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Cyclecross For Mountain Bikers: My First CX Race
Cyclo-cross isthe fastest growing segment of competitive cycling in the country right now. Chances are, if you don’t race cross (as it’s also called, or, CX for short) you know a few people who do. So what’s it all about? Why are so many people racing skinny-tired, road bike-esque bikes off road? I recently set …
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Race Report: Gravel Metric 2011
The video above got me curious about this whole gravel riding phenomenon out here in the middle west. Then I saw this and I was hooked: A better name for this race: “A Dangerous and Exciting Thing to do on a Sunday.” The second annual Gravel Metric held by the North Central Cyclery of DeKalb, …
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Sometimes The Only Thing Left To Do Is Cyclocross
Yup, it feels that way sometimes. When Jeff sent me the email informing me I was picked to be on the Singletracks blog team, I almost turned him down. At the time I sent in my application I was living in Philadelphia, a 15 minute ride from the sweetest trails imaginable in Fairmount Park and …
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Sometimes The Only Thing Left To Do Is Cyclocross
Yup, it feels that way sometimes. When Jeff sent me the email informing me I was picked to be on the Singletracks blog team, I almost turned him down. At the time I sent in my application I was living in Philadelphia, a 15 minute ride from the sweetest trails imaginable in Fairmount Park and …
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Van Dessel Full Tilt Boogie Cyclocross Bike Test Ride
Why would a mountain biker want to ride a cyclocross bike? Before you decide Ive gone off the deep end, let me make some observations. Cyclocross bikes have knobby tires and V-brakes (even disc brakes are legal now), theyre ridden off road, and they have big wheels (not unlike 29ers). Of course they also have …
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