Posts in category gravel

Bianchi’s Impulso Allroad and Orso steel bikes continue its tradition of off-road bikes. We take a look at these two new offerings from the famed Italian company.

Specialized has redesigned the Terra and Tracer cyclocross tires, unveiling a completely new Tracer and more aggressive Terra, both with 38mm width options.

Due to high demand, the Dirty Kanza is moving to a registration lottery for 2018. The lottery will be open Dec. 1 to Dec. 16., 2017. Read for more info.

Van Dessel’s 2018 off-road lineup is out. The Full Tilt Boogie has been updated and the Country Road Bob is back. A limited WTF 853 is available as well.

Ritchey has unveiled a new WCS tubeless casing version of its fast-rolling 40mm Speedmax cyclocross/gravel tire. We take a close-up look with first ride impressions.

Soma widened its Cazadero to a 700×50 model. We take a first look at a tire that seeks to balance low center resistance with effective off-road treads.

Clever Standard keeps reinventing the chain tool. We’ve fallen in love with the original Clever Tool. Now the company has unveiled the why-didn’t-I-think-of-that Chain Barrel.

The versatile go-anywhere Kona Rove line adds two new frames, and three 650b models with the Rove LTD, Rove NRB DL and Rove NRB. We take a look at the new six-bike lineup.

Hutchinson took its time to develop its first gravel tire, but Overide is here and comes in two casings and two widths. Was it worth the wait? We put them to the test.

Von Hof’s newest cyclocross bike is the steel ACX, made by in the USA by Vicious Cycles. It aims to be your choice for race day and off-road adventures.

One early-1990s model that arguably laid the groundwork for monster cross bikes was the Gary Fisher Sphinx. We take a look at this early 700c off-road bike.

Made on America Week is a fine time to shine the light on handcrafted monster cross, cyclocross and gravel machines we saw and rode in Chico.

John Caletti modified his typical cyclocross frameset to suit the trails of Paul Component’s backyard trails in Chico. Our look at this monster cross beauty.

Thomas Cooke is one of the Ironmen of the Crusher in the Tushar, having competed in every one since 2011. In this rider diary he talks about appeasing the Crusher gods and conquering the Col d’Crush descent.

Janel Holcomb won her debut the Crusher in the Tushar gravel race. We profile her winning Focus Mares cyclocross bike.

Who needs a gravel bike or tubeless gravel tires at the Crusher in the Tushar? Rob Squire doesn’t. We profile his unique winning Felt F1x bike.

Rob Squire had a tough road to the Crusher in the Tushar three-peat, but he pulled it off. Cyclocross Magazine interviewed Squire about his three-peat.

Update: 10 lucky winners announced below.  WTB keeps turning out more tire options for our gravel and cyclocross readers. Yesterday, we broke news with the …

Janel Holcomb was the queen of the 2017 Crusher in the Tushars. CXM got the opportunity to talk to Janel about her gravel race victory.

Janel Holcomb and Rob Squire won the 2017 Crusher in the Tushar. Cathy Fegan-Kim and Christopher Lee were there to document the race for this photo gallery.

Janel Holcomb won her debut and Robbie Squire won his third straight at the 2017 Crusher in the Tushar. Full Women and Men’s Pro results.

CXM takes a sneak peak at builds and colors of some of Ridley’s 2018 cyclocross and gravel bikes, including the X-Night SL, X-Night, carbon X-Trail and X-Trail Adventure.

The 2017 Crusher in the Tushar is July 8. Robert Squire goes for the three-peat and Mindy McCutcheon goes for two in a row. CXM has a course and rider preview.

Campagnolo has released its long-awaited hydraulic disc brakes and added a new alloy group under the formerly-retired Centaur name. We take a look at both and discuss Campy’s relevance for cyclocross and gravel.

It’s been a while since we looked at the Cinelli Zydeco CX/gravel bike. We take a look at the 2017 model with a lower bottom bracket, more tire clearance and a new carbon fork.

Want to ride new trails and camp under the stars with friends new and old? Perhaps get some base miles in before cyclocross season is …

Full audio of our interviews with Mat Stephens and Jake Wells about their 1st and 2nd place, respectively, finishes at the 2017 Dirty Kanza 200.

Boyd Cycling unveiled its Jocassee carbon 650b gravel wheels, Ready2Ride purchase option, and the CXM-inspired tubeless tire sealant. We take a look at Press Camp.

CXM takes a look at the 2018 Specialized CruX CX and Diverge gravel bike builds and prices, and we take a closer look at the CruX Expert and S-Works Diverge models.

Mat Stephens is quickly becoming a gravel racing star. We talked to him about winning Dirty Kanza and which race he would like to add this year to get his gravel Triple Crown.