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• A Very Jortz Interview: Getting to Know the Ladies Behind the Jean Shorts

  10 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  When we caught wind of a team of women known for racing in jean shorts and having a blast doing it, we had to find out more. The teammates sat down and answered a few of our questions, including, “how the heck do you wear jean shorts and race?!” Cyclocross Magazine: Tell me about the [...]

• An Interview with the King of Scottish ’Cross, Rab Wardell

  8 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  Our overseas corespondent John McComisky chats with the Scottish cyclocross champion about his season, what’s next, and if we’ll see him stateside anytime soon. We just wish we had a video too – talking cyclocross in a Scottish accent is something we haven’t heard yet! by John McComisky The cyclocross season may be well and [...]

• Never Tired of Tires: More from Challenge, Vittoria and Vee Rubber

  7 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Clifford Lee At Sea Otter a couple weeks ago, we learned of a few developments in the tire department from several companies regarding cyclocross. Thanks to a new licensing agreement, the Challenge Eroica will be renamed the Strada Bianca, both names referring to the race and ride around Siena in the Tuscan region of [...]

• Mechanical Monday: The Tools You Shouldn’t Be Without

  6 May 13 • 1 comment

  

  Work time will be decreased with a repair stand. With work time decreased, beer time increases, and that makes for happier cyclocross racers. Happy cyclocross racers make for a better sport. So you see, the future of our sport depends on everyone owning repair stands.

• Sea Otter 2013 Photo Round-Up

  3 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  Now that the dust has died down, we’re going through our massive memory cards full of photos of some of the goodies we spotted at Sea Otter but didn’t have time to post while we were there. Getting the lay of the land from the short track MTB course on Friday. Saturday, the cyclocross race [...]

• Asylum Cycles Turns to Crowd Supply to Create Its Meuse Carbon Disc Brake Cyclocross Bike – Updated

  30 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  PORTLAND, OREGON — Asylum Cycles has announced the crowd funding and product launch of the Meuse, a disc-brake, full-carbon cyclocross bike. With a Belgian river as its namesake, the Meuse pays homage to the early European origins of cyclocross. What’s particularly intriguing is that the Meuse is being launched on Crowd Supply, the first crowd funding site [...]

• Geoff Kabush and Lesley Paterson Take Wins at Whiskey 50 – Results, Interviews

  29 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  Yesterday, cyclocrosser Geoff Kabush took the win at the Whiskey 50 Off-Road race in Prescott, Arizona, a week after taking the win in the short track race and a second in the cross country race at Sea Otter in California. In the women’s field, Lesley Paterson, the Xterra World Champion took the win, followed by ’crosser [...]

• TRP Releases Hylex Hydraulic Drop Bar Brake System for Singlespeed Cyclocross

  29 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  When we stopped at the TRP Brakes booth at the Outdoor Demo in Vegas before Interbike 2012, we inquired about the HyWire, the innovative hydraulic disc brake levers with TRP’s own electronic shifters built into the brake lever. The company had figured out how to make shifters compatible with Shimano’s Dura-Ace 7970 10-speed Di2 derailleurs, [...]

• Sea Otter, Whiskey 50, MTB, Cyclocross and Hockey: A Chat with Geoff Kabush

  27 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  “Can you do an interview now?” “Getting ready for hockey match at SCOTT tent. Swing by.” Somehow, whether it involves renting an ice hockey rink and challenging … well, everyone … to hockey as Canada versus the World at the cyclocross World Championships, or just starting an impromptu hockey game at Sea Otter, Geoff Kabush [...]

• First Look and Ride: Zipp 303 Firecrest Disc Brake Wheels – Sea Otter 2013

  26 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  Zipp’s 303 carbon rim wheels have been a mainstay in US cyclocross races and European spring classics since they were redesigned in 2010 to be wider than the average road rim. Although the company tweaked the 45mm deep rim’s profile again two years ago to go from the toroidal shape to the new Firecrest shape [...]

• Fizik Launches M1 and M5 Uomo MTB Shoes – Sea Otter 2013

  25 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  Fizik shoes, from the priciest to the most inexpensive, are handmade in Italy. They want you to know that, because to them, Italy stands for high quality and craftsmanship, and, as Adam Bookwalter, the North America Area Manager, tells me right away, “That’s really important to us.” Fizik, like companies including Sidi and Gaerne, has [...]

• Mani and Berden Take Early Season Wins at Raleigh Cyclocross at Sea Otter 2013

  20 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  Raleigh will be happy tonight, since their two racers took wins in both the Elite men’s and Elite women’s races. The evening races, held at the tail end of the festivities, still kept crowds lively even as the sun went down, and the racers put on a show, particularly at the barriers near the beer [...]

• Lake Cycling to Release Cyclocross-Specific MX331 Shoe

  20 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  Lake Cycling, bought in early 2012 by a Dutch company, has reinvested in their brand and cycling shoes, and may become the first company to recognize the growth of cyclocross by launching a cyclocross-specific model. While companies like Pearl Izumi have announced designs like the Project X that may work well in cyclocross (due to toe flex for [...]

• New Cyclocross Tires from Vittoria, IRC and Hutchinson Unveiled at Sea Otter 2013

  19 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Andrew Yee Sea Otter is always an interesting time for a cyclocross journalist (all three of us), as most companies are focused on road and mountain products, while a few companies are excited to showcase their new cyclocross offerings, knowing many of us are already thinking about our equipment choices for the upcoming season. [...]

• Cyclocrossers Marianne Vos and Geoff Kabush Take Short Track Wins at Sea Otter: Report, Interviews, Photo Gallery

  19 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA – The start line at the short track races this morning in sunny Monterey almost seemed like the starting lineup for the cyclocross races that will take place tomorrow. In the women’s race, fans were ecstatic to see current World Champion (for cyclocross and road) and gold medalist Marianne Vos towing the line, [...]