Most serious cyclocrossers eventually move from clinchers to tubular tires (or tubeless) to take advantage of the faster speeds of low-pressure tires with less pinch flat risk. Serious cyclocrossers who can afford it often look to carbon rims for weight savings. Now cyclocross racers are increasingly seeking wider rims for better tire support. Revolution Wheelworks [...]
With the increased popularity of cyclocross, more companies are coming out with wheelsets tailored to the unique needs of our favorite sport. For tubulars, the recent trend has been to widen the rim to give the tire more support, especially in cornering, and provide a bigger and better gluing surface.
Ridley, a company based in Northern Flanders has deep roots in cyclocross. While the European pros primarily ride the flagship X-Night, the U.S. Ridley-sponsored riders are all on X-Fires, as they make for easier flying without the seatmast of the X-Night. Though in the new catalog, the 2012 Ridley X-Fire is so new it is not yet on their website, but we have an early edition that we’ve been riding and will be reviewed in Issue 13.
The Ibis Hakkalugi disappeared, went on a crash diet, got a new wardrobe, but is still waiting for your next cyclocross adventure. The two standout features of the bike have got to be the handjob rear cable hanger and “Phlegmish” paintjob. Ibis shows its mountain bike heritage in the frame’s geometry, with a slightly sloping top tube, bottom bracket a bit on the higher side (6.2cm drop) and slacker angles (71.5 head angle, 72 degree seat angle on our 55cm test bike).
It took a little bit of detective work to find Raleigh USA during our search for all things cyclocross at Sea Otter 2011, as the Washington-based company didn’t have a booth. Your exposure to them was limited to seeing an ad in the Sea Otter Classic printed event program, or an arranged or chance meeting [...]
photos by Tim Westmore The cycling world has once again descended on the town of Monterey, California for the traditional season opener, at least for those road and MTB racers. But never fear dedicated cyclocross fans, as the crew from Cyclocross Magazine is on the ground to bring you previews of the new product that [...]
Still more bike goodies coming from our visit to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Austin, Texas, this past weekend. In Part 2, we brought you high-end single speed creations and carbon works of art, two stunning red steel cyclocross bikes from legendary builders Richard Sachs and Ritchey, along with new chainrings, ultralight wheels, [...]
Cyclocross Magazine contributor Chris Bagg somehow finagled his way aboard a borrowed Shimano Di2 electric-shifting carbon dream bike at a recent Northwest race. So what happens when the pro triathlete trades his aero bars and bar-end shifters for paddles? Read on. by Christopher Bagg There’s a moment in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off during which Cameron, [...]
by Josh Liberles I had the chance to test out Mad Fiber’s tubular creations a few weeks ago at a shop demo in Portland, and got to follow up with the creators here at Interbike today. One look reveals that the company’s recently-released wheel offerings aren’t just another addition to the carbon hoop market. First [...]
Every once in a while a new bike comes along that really stands out from the crowd. With cyclocross growing in popularity, it seems new cyclocross bikes are introduced every quarter, making it hard to stand out. Cyclocross Magazine has one of the first production all-carbon Full Tilt Boogie’s from Van Dessel, and it’s one [...]
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