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• Retroshift’s CX2 Shifters Review: Prioritizing Reliability and Simplicity for the Mud and Muck of Cyclocross

  13 November 12 • 11 comments

  

  As we enter the sloppy period of the cyclocross season, some of you may have suffered from gunked-up or broken shift levers and races hampered by unreliable drivetrains. If you’re on a budget and prefer reliability over conformity, Retroshift has an alternative shifter and brake lever combination worth considering. This review by Andrew Yee originally [...]

• Berden, Johnson, Driscoll, Huele and Tonkin Take Japan at 2012 Tokyo Cross

  13 February 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Donn Kellogg As the 2011/2012 cyclocross season sadly winds down, the pros from each country are tying off their last races. In Europe, the likes of Sven Nys, Zdenek Stybar and Kevin Pauwels battled for the Superprestige title and the final GPs, while the boys in Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld’s black and green – Tim Johnson, Christian [...]

• Newbie News: Cyclocross Transitions and the Time-Space Continuum

  27 June 11 • 1 comment

  

  One of the best cyclocross skills to learn as a new racer is learning how to take “transitions.” (Not just barriers: transitions can mean a lot of different obstacles.) In this article, Erik Tonkin of Sellwood Cycles writes about how to practice dismounts so by the time race season starts, you’re a pro at dismounting [...]

• Sheppard and Pennington Weather the PIR Cross Crusade Storm

  25 October 10 • 2 comments

  by Josh Liberles Temps in the 40s, a steady flow of hard rain and thick mud would deter most outdoor enthusiasts, but it seemed the perfect recipe to attract almost 1,300 cyclocrossers to Portland International Raceway for Cross Crusade race #4. Chris Sheppard (Rocky Mountain Bicycles) once again made mincemeat of the Elite men’s field, [...]

• Trebon, Pennington Leave Their Marks on Cross Crusade #3, Sherwood Park

  17 October 10 • 1 comment

  by Robbie Carver and Josh Liberles Sherwood, Oregon – You never can tell what the weather will be like in Oregon. Participants in last week’s Cross Crusade, for example, waded through a post-deluge muddy slog, while those 1,200 strong who lined up for today’s Crusade in the Sherwood Equestrian Park were more concerned with overheating [...]

• Oregon Racers Wage Muddy Battle at Barlow

  28 September 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles It’s two days after the Battle at Barlow race in Gresham, just outside of Portland, Oregon, and I’m still finding small bits of mud lingering under my eyelids. The first clump found my eyeball about 50 meters after the start, when the staging chute instantly funneled the initial corral of riders from [...]

• Cyclocross is Spoken Here: Sellwood Cycle Repair

  18 November 09 • 3 comments

  This is the first in a series of articles that dig a little deeper to find the unique and great cyclocross shops out there. Look for more of these coming up on a regular basis. For a quick list of excellent resources, visit our Top Shops page. by Josh Liberles It’ll take the first time [...]