The Slate is a fun bike. It’s the bike you want when you’re not sure where your ride will take you. It’s quick on the road, and more than just capable on the trail.

In 2011, NAHBS was in Sacramento, California, and that’s where we met Matt Appleman who displayed a single cyclocross bike. Appleman, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, has continued to refine his design and aesthetic over the years, as reflected in this gravel racer.

NAHBS 2016 was full of new items. New innovations from Calfee Design, new wheel maker Knight Composites and new Centerlock hub offerings from Industry Nine, were among the eye-catching things we spotted.

Moots is celebrating 35 years of building bikes. Not content to rest on their laurels, Moots introduced some innovative gravel bike ideas at NAHBS 2016 and showed off some of their best-known models.

SRAM brings its 1x shifting system and hydraulic brakes to the Apex groupset putting two sought after cyclocross and gravel technologies within more riders’ reach.

The G-One is Schwalbe’s new “Tubeless Easy” gravel tire. Based on experience with the new tire on rims like those from DT Swiss, Next, Bontrager and Stan’s the G-One feels like it will be a reliable tubeless option.

KTM has been making winning cyclocross bikes since the 1970s and is back in CX with its bright orange Canic CXC carbon cyclocross bike. We put it to the test.

Next Wheels is one of the first to produce a wheel kit for the 12X135 thru-axle design of the SCS rear end on the 2016 Specialized disc brake/thru-axle bikes

Looking for some smaller items for your teammates or cycling friends and family members that they would thoroughly appreciate? Blackburn Design has been producing cycling accessories for decades and continues with innovative, well-designed products.

The Whyte Bikes’ Saxon Cross bike strays far from today’s norm of cyclocross bikes with a unique geometry and choice of componentry that mixes cyclocross and mountain geometries, and SRAM and Shimano components.

Sven Nys’ 2015 CrossVegas Trek Boone Cyclocross Bike Photo Gallery:

The State Bicycle Company Thunderbird Frame: The State Bicycle Company Thunderbird is a dedicated single-speed cyclocross bike, constructed of 6061 aluminum tubes tig welded in …

Paul Components released a made-in-the-USA, 6061 aluminum alloy mechanical disc brake caliper they call the Klamper. We have one in for review, and today we take a closer look at the simplicity and ease of adjustment in the design.

SRAM’s stated goal in development of the Rival groupset is to offer 100 percent of the performance that SRAM Red gives the pro riders at …

by Clifford Lee We first reviewed the Redline Conquest Team Carbon three years ago, in Issue 15. Innovations such as fully internal cable routing, a …

by Clifford Lee The Ritte Crossberg is an accumulation of design refinement for the company Ritte Bicycles, a five-year-old bike purveyor based out of Los …

Originally, mountain biking utilized three chainrings to gain a wide gear spread, but with front shifting already less than perfect for two rings, the third …

WTB revamped its extensive saddle line for 2015, with an update to the look, and reorganization of the models, sizes and rail material. Nine models …

The new Altamira CX 1.1 Disc is a new disc model with the C10 carbon that Fuji uses in its top-end bikes. Fuji has played …

Compton’s Trek Boone 9 carbon cyclocross bike with the Isospeed seat mast and fork features Shimano components and hydraulic disc brakes, a change that came …

Quoting from our 2015 pre-Nationals Singlespeed start list article from last Tuesday: “Now that USA Cycling has eliminated the ability to contest both Masters and …

The WTB Cross Boss looks to be the new boss in town. We saw the physical tire at Bike PressCamp this summer, and it looked …

Last year, Bruno-Roy had an all-titanium Mudhoney (see second photo below) for her win but this year upgraded to the Mudhoney Pro frame, the same …