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cyclo-cross

Diary of a cyclo-cross racer: Racing the home advantage

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Rich Mitch tackles Stanmer CX

Sitting in bed with a brew it felt like the rain hammering on my window wanted to jump in bed and join me. The glass rattled as the hum drum wet played it's Keith Moon-style drum solo. I tweeted my concern. The response came back from road.cc's own Jo Burt that if the weather was crap less people would show up and I was going to get a better result. With those words ringing in my ears I got my routine underway.

Just In : Kona Jake The Snake

Tis the season, we take a quick look at Kona’s new and very orange cross bike.

Kona - Jake The Snake 2013

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Kona - Jake The Snake - Ultegra Rear Derailleur

Maxxis Raze Cyclocross tyre

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Maxxis Raze Cyclocross tyre

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£23.99

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Maxxis Raze Cyclocross tyre 2

The Maxxis Raze is a cyclo-cross tyre billed by Maxxis as the "solution to the diverse terrain a cyclo-cross race requires". Weight-wise, the folding version sits in the middle between the Mud Wrestler and the Mimo CX, both of which are billed by Maxxis as more suitable for wet terrain, while the Raze's selling point, according to Maxxis, is its versatility.

The tread design features a central ridge of closely spaced square knobs for reduced rolling resistance on harder terrain, while the square side knobs are spaced wider apart.

SRAM confirm work on hydraulic discs

Disc-equipped racers make clean sweep at US race, and SRAM confirm they're developing hydraulic discs

Disc brakes are winning in cyclo-cross

Tim Johnson's Cannondale	Meredith Miller's Specialized Crux disc	Ryan Trebon's Cannondale	three-discateers-1024x682	Danny Sumerhill
Jeremy Powers Rapha Focus bike

Just In – Hope V-Twin

Hope's V-Twin hydraulic disc brake converter for drop bar levers

Cyclo-cross... it's what autumn was designed for

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Autumn cyclo-cross fun

Rushing through the decaying leaves littering the trail. Shafts of sunlight beaming through the tree cover. The coldness of the air and the sting of the winter wind held back by the firm embrace of warmth generated by the sheer effort of shoving a cyclo-cross bike along a muddy trail.

Your guide to cyclo-cross racing

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Cyclo-cross racing guide

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Rapha Supercross round 1 (© Wig Worland) 00

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Racing cyclo-cross

It's fast, frantic, spectator friendly and damn good fun. Cyclo-cross - or cross, cyclo-x and CX - is a sport that takes modified road bikes off road in races that typically last for 60 minutes and includes obstacles where you need to dismount and run with the bike over your shoulder.

Winter Project - Part 2

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The winter project continues

A bike must be built up in the correct fashion. If the frame does not come with a fork then the fork must be the next thing on the list, it needs its skeleton. It’s the rules.