Posts tagged pro bike profiles

Kae Takeshita went double aero on her 3T Exploro Flatmount LTD with aero bars at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We profile her setup for the 206-mile race.

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.

Jay Barre converted his Surly Cross Check commuter to a singlespeed and took it to the 2018 Lost and Found gravel grinder. We profile his steel bike.

Barry Wicks built a full-suspension Kona Hei Hei DL frame into his gravel bike. We profile his comfy crossover built for ripping gravel downhills.

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.

Katerina Nash was back on an Orbea Terra at the 2018 Lost and Found Gravel Grinder. We profile her bike and see how she overcame a flat at the CA race.

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.

Rowie Jaron rode a front-suspended NTP Bikes titanium bike custom built for cyclocross and gravel at the 2018 Lost and Found. We look at his custom build.

Kaitie Keough and Ted King both rode Cannondale Super Xes to wins at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race. We profile their winning cyclocross crossovers.

Olivia Dillon won the 2018 Lost and Found gravel race aboard her S-Works Diverge. We profile her race-winning bike that she likes quite a bit.

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.

Matt Allen of Minneapolis rescued his 1980s steel Medici Gran Turismo and turned it into his do-it-all gravel bike. We look at his re-built Almanzo 100 ride.

Dee Dee Winfield won the 2018 Almanzo 100 gravel race on her old cantilever Blue Norcross SL cyclocross bike. We profile what’s new and vintage on her winning bike.

Molly Cameron had her Flanders Forte cyclocross bike set up with Challenge’s new tubeless Gravel Grinder tires at Sea Otter. We profile her bike.

Lance Haidet ran FSA’s new electronic K-Force WE shifting on his Pivot Vault at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic. We look at his winning cyclocross and gravel bike.

Ventana’s customizable alloy cyclocross bike is the El Martillo CX. We profile Junior Hope Crockell’s standout purple alloy bike built by the NorCal company.

Christopher Blevins rode his Specialized CruX to a win at the 2018 U23 Cyclocross Nationals. We take a closer look at his winning bike.

Monica Lloyd picked up where her sister Rachel left off and won the Masters 40-44 race at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals aboard her KTM Canic CXC. We profile her winning bike.

Purple and aqua polka dots were in for Sammi Runnels and her Squid $quidcross! at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We look at her Collegiate Varsity silver medal-winning bike.

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.

John Elgart was on fire aboard his custom-painted dragon-themed carbon bike at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We profile his impressively-painted bike that helped him win the Masters 70-74 title.

At the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals Scott Funston had a B bike up his sleeve. Funston went to the pits and pulled out a Challenge Limus-equipped Kona Major Jake for the steep hill. We profile his hill-climbing bike.

Meredith Miller brought all the pieces together aboard her Mosaic XS-1 singlespeed at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We take a closer look at her Championship-winning ride.

CXM has seen some unique bikes at the U.S. Cyclocross Nationals over the years. In this TBT, we look at some interesting builds from the archives to get ready for Reno.

Gage Hecht has been riding titanium Moots bikes for years. This year he and Bart Simpson are aboard the Psychlo X RSL. Don’t have a cow and take a closer look at Hecht’s Pan-Ams-winning ride.

Tobin Ortenblad has made his mark on the 2017 season aboard his Santa Cruz Stigmata. Our bike profile looks at Ortenblad’s custom-painted bike he says “rides like a 16-pound trail bike.”

Cyclocross legend Jonathan Page is riding a cantilever KindHuman Kudu during his last season as a professional. We profiled his bike at the 2017 Cincy CX.

Lucie Chainel is riding the Canyon Inflite CF SLX carbon disc bike with Maxwheels this season. We profiled her setup at the 2017 World Cup Waterloo.

Mathieu van der Poel flew his Stevens Super Prestige to victory at the 2017 Jingle Cross World Cup. We take a closer look at Van der Poel’s winning bike.