Search

In 2016 Lauren De Crescenzo did not think she would every ride a bike again. In 2018, she won the Crusher in the Tushar gravel race. We chat about her win.

Specialized put its latest carbon CruX on a diet, tweaked its geometry and embraced standards to create the ultimate cyclocross race bike. Did it succeed?

Michael van den Ham rode the front-suspended Lauf True Grit gravel bike at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We profile his bike and 206-mile setup.

Amanda Nauman says her Niner RLT 9 RDO gravel bike rides like a “Cadillac.” We profile her 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 setup and component choices.

Dylan Glatt rode his gold ghoul-d luck Spooky Cycles Gas Mask at the 2018 Lost and Found Gravel Grinder. We profile his eye-catching bike.

Craig Richey cut through the wind at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race using his aero-bar-equipped Devinci Hatchet. We profile his aero racing bike.

Tobin Ortenblad swapped Euro mud for Lake Davis Dust on his Santa Cruz Stigmata cyclocross bike. We profile his winning the Lost and Found bike.

At the Lost and Found gravel race, experience matters, even when you’re the youngest in the lead group. Check out the full pro men’s results and tales from the winner.

Every gravel bike has a story. We profile All-City, Specialized and Waltworks bikes that caught our eye at the 2018 Almanzo 100 gravel race in Minnesota.

We rode Allied’s Alfa Allroad made-in-America carbon gravel bike at the 2018 Almanzo 100. We profile the road-inspired rough road bike and offer ride impressions.

Mat Stephens heads to the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 as the defending champion. We chatted with him before his title defense at the premier Kansas gravel race.

Alison Tetrick is back to defend her title at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We chat with her about buckling up for 206 more miles of Kansas gravel racing.

Why monster cross? Jon Severson of Monstercross News provides three reasons the dirt drop, wide tire bike is appealing for off-road and everyday riding.

Helen Wyman had a new “all the colors” KindHuman Kensuke gravel bike for the 2018 Paris to Ancaster race. We profile her eye-catching gravel grinder.

The iconic Van Dessel Country Road Bob singlespeed is back with modern amenities on a classic design. We take a first look at the rebooted cyclocross / gravel bike.

Jake Wells has successfully crossed over from cyclocross to gravel. We asked him about his bike, gear and training that help him succeed during long grinds.

Canadian Cyclocross National Champion Michael van den Ham is still growing as a racer. We chatted with him about his ‘cross success and new (old) gravel adventures.

The Lauf Grit suspension fork has a unique look that provides 30 mm of mixed-terrain and gravel travel for smoother rides. We review the off-road suspension option.

Kaitie Keough is taking her cyclocross bike to Kansas for the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We asked her about her prep for the premier gravel grinder race in the U.S.

The offseason is a great time to improve your cyclocross bike handling. We offer some ideas to help spark your technical skill creative juices.

Jon Severson of Monster Cross News has a history project: keeping the do-it-all monster cross tradition alive. In this Wednesday Wonderings, he shares more about what Monster Cross is.

Perhaps Paris Roubaix inspired you to conquer a tough mix of pavement and rough dirt or gravel roads, but do you have the right tires? Here are five top choices that we’ve reviewed that will have you racing to the velodrome or pub.

Readers submitted questions for Katie Compton, and the 2018 Cyclocross Worlds medalist and 14-time national champion answers them in this Q and Fn A. Hear her thoughts on a wide range of topics CXM readers wanted to know about.

You don’t need the latest and greatest to win a National Championship or finish top 15 in the Elites. Jen Malik did both on a surprisingly outdated machine. We profile her ride.

What does it take to be a cyclocross pro? We asked around to see how many bikes, wheels and tires teams bring to UCI weekends. See how the pros travel and maybe learn a an equipment trick in our notes from the pit.

Two cyclocross GOATs in Jonathan Page and Todd Wells announced their retirements this year. We look back at their legacies in this Year in Review.

The new World Cup Waterloo at Trek Bicycles included a new change: equal payouts for women and men. Trek’s leadership on the issue of equal pay is the latest entry in our 2017 Year in Review.

The Asheville Ramble is a new semi-supported bikepacking gravel ride in North Carolina. Our bikepacking newbie gave it a try and reports back on his experience packing it all onto his ‘cross bike for three days in the Pisgah Forest.

The Vittoria Terreno Wet was designed to be a cyclocross mud tire that rolls fast, digs deep and self-cleans. Ken Avery of Vittoria talks about the Wet in this third installment of Mechanical Monday p/b Vittoria.

The Ritchey Outback adventure bike is Tom Ritchey’s latest creation. We throw a leg over the teal steel machine. Could it be the ultimate escape vehicle?