Posts in category gravel

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.

Former CX pro Jake Wells talks to CXM about taking second place in his first Dirty Kanza 200 and offers training advice for CXers interested in riding in epic gravel events.

WTB’s gravel tire line keeps expanding, and today the company unveiled its new All-Weather Resolute 42 gravel tire. Here’s the details and our first ride impressions.

For the entire Dirty Kanza 200, one name remained atop the leaderboard standings at each time check: Alison Tetrick. Get to know the gravel newbie via our interview with the Kanza Queen.

Amanda Nauman wins 45-minute cyclocross races and 11-hour gravel races. We caught up with Nauman after Dirty Kanza to hear about her epic race, training for two disciplines and her thoughts on the future of gravel racing.

The Dirty Kanza is not for everyone, but thanks to Christopher Nichols’ photo essay, we all can appreciate the epic day from start to finish, without the epic effort.