We never thought this day would arrive…the day you waited so patiently for…the day we’ve worked so hard for…the day ‘cross could be enjoyed beyond just a few cold, wet months…the day the cyclocross community finally has its own magazine! That day is finally here! It’s off to the printers, and now we’re taking subscriptions [...]

• We want to give back – tell us how!

  8 September 07 • 10 comments

  So while we’re working on getting all the pieces together for our first issue, we’re trying not to lose sight of one of the reasons we’re doing this: to help grow the sport we love. We have a ton of ideas on how to do this, whether through donations of product or money to USA [...]