First Look: WTB Nano TCS 40c Tubeless Gravel Tire
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 became one of our favorite tires because of its high volume...
View ArticleThere Can Be “Only One”: Speedhound’s Do-It-All Frame – NAHBS 2015
Minneapolis had quite the showing at NAHBS 2015, with the flamboyant, push-the-envelope style of Peacock Groove’s Electric Hell that we’ve come to expect. The city brought forward another cyclocross...
View ArticleFirst Look: IRD Defiant Wide Compact Crankset Gives Serious Range to Gravel...
With the Eroica California ride getting underway this weekend, we couldn’t help but get inspired by all the images of the Zeus and Sugino Mighty fluted cranks of the 70’s. Looks like we’re not the only...
View ArticleGorge Roubaix Gravel Grinder: Race Video
Yesterday, the 2015 edition of the famous Paris-Roubaix went underway, with John Degenkolb of Giant-Alpecin besting cyclocross legends Zdeněk Štybar and Lars Boom in the velodrome. The race is so...
View ArticleFirst Look: Easton’s Arc 24 Alloy Tubeless Rim – 24mm Wide (Internal), $99
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 and ride their now-available EC90 SL carbon tubeless...
View ArticleBrave Attacks Becoming the Norm to Win Gravel Races: Lowell 50 Race Report...
The Lowell 50 race is far more gravel than pavement at Fallasburg County Park, yet another growing gravel race of the Midwest. © Jack Kunnen, jhkunnenphoto.com The Lowell 50 is a gravel race of the...
View ArticleSneak Peek: Raleigh Adds Carbon, Flare and Gears to Gravel Line – Roker and...
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 gravel product news. Keep checking back and try to keep...
View Article“Open UP” with the 2015 Sea Otter Day One Roundup: First Look Slideshow
Although we caught a first look yesterday of Scott Sports’ 2016 Addict CX 10, Sea Otter officially got underway today, with companies like Trek, Jamis, Open and Ritchey showing off some of their latest...
View ArticleLost and Found Gravel Race Updates and Upgrades for 2015
The Lost and Found gravel race sports three options to chose from by their official race map. Photo from Lost and Found Last year, we packed our bags and headed up north of Lake Tahoe in California’s...
View ArticleFirst (Official) Look: Raleigh’s New Roker Carbon Gravel Bike
Two days ago we gave you a sneak peek at Raleigh’s new carbon Roker gravel bike, and based on the spy photo we got our hands on, guessed at some of the details. At Sea Otter 2015, we got an official...
View Article“Turnin’ Up the Basso” at 2015 Sea Otter Day One, Part Two Roundup: First...
Yesterday at 2015 Sea Otter, we got a glimpse at the new steel offering from Jamis, the new Kids cyclocross frames from Trek and Open Cycles’ first-ever cyclocross frame. Later that day, we got a First...
View ArticleGearing up for the 2015 Sea Otter Day Two Roundup: First Look Slideshow, Part...
After several days of First Looks at 2015 Sea Otter, we were able to capture Basso’s plans to come to the United States and Redline’s decision to expand a grassroots team program come the Fall. On Day...
View Article2015 Sea Otter First Look Slideshow: New Cyclocross Bikes Roundup and More
With much of the First Looks at 2015 Sea Otter behind us, including new products by new products by Clement, TRP, Challenge, KMC, Connex and Kona, as well as first day cyclocross bikes by Open Cycles,...
View ArticleFirst Look, Ride: Easton’s EC90 SL Disc Wheelset – The Aero Swiss Army Knife...
Easton has a long history in aluminum and composites and winning titles, including taking a Tour de France title under Cadel Evans, Cyclocross National Championships under Jeremy Powers, and a road...
View Article2015 Amish Country Roubaix – Gravel Race Report from the Winner, Full Results
Cruikshank mastering but one of the climbs at the Amish Roubaix. © Jason Suppan The Amish Country Roubaix gravel race took place last Sunday, starting and finishing in Millersburg, Ohio with both a...
View ArticleLittle 500: “Original Gravel Event” Photo Slideshow and Team Results
Last weekend was jam-packed with dismounts and remounts on a dirt-strewn course. No, it wasn’t a cyclocross race, but the famous Little 500 at Indiana University, where teams get together and ride...
View ArticleFirst Look: Franco Shows Off the Multi-Talented Grimes Gravel Bike at 2015...
At Sea Otter 2015, Franco Bicycles showed off its new gravel bike, which it calls the Grimes. The model is West Coast built through and through: Designed in California, manufactured in Portland,...
View ArticleMore Sea Otter Sleuthing: Raleigh’s Women’s Carbon Footprint, FSA’s Megatooth...
It’s amazing how much the Sea Otter Classic expo has grown over Cyclocross Magazine’s young history, at least in terms of showcasing bikes and products relevant to our audience. We’re still digging...
View ArticleVolagi Viaje Ti: 2015 Editors’ Award for Best Gravel Bike
One of the annual traditions of Cyclocross Magazine is reflecting back on a year filled with reviewing products and award those that struck us as the best of the best in the realms of cyclocross,...
View Article2015 Lost and Found Race Results – Ortenblad and Farina Shatter Course Records
The 2015 Lost and Found gravel race delivered in scenery and difficulty for the second year in a row. © Cyclocross Magazine The 2015 Lost and Found gravel race took over the Lake Davis region in the...
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