With a season full of change, we guessed that our 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards would have plenty of changes from last year. We don’t require explanations for answering our survey questions, and these awards can resemble a popularity contest for cyclocross. This year we departed from our typical survey and asked more open-ended questions, offering the reader the full-reigns.
Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be releasing all of the awards one day at a time. Be sure to keep checking back to see what products are best trending with our readers. Issue 28 also has the Editors’ Awards and the Readers’ Choice awards, so be sure to order your backcopy today, which is also available on Uberflip.
Cyclocross Brakes
Best Rim Brake:
Best Mechanical Disc Brake: TRP Spyre SLC
Best Hydraulic Disc Brake:
Cyclocross Tires
Best Clincher:
Best Tubeless: Specialized Terra 2Bliss
Best Tubular:
Cyclocross Bikes
Best Dream Bike: Trek Boone 9
Cyclocross Pedals
Best Pedals: Crank Bros. Candy 2
Cyclocross Component Groups
Best Affordable Group:
Best Dream Group:
Off-the-Bike
Best Shoe Brand: Sidi Sports
Best Embro: Mad Alchemy
Best Friction Fighter: Mad Alchemy
Best Helmet: Lazer Helium
Best Lube:
Best Rack: Thule
Cyclocross Racers
Most-Improved Male: Mathieu van der Poel
Most-Improved Female: Ellen Noble
Best Male Cyclocrosser: Mathieu van der Poel
Best Female Cyclocrosser: Sanne Cant
Favorite Domestic Team: JAM Fund
Favorite International Team: Liv-Giant
Most Inspiring Ride: Women’s World Championship Race
Best Racers to Follow on Social Media: Jeremy Powers, Adam Myerson and Ellen Noble
Cyclocross Races
Best Race to Watch: Worlds in Tabor
Best Domestic Race: Clif Bar CrossVegas
Biggest Controversy: Postponing Nationals in Austin
Personal Racing
Best Course Feature: A run-up that can be ridden
Upgrade for Next Year: Legs (followed by Lungs and Hydraulic Disc Brakes)
Best Pre-Race Meal: Oatmeal
Next Bike Type: New geared cyclocross bike (35%), followed by mountain bike (24%), road bike (13%), singlespeed cyclocross bike (12%), fat bike (9%) and gravel bike (7%)
Bucket-List Event for Next Year: 2016 Cyclocross National Championship at Asheville, North Carolina
Best Heckle (Our Favorites): “Reverse is not an acceptable gear” and “How do you feel about the U.S. position on Syria?”
Favorite Handup: Beer (again). Our Favorite Answer: “A set of Zipp 303s”
Where would you like to see Nationals: Portland, Ore. was the favorite, beating Bend, Ore. by only two votes. The result is clear, however, that our readers really want a nationals in Oregon.
Most Overrated Bike Racer Habit: Strava
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