Posts tagged barriers

Up.bike’s Portable Barrier uses metal supports and a PVC pipe to provide portable barriers for cyclocross practice. We take a first look.

up.bike hops into cyclocross with its Portable Barrier, Flandrien Barrier and Pit Box. Learn more about the new products from the Michigan company.

Looking for a step-by-step breakdown of cyclocross barriers? Cycleboredom is here to help with its in-depth barrier technique video.

Watching the pros do anything in slow-mo is a great way to study techniques and see what you can work on in the offseason. Watch this video of pros hopping and running barriers.

We heard about MontanaCrossCamp from Geoff Proctor in our interview with the cyclocross coach after his European camp with Sven Nys. It’s now underway, and …

Have you read our Technique Tuesday about how to correctly carry your bike? Looking for a new challenge? Want to impress your friends, spectators and …

Haven’t yet begun your season from all of the gravel riding? With all of the cyclocross races now happening across the country, with even the …

If self-driving cars are already a reality, robots racing and teaching cyclocross shouldn’t be that far-fetched. Scientists at MIT, with funding from DARPA, have proven …

Zach McDonald talks like he rides: he cuts to the chase and rarely holds anything back. He’s an American cyclocross racer full of candor who …

So you’ve been racing cyclocross for a few years, have been finishing mid-pack, and you’re now looking towards next season wondering where you can gain …

by Molly Hurford Sure, it’s a little silly. But here at Cyclocross Magazine HQ, we’re getting in the Easter-egg-hunting spirit by imagining ourselves soaring effortlessly …

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.

Raleigh once again brought us some off-season cyclocross with April’s Sea Otter 2013 cyclocross race. After a small but enthusiastic showing in 2012 won by …

by Molly Hurford With Nationals rapidly approaching, it can’t hurt to brush up on some basic techniques: after all, no matter what the course conditions, …

by Molly Hurford If you’re part of the New England cyclocross scene, you’ve probably come across a Keough or two while racing. As the managers …

There have been a lot of questions asked and many things assumed about my “incident.” Allow me to set the record straight. My name is Joey Mullan, and I crashed on my bike. As for the intensity of the crash, wow! I have raced singlespeed cyclocross for the past three seasons, this being my fourth. I don’t consider myself a roadie, a mountain biker or a BMX kid. I do it all, but I consider myself a cyclocrosser, 100%.

One of the best cyclocross skills to learn as a new racer is learning how to take “transitions.” (Not just barriers: transitions can mean a …

Adam Myerson is a longtime racer who has worked his way up to the pro ranks of road and cyclocross racing. As both a competitor …

by Dan Seaton New rules officially adopted by the UCI’s Management Committee today will mean major changes for the world’s top races come this fall. …

Sven Nys’ early days of BMX racing developed his mad bunny hopping skills, and his ability to dominate races by hopping the UCI’s 40 cm …

Cyclocross is a brutal sport for sure, with its varied off-road surfaces, epic conditions, and the need to jump over barriers at speed in front …

Note: This was one of three April Fools stories, posted on April 1, 2008. Although we would not be surprised by a ban on barriers, …