Posts in category bike reviews

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 …

For fans of cyclocross who either don’t take their racing too seriously, or take their value-oriented, singlespeed cyclocross bikes very seriously, we offer a full …

Several months ago, Ridley unveiled the latest on their plans for next season’s cyclocross lineup, which surprised the cyclocross world with only disc, no cantilever models. As …

A year ago, we took a First Look at the made in the USA Wraith Paycheck, and  In Issue 28, we gave an extensive review of …

In Issue 27, we tested the Fezzari Foré Cyx, and today we are offering one full review of the many in that issue. For other extensive …

Today we offer a sneak peek of our extensive review of Focus’ Mares CX 3.0: be sure to see our full review in Issue 27 …

Phil Roberts lives his dream. A bicycle racer from early on, he thought of ways to make his passion his work, so that work would …

If Issue 25 has not yet made it into your hands or hit the shelves of your local cyclocross-loving bike shop, it should be arriving …

Ever have the need or desire to travel with your ’cross bike? Tired of paying exorbitant fees to travel with your bike case? The Ritchey …

Norco is one of the biggest performance bicycle companies in Canada, and even though Canada is our closest neighbor, the brand is still relatively small …

  SOMA Fabrications has created a new frame for the cyclocross and gravel set: the Triple Cross. Made with beautiful brass fillet-brazed American-made KVA MS2 …

Note: This is a 2014 bike review from last season’s Issue 23, and the brakes were recalled units since the test. Grab a lightweight, dramatically-shaped …

Chris Boardman, the Olympic time trial champion and one-hour world record holder is now Director of R&D at the company that bears his name. Though …

The Co-Motion was originally reviewed in Issue 23 of Cyclocross Magazine along with bikes from Soma, Specialized, Raleigh, Foundry, Norco and Ritchey. You can get …

Blue Bicycles used to be seen at the front of top-level cyclocross races, thanks in large part due to Jonathan Page’s success during his days …

Think you have to spend a fortune to get your first cyclocross bike? Think again. Here’s an oldie but goodie worth reposting for this year’s …

From Issue 18, we give you the Fort Victor CX bike, as reviewed by Andrew Yee. Anyone who regularly follows international cyclocross racing knows that …

Redline made a few subtle changes to its widely successful carbon Conquest Pro and Team frames for 2014, and the biggest news is that the …

Our latest issue of Cyclocross Magazine, Issue 19, boasted more bike reviews than we’ve ever had before. Among these was the Fuji Altamira. Check out …

Our latest issue of Cyclocross Magazine, Issue 19, boasted more bike reviews than we’ve ever had before. Among these was the Jamis Supernova. Check out …

Our late 2012 issue of Cyclocross Magazine, Issue 19, boasted more bike reviews than we’ve ever had before. Among these was the Specialized Crux. Check …

Our latest issue of Cyclocross Magazine, Issue 19, boasted more bike reviews than we’ve ever had before. Among these was the Marin Cortina. Check out …

Our latest issue of Cyclocross Magazine, Issue 19, boasted more bike reviews than we’ve ever had before. Among these was the On One Dirty Disco. …

by Josh Liberles We first spied Ritte Van Vlaanderen’s new 2012 mixed-material Steeplechase model at Interbike this year, as the prototype was being prepped for …

Ridley, a company based in Northern Flanders has deep roots in cyclocross. While the European pros primarily ride the flagship X-Night, the U.S. Ridley-sponsored riders are all on X-Fires, as they make for easier flying without the seatmast of the X-Night. Though in the new catalog, the 2012 Ridley X-Fire is so new it is not yet on their website, but we have an early edition that we’ve been riding and will be reviewed in Issue 13.

Cyclocross Magazine’s print subscribers have long enjoyed our comprehensive product reviews, especially our in-depth, objective bike reviews and tests. Issue 12, mailing now, features reviews of the Cannondale Super X, the All City Nature Boy and the Fuji Altamira with two full pages dedicated to each bike, with real-world riding and racing and as always, no advertorial.

The Ibis Hakkalugi disappeared, went on a crash diet, got a new wardrobe, but is still waiting for your next cyclocross adventure. The two standout features of the bike have got to be the handjob rear cable hanger and “Phlegmish” paintjob. Ibis shows its mountain bike heritage in the frame’s geometry, with a slightly sloping top tube, bottom bracket a bit on the higher side (6.2cm drop) and slacker angles (71.5 head angle, 72 degree seat angle on our 55cm test bike).

Kona gets single-minded with the scandium Major One. The Major One singlespeed cyclocross bike, at $1099 retail, is a capable allaround workhorse of a bike and a great way to try the fun of singlespeeding.

Redline shows off its cyclocross expertise with a race-ready spec on the aluminum Conquest Team.

Hopefully our first impressions of the Van Dessel Full Tilt Boogie got your juices flowing for these Belgium-inspired bikes, and you’ve been thirsting for more. …