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 [...]
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, [...]
On Thursday night, in the middle of the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships week in Louisville, KY, over one hundred singlespeeders gathered to celebrate the spirit of cyclocross in a fashion that strayed far away from any USA Cycling or UCI regulations or last-minute flood-related changes and embraced the unpredictable and dangerous. The event? The Raleigh Singlespeed [...]
by Jordan Villella Kari Studley (Redline) is best known as a singlespeed cyclocross champion, having won the 2009 Single Speed Cyclocross World Championship (SSCXWC) as well as the 2012 Singlespeed National Championship. On Wednesday, Studley successfully defended her singlespeed title, racing her aluminum Redline singlespeed cyclocross bike that she has worked together with Redline in testing and [...]
Cyclocross Magazine introduces a new semi-weekly op-ed column called “The Dirtbag,” an opinionated series by Cyclocross Magazine contributor Brooke Hoyer. Hoyer previously wrote “The Highs and Lows of Bottom Bracket Heights” for our Issue 4, and we’re psyched to have him back. He describes his column as one “focused on equipment choice that is based on [...]
by Molly Hurford We’ve been wondering what it is about singlespeed that holds so much appeal for cyclocrossers. We’re already in a challenging sport, so why make it even harder? We asked our Cowbell Forum crew what their thoughts were, and we got some great responses. A lot of people started on singlespeeds for financial [...]
Minneapolis’ Erik Noren builds custom steel bikes under the name Peacock Groove. He chose the name because he likes the way a Peacock struts through a field, and like a Peacock, Noren strutted his stuff with his three stunning cyclocross bikes on display at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) 2012. The three different [...]
For full coverage, schedules and information on the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships at Badger Prairie County Park in Madison, Wisconsin, visit our 2012 Cyclocross National Championships homepage. by Chris Bagg VERONA, WISCONSIN—Aaron Bradford (Rock Lobster / Bay 101) improved upon his 2010 third place finish to take the 2012 singlespeed national championship today. With 2010 [...]
For full coverage, schedules and information on the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships at Badger Prairie County Park in Madison, Wisconsin, visit our 2012 Cyclocross National Championships homepage. by Molly Hurford VERONA, WISCONSIN – To kick off the championship racing at Nationals, the 15-person deep women’s singlespeed field hit the chilly, cloudy course in Verona at [...]
For full coverage, schedules and information on the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships at Badger Prairie County Park in Madison, Wisconsin, visit our 2012 Cyclocross National Championships homepage. Brian Nelson took some great shots of Day 1 of USA Cycling Cyclocross Nationals, and shared a few of his favorites with us. The day saw the non-championship [...]
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