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• Sneak Peek: Issue 20′s Gravel Riding Feature

  12 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  Perhaps you’ve felt it, the urge to hop your ’cross bike off the course and go explore the vast network of unpaved fire roads that crisscross the country. The joy of the unknown road, the car-less silence broken only by the crunch of your tires on the pebbles that pass beneath you. The beauty and [...]

• How You Should be Taking Care of Your Rig in the Off-Season

  11 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  Between travel to Louisville for Worlds and these gravel races that keep popping up, it seems like your cyclocross bike may never get a real off-season. But that’s no excuse for sloppy care-taking! Check out some of our articles on the care and keeping of your bikes in the off-season, from maintenance to storage. Off-Season [...]

• Mechanical Mondays: But my Bearings are Sealed!

  4 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Chandler Snyder It’s that time of year again. Time for the post-cyclocross blues to set in for some, though others may be happy that the past month of mud, snow, ice and sub-freezing temps are gone. Regardless of which side of the fence you’re on, don’t just hang the bike(s) up and leave them [...]

• NAHBS 2013: Ventus Custom Cycles Gets Crafty With Hand Carved Lugs

  26 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  Ventus Custom Cycles, based in Ames, Iowa, was founded in 2006 by builder Mark Kargol. Ventus began as a custom frame painting venture, but soon grew to include hand-built frames, such as this beautifully lugged gravel bike. This Ventus is built from carbon tubing and hand-crafted stainless steel lugs, and features internal cable routing, integrated [...]

• NAHBS 2013: Kelson Bikes R.A.D. and Shamrock Shire

  24 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  Kelson Bikes’ R.A.D. The R.A.D. (Road-Asphalt-Dirt) by Kelson Bikes, based in Ashton, Southeastern Idaho, is a carbon / titanium hybrid specifically designed to handle long, mixed-terrain rides, such as the gravel events we’re highlighting in our upcoming Issue 20. As builder Brian Williams noted, while out exploring the gravel roads that border Yellowstone and the Grand [...]

• NAHBS 2013 Cyclocross Builds in Photos: Independent Fabrications, Rol Wheels, Gaulzetti, Mosaic and Guru

  23 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  Our photographer at the North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS), Lance Barry, snagged some shots of some seriously beautiful hand-built cyclocross rigs, and we couldn’t wait to share some of them. Stay tuned for full reports on some of the rigs, but for now, here’s a selection of some of the cyclocross bikes from the [...]

• WebbWorks Branches Into Bamboo Cyclocross Bikes – Southeast Bike Expo 2013

  23 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  NAHBS may be the biggest handmade bike show in the US this weekend, but not every builder is there. The Southeast Bike Expo in Conyers, Georgia, hosted a few small builders including steel framebuilder, Silent Cycles, and the bamboo builder WebbWorks Bamboo Bikes. We chatted with the vice president of WebbWorks, Micah Webb, and took [...]

• NAHBS 2013 Saturday Winners Announced – Mosaic Wins the Award that Matters (Best Cyclocross Bike)

  23 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  On Thursday before NAHBS 2013 started, we showcased a custom titanium disc cyclocross from Mosaic Cycles (with photos, video) that we’ve had the good fortune to test over the last few months and will be telling print and digital subscribers all about in Issue 20. It’s clear that the judges from NAHBS have had the same [...]

• NAHBS 2013: Twenty2 Cycles Goes Big and Small with a 650b Titanium Monster Cross Bike

  23 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  Twenty2 Cycles fabricates titanium, steel and aluminum bicycles in Vail, Colorado, just a few hours away from the 2013 NAHBS show. Founded in 2011 by Todd Robison, Ryan Van Ness and Alan Christie, the trio builds road, mountain, cyclocross, and touring bicycles, but also is known for their fat bikes, which can come in handy [...]

• NAHBS 2013: Six Eleven Bicycle Co’ Shines Bright with S&S Coupled Steel Cyclocross Bike

  23 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  Six-Eleven Bicycle Co. brought an intricately-detailed and painted, brazed steel cyclocross bike to NAHBS back in 2012 and walked away tied for first place with the Moots’ Psychlo-X RSL in the Best Cyclocross bike category. In his first three years, Six-Eleven’s Aaron Dykstra has won three awards, beginning with the Rookie of the Year in 2010, Best Track Frame [...]

• NAHBS 2013: New Bikes from Alchemy, Geekhouse, Engin and Cielo – Updated Videos

  22 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  Our intrepid reporter, Jesse Pisel, was on the ground at the 2013 North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS) and spotted a few new rigs from Alchemy Bicycle Company, Engin Cycles, Geekhouse Bikes, and Cielo Cycles. Alchemy Bicycle Company: We’ve profiled Nationals bronze medalist Nicole Duke’s Alchemy bikes before, but we wanted to snap a few [...]

• TRP Unveils HyRd Hydraulic/Mechanical Hybrid Disc Brakes at NAHBS 2013

  22 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  We’re checking out the eye candy at the North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS) 2013, and spotted the new TRP Brakes HyRd hybrid hydraulic brake. Two years ago, TRP introduced the Parabox at Sea Otter and Cyclocross Magazine got the first ride on the hydraulic disc brake system for cyclocross that allowed you to use [...]

• Considering Custom & NAHBS 2013 Preview: Mosaic Cycles Titanium Cyclocross Frame Profiled in Issue 20 – Updated Video

  21 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  With the 2013 North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS) starting tomorrow in Boulder, Colorado (stay tuned as we bring you all the great cyclocross bikes from the show), we figure it’s a good time to talk custom, hand-built cyclocross bikes. [Update: Mosaic Cycles wins Best Cyclocross bike at NAHBS 2013] In that spirit, with round 1 [...]

• Catching Up with Helen Wyman: Worlds, Women’s Racing, and Her Season

  19 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Paul Burgoine Helen finished second to Sanne Cant in the final Superprestige race of the season in Middelkerke, and Paul Burgoine was there to ask her about the race and her season as a whole. PAUL BURGOINE: How did the race go? HELEN WYMAN: It was good. I’m a bit tired now – I’ve [...]

• Kaitie Antonneau Reflects on Worlds, Looks to New Year

  17 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Cody Sovis At just 21 years old, Kaitie Antonneau made her third ever World Championships start at Louisville. Already thought of as the future of American cyclocross, Antonneau proved she is also the present with an outstanding tenth place finish in the biggest race of her career. The phenom is already set for an [...]