Posts tagged monster cross

Italy’s T Red built its Muur titanium monster cross / gravel bike by hand with materials from Italy. Take a closer look at this versatile, wide-tire bike.

The character of a monstercross bike can change based on what tires you are running. Monstercross News looks at some favorites and how they can be used.

Dirt drop bars are an essential part of a monster cross bike. Jon Severson provides a brief dirt drop history and discusses their versatility.

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.

Origin8 has several new gravel and monster cross offerings. We look at the Hellcat CX/GX frame, Gary dirt drops, Wildfire tires and Everland high-rise stem.

The December 2018 U.S. Cyclocross Nationals will have a new monster cross category. Get your wide tires and dirt drops ready for this new racing category.

Looking to up the volume on your monster cross mash? Here’s eight favorite monster tires that do more than gravel for your dirt and trail adventures.

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.

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.

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.

Who says carbon all comes from a few factories? McGovern Cycles builds its bikes in Nevada County, California to your KOM needs and McGovern’s exacting standards.

All eyes have been on Montana lately. Today we look at a red-white-and-blue creation that should please both parties.

Want a custom steel steed that can do it all? Cameron Falconer did his homework and built a drop bar mountain bike for the trails of Chico and much more. Did he pass the test?

Paul Component Engineering is back with purple anodized CNC machined aluminum bicycle components. But don’t confuse these components to be a sign that the Chico-based company is turning back the clock to the 90s.

It’s an arms race in the gravel / adventure bike world to see who can be the biggest and baddest, and Wilier Triestina might just be winning with the Jaroon Plus.

The category-busting Bombtrack Hook EXT bike serves up cyclocross geometry, fat 27.5″ mountain bike rubber, Columbus steel and a curious name. Is this a recipe for fun? We surrender our early ride findings.

FitWell Bicycle Company’s Schratz line brings affordable adventure to the masses in the form of a $155 cromo frame, 50mm tire clearance, 15 frame sizes and $850 complete bikes.

At Sea Otter 2015, I spent a few minutes with Tom Ritchey at the Scott Addict CX launch. We exchanged pleasantries, and then I wasted …

Even without USA Cycling gravel regulations, gravel races, gravel gear and even gravel itself vary tremendously. Earlier this week we brought you our review of …

We had our first look at Magura’s innovative ANT+ wireless Vyron eLect dropper post at 2015 Interbike. And at this week’s 2016 Magura Press Camp, we got our first ride on it.

Moots is celebrating 35 years of building bikes. Not content to rest on their laurels, Moots introduced some innovative gravel bike ideas at NAHBS 2016 and showed off some of their best-known models.

While new cyclocross racers might be intrigued with his creation, old timers are familiar with his approach. It wasn’t that long ago when those interested …

One of our favorite things about attending “gravel grinder” events is checking out the bikes that people build and use for these adventures. It’s similar …

Twenty2 Cycles fabricates titanium, steel and aluminum bicycles in Vail, Colorado, just a few hours away from the 2013 NAHBS show. Founded in 2011 by …

by Keith Hower Once again, the Northeast has had a rainy lead-up to the weekend’s racing. The Pittsburgh region has had several days of non-stop …

SpectaCross, the unique summer cyclocross race weekend held in conjunction with the New Jersey State Fair, is looking to assure the fair organizers that cyclocross …

We found lots more to geek out over today at the Sea Otter festival in Monterey, California. Photos and eye candy are below, here’s a …

Believe it or not, we’re still digging out from Interbike, and we’ve got some interesting upcoming cyclocross-worthy products that still deserve attention. A lot of …