Posts tagged tubeless

Last season we saw some NoTubes-sponsored racers racing unlabeled carbon rims, running cyclocross tires tubeless and with sealant. Although rumors of a carbon rim called …

Finally tire companies are starting to get it. We’ve been shouting for years that 99% of clincher and tubeless racers don’t race UCI races, don’t …

We’ve long approved of tubeless tires for racing ’cross, and just can’t emphasize enough how much the variables matter to achieve a burp-proof setup. Maxxis …

Cyclists who have been around a little while might hear the name Reynolds and still think of the British steel tubing manufacturer. Reynolds became synonymous …

We covered this at Interbike a few weeks ago, but the official launch of WTB’s new tubeless cyclocross offerings is complete. MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – …

You may have seen the dark, obscured photo of an upcoming cyclocross tire from Kenda in their recent ad, and at Interbike 2013, Kenda officially …

SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – We recently reviewed the Easton EA90 XD Road Tubeless disc brake wheels in Issue 20 of Cyclocross Magazine, and Easton just introduced …

by Clifford Lee At Sea Otter a couple weeks ago, we learned of a few developments in the tire department from several companies regarding cyclocross. …

Sea Otter is always an interesting time for a cyclocross journalist (all three of us), as most companies are focused on road and mountain products. …

France’s Hutchinson SA tire company has been hard at work updating and modifying its cyclocross tire lineup in recent years, and the introductions have been …

Mercury Cycling started out several years ago by offering frames and bikes, but quickly decided to focus on high-performance, high-value racing wheelsets. Over the last …

Clement’s Donn Kellogg has spent a good part of his life around tires, and after relaunching the Clement brand and bringing cyclocrossers the PDX and LAS cyclocross clinchers in 2010, he’s been focused on expanding his tire line-up with both additional treads and tubular tires.

The result of his efforts? A tubeless, seamless cyclocross tubular that eschews the hand-made construction of cyclocross tubular tires like Dugast, FMB, Challenge and Vittoria, and instead adopts Tufo-like technology but promises a more supple casing.

Michelin’s Mud2 replaced the famous green Mud tire six years ago with an updated black tread and sidewalls, but not everyone thinks the changes were upgrades.

Cyclocross Tire Review: Michelin Jet Cyclocross 700x30c Clincher Riding and Racing Impressions: The Michelin Jet replaced the well-loved green Michelin Sprint cyclocross tire, and like …

Going tubeless for cyclocross is an attractive option for anyone tired of pinch-flatting clinchers or gluing and re-gluing (or flatting) expensive tubulars. Cyclocross Magazine has …

It’s a popular belief that if you can upgrade only one part on your bike, it should be your wheels. There are a lot of good reasons behind this, as wheels have a profound impact on predictable handling, braking, acceleration and even coasting. In cyclocross use, we’d argue that most of these variables are exaggerated when compared to road cycling and that upgrading to a new set of wheels for cyclocross is even more justified.

Sea Otter 2011 tech coverage continues with all new product relevant to cyclocrossers. In this installment, we take a look a mountain bike wheels from …

Coverage of all the new cyclocross gear from the Sea Otter Festival continues as we take a look at new tires, pedals, a handlebar and …

More and more wheel manufacturers are going with the “wider is better” philosophy for their cyclocross – and, for some, road – offerings. Hed has …

EU Cycle Imports has just launched their own line of wheels, and their first offering, lucky for us, is a cyclocross wheel. For cyclocrossers, whether …

Day 1 of the Sea Otter Classic Expo came and went, and for the second year in a row, the crew at Cyclocross Magazine found …

Not many folks are running tubeless for ‘cross yet. Our recent poll indicated only 4% of our readers are racing with tubeless setups, with the …

Note: This was one of three April Fools stories, posted on April 1, 2008. Although we would not be surprised by a ban on barriers, …