Mechanical Monday: Cleaning Shifter Guts During the Cyclocross and Gravel Seasons
Many of us are familiar with the need to maintain our drivetrains. After all, a chain and gear open to the elements rarely conceals the …
Many of us are familiar with the need to maintain our drivetrains. After all, a chain and gear open to the elements rarely conceals the …
If self-driving cars are already a reality, robots racing and teaching cyclocross shouldn’t be that far-fetched. Scientists at MIT, with funding from DARPA, have proven …
The 2015 Lost and Found gravel race took over the Lake Davis region in the Sierra Buttes of Northern California on Saturday, and records fell …
In Issue 28, our CXM Labs was resurfaced to test the actual suppleness of tires, including many different kinds of tubulars with high thread counts. …
Have your cyclocross pit exchanges gone stale, or worse yet, cost you precious places during the race? It might be time to get creative on …
We are resurfacing this Mechanical Monday halfway through the cyclocross offseason, the perfect time to make sure your bike has withstood the beating of the Fall and …
For those of you who haven’t noticed the flower and jewelry shops in full swing, we have a public service announcement: Mother’s Day is today! …
Water bottles for cyclocross? Brian Davis, creator of Fix It Sticks tools, created the Back Bottle, designed to quickly slide into a jersey pocket with the least effort possible. We put the bottle through its paces and tested to see how it stood up to cyclocross conditions.
We’ve still got more cyclocross and gravel bikes and gear seen at Sea Otter 2015. Queued up for you today is the return of Vitus, a compact chain tool, FSA’s hooked single ring, and more of Raleigh and Co-Motion’s new 2016 bikes.
Those of you who have been following our Technique Tuesdays may be already committed to gravel or road racing during the season. Others may be beginning to train for running …
Kids’ bike options have never been better. Whether you’re looking for a balance bike for a toddler who can barely walk, a 700c cyclocross bike for the still-growing youngster, or a full suspension, disc brake-equipped bike for a little ripper, parents’ options have never been better. See our big gallery of these great options by Isla, Cleary, Trek, Commencal, Kona, Felt and Shredder.
At the 2015 Sea Otter Classic, we got a first look at the brand-new 2016 cyclocross bikes unveiled by Felt Bicycles.
See new cyclocross and gravel items from Clement, TRP, Challenge, KMC, Connex, Kona and more from Sea Otter 2015, plus a few cyclocross celebrity cameos.
At the 2015 Sea Otter Classic, Raleigh unveiled its upcoming carbon Roker gravel bike. The bike features thru axles, big tire clearance, Tamland geometry, and plenty of bottle and fender mounts. See photos and details here.
The 2015 Sea Otter Classic hasn’t quite started, and yet we’re already forcing you to drink from a fire hose gushing with new cyclocross and …
USA Cycling hired Patrick Wentworth as a consulting arborist to study the impact the 2015 Cyclocross National Championships had at Zilker Park in Austin. The …
The 1998 Cyclocross World Championships in Middelfart, Denmark started the international cyclocross career of Wisconsin-based 1999 World Champion Matt Kelly. Swiss Michael Baumgartner won the …
The 1999 Cyclocross World Championships in Poprad, Slovakia was history making in many ways. We interviewed Matt Kelly in Issue 31, and he talks about …
On Tuesday, two days prior to the Sea Otter Classic, Easton Cycling hosted a few media members to see its new Scotts Valley, Calif. test facility …
Last year, Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB) made inroads into the gravel and monster cross tire market with its new Nano 40c tire, and it quickly …
Last year we had a first look at the Specialized Trigger Pro 700x38c 2Bliss Tire during the Lost and Found gravel ride. The tire offers riders a higher …
So much has changed over the last two decades in cyclocross. Here’s a photo of cyclocross in New England from the late 90s, with cyclocross …
Many of you have figured it out by now, but consistent with the history of the Internet, cycling media and our own humble track record, …
After its Fat Bike National Championships won by Ned Overend and Amanda Miller was a resounding success, USA Cycling is entering the other fastest-growing segment of …
This weekend at Barry-Roubaix, cyclocross bikes reigned as the primary pick for most open riders. As you would expect from a state packed with engineers and …
We’re not experts in Latvian, but apparently there’s cyclocross in Latvia, including a kid’s race, on April 4, 2015. To drum up interest in the event …
Last year, Nick DiGangi, a proper New Englander with an affinity for heavily hopped ales and ’cross, offered some of his reflections on a new season …
The first stop of the mountain bike US Cup at Bonelli Park in San Dimas, California was held this past weekend, and it enjoyed mild …
Zen Bike Co. brought their cyclocross lineup, both steel and aluminum frames, to NAHBS, and we took a closer look at the Portland-hatched details.