by Clifford Lee When Kettle Cycles’ launched their Kickstarter project with the goal of creating a carbon-ceramic composite disc brake rotor, cyclocross tech geeks had a field day. After all, with the launch of disc brakes on all levels of bikes this past season, from Jeremy Powers’ Focus to even bargain-priced rigs, it’s clear that [...]
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 [...]
2013 Ibis Hakkalugi Disc Cyclocross Bike Launched by Jordan Villella and Andrew Yee The Ibis Hakkalugi was first released in 1997 and has gone through some major changes over the years. After enjoying many years as a TIG welded steel steed, the Hakkalugi resurfaced in 2009 as a phlegm-colored carbon fiber do-it-all bike that we [...]
We here at Cyclocross Magazine always have our eyes out for new bikes that can serve the ‘crosser in myriads of ways. Mutli-function is at the roots of ‘cross culture – be it a monster bike, a curb-hopping commuter, or that awesome B bike that takes everything winter can throw at it. With that in mind, [...]
One of the first bikes we checked out at the Outdoor Demo at Interbike 2012 was the brand-new Jamis 2013 SuperNova Team carbon cyclocross bike. The Jamis 2013 SuperNova Team cyclocross bike will premier with a full carbon frame and fork, SRAM Red groupset, and like many new cyclocross bikes, Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes. [...]
After a several year hiatus after ending its carbon and aluminum Cross Machine line (reviewed in Issue 4), Swiss bike company BMC has returned to the cyclocross market for 2013, showing its cyclocross-worthy do-it-all machine called the GranFondo GF02 disc off at Eurobike 2012. The aluminum frame bike strays from the road-oriented nature of the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We’ve still got quite a number of new cyclocross products from the 2012 Sea Otter Classic to highlight, so check back regularly for more cyclocross bikes and gear. Today we highlight the Look X-85 carbon disc brake cyclocross bike. Although we first got a glimpse of Look’s X-85 carbon cyclocross bike at Eurobike 2011 and [...]
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