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WEBSep 30, 2011 — Bike Profile: Li King’s Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championship Winning Bike. Frame builder Li King races cyclocross, tracklocross and gravel with much success. King won SSCXWC on a special bike built just for the event. We check out the unique frame and component choices they made for the winning machine.
Review: Shimano's GRX Gravel Group: Drivetrain, Brakes, Wheels …
WEBOct 18, 2019 — After several weeks of testing, the GRX RX570 wheels are still rolling true despite rough adventures in two states, several trips inside a bike box and a few spills. Shimano’s new GRX gravel/cyclocross family of components has one wheelset, the 21.6mm wide RX570 wheelset. It comes in both 700c and 650b diameters.
Review: Cervelo's Race-Oriented Aspero Gravel Bike
WEBJan 17, 2020 — Cervelo recommends the shorter Trail Mixer setting for road tires on 700c wheels, which actually results in more trail and less offset, but the smaller tires would offset this change with reduced trail. The Aspero is quite roomy. Our size 56 has a stack of 580mm and a reach of 397, with a wheelbase of 1027mm.
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WEBBike Profile: Li King’s Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championship Winning Bike. Frame builder Li King races cyclocross, tracklocross and gravel with much success. King won SSCXWC on a special bike built just for the event. We check out the unique frame and component choices they made for the winning machine. Read more 0 Comments.
Reviewed: Easton's Lightweight EC90 SL Carbon Crankset
WEBandrew — July 15, 2016. On Monday Easton officially announced its new EC90 SL carbon crankset. This is not the first time Easton has made carbon cranks, with the sleek EC90 five-arm crankset released in 2009 (and surprisingly still available in places) being the last model we’ve seen. However, after stepping away from the crank market and ...
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WEBJul 20, 2015 — The folks here at Cyclocross Magazine can’t get enough of our cyclocross bikes, and usually we find excuses to keep riding them year round. We’ve also heard scary rumors of cyclists who leave their ’cross bikes in a dark corner for six months out of the year. Thankfully, with only six weeks left before cyclocross season is underway, both types of riders are beginning to ramp up to the ...
Review: 2020 Specialized Diverge Expert Gravel Bike
WEBDec 4, 2019 — The head tube angle on the Diverge is a neutral 72.5 degrees on our 56cm review sample. The effective top tube length is 56.1cm. With a 60.4cm front center and 42.1cm chainstays, the wheelbase is 101.1cm. It all sounds like a cyclocross bike until you notice the bottom bracket drop is an ultra-low 8.5cm.
USA Cycling Cyclocross Nationals Returns to Hartford in 2022
WEBFeb 12, 2022 — Hartford, Connecticut, the site of the 2017 USA Cycling Cyclocross Nationals, will bring back the nation’s best cyclocrossers this December for the 2022 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, otherwise known as #CXNats. See the full press release from USA Cycling below. The mud was very slippery and this run-up challenged racers all day.
Ridden and Reviewed: 2022 Cannondale Supersix EVO CX
WEBThe Build. The SuperSix EVO CX has a complete kit of Cannondale components including a standard aluminum bar and stem, a Fabric brand saddle. the aforementioned proprietary D-shaped Hollowgram SL carbon seat post with a 2 bolt clamp, and of course the aluminum Cannondale crankset with a single 40t direct-mount chainring.
Reviewed: Bontrager GR1 Team Issue Gravel Tire 700 x 40mm, 35mm
WEBJul 12, 2019 — The small, tightly spaced, squared-off knobs offer a similar knob height and size as the excellent Panaracer Gravel King SK, with a bit more of a directional suggestion and tighter density.Compared to the pointed knobs of the lightweight Challenge Gravel Grinder TLR, the Bontrager GR1 should be longer-wearing, and similar to a Gravel King SK.Knob heights measure just over 1mm tall.