Improving and Upgrading Your Rim Brakes for Cyclocross: Reader Mechanical Question
Your question: I’m not ready to go to disc brakes, but I want to improve my braking. Are there any upgrades or changes I can …
Your question: I’m not ready to go to disc brakes, but I want to improve my braking. Are there any upgrades or changes I can …
Building a set of collapsible barriers with PVC pipe is a piece of cake! If you’ve ever attending a cyclocross practice session, you probably have seen a set of PVC barriers erected. For one thing, they’re incredibly easy to break down and set up. An added bonus is that if a newer, more unsteady rider crashes into them (or if a seasoned pro comes in too hot and crashes into them), it won’t really hurt anything but his or her pride.
Since being published back in February, the UCI cyclocross calendar has had a few date switches, and since we’ve been hearing questions like, “When is …
by Molly Hurford and Lee Slone It’s the offseason, sure, but that doesn’t mean cyclocrossers are in hiding. In fact, planning for the 2013 season …
PARK CITY, UTAH – Registration has opened for the third edition of the Raleigh Midsummer Nights Cyclocross, to be held on the opening day of …
HAMBURG, GERMANY — STEVENS Bikes has added Cyclocross Magazine columnist Christine “Peanut” Vardaros to their roster. As her former team of Baboco recently downgraded to …
by Molly Hurford It’s been a series of eventful weekends. From racing in one of the hardest crits around, the Tour of Somerville, to heading …
Catching Powers has been a bit easier this year: typically, May and April sees him flying all over the country, and the world, racing for …
Stu Thorne, Director of the Cannondale prepared by CyclocrossWorld.com professional cyclocross team, announced the addition of the young, talented Curtis White to the squad today. …
One of our readers asked, “If I switch to disc brakes, what’s going to be different in terms of maintenance?” One of our trusty mechanical …
On Friday, we talked a bit about what to look for in a training camp. But today, we want to look at what exactly you …
PORTLAND, OREGON – Portland has been dubbed “the vanguard of American cycling” making the Portland Art Museum the ideal venue to host an exhibition exploring …
by Jacob Fetty By now it is commonly accepted that ’cross is a game of skills as much as it is a game of fitness. …
Spending your offseason off-road on your ’cross bike, exploring old dirt roads? If you’re a subscriber to Cyclocross Magazine, then you most likely read our …
by Molly Hurford Some racers we talk to have been taking some down time after a long cyclocross season: a road race here, a mountain …
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 …
One of our readers asked, “What’s the best way to set up front dérailleur to get smooth responsive shifting? Any thoughts?” Chris Mayhew, one of our …
STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA – Seven days. Thousands of feet worth of climbing. Scorching heat. Flat tires for virtually every racer. Hundreds of miles of singletrack …
If you are racing in USAC-sanctioned events, you are eligible to upgrade from Category 5 to Category 4 once you have completed 10 races. For …
Before you decide to buy a bike, we recommend that you try out racing on any type of bike that you happen to have lying …
If you’re a first-timer or consider yourself a newbie, don’t feel like a ’cross-specific bike is absolutely mandatory in order to race. It’s far from …
Originating in Belgium, cyclocross has deep roots in neighboring European countries like France and the Netherlands. For an in-depth history of ’cross in America, Issues …
If you take a look at Cyclocross Magazine’s 2012/2013 cyclocross race calendar, you can see that nearly every state hosted a cyclocross race. What does …
The cyclocross season begins in the fall and goes through the winter. Without forgetting our friends in the Southern Hemisphere, this means we usually see …
by Tim Rutledge, Lee Slone and Molly Hurford On the weeks our Rumors and Rumblings columnist is busy with law school and work, a group …
Four-time Cyclocross National Champion brings experience, talent, and nose for the podium as new ambassador of specialty online retailer. PARK CITY, UTAH – Today, Competitive …
by Robbie Carver Richard Fries, with his characteristic hyperbole, called Sven Nys to the start line. “This is not a man,” he said, “but a …
Our SoCal photographer Phil Beckman emailed us at CXM HQ this weekend. Not because there was a ’cross race (it is May!) but because the …
When Jade Wilcoxson took silver at cyclocross nationals in January, many were surprised, since she hadn’t raced much during the season. Her finish there scored …
When you discuss cyclocross in the US, the two major hubs that come to mind are New England and the Pacific Northwest. But if you …