Upgrading the CAADX – Tubeless disc brake road wheels?
My Cannondale CAADX is still running exactly as it came out of the shop, with it’s Sora groupset and bog-standard wheels… all unchanged apart from...
Category: Cyclocross
Western League Round 9 – Back to Hengrove
This was the third race of the season at Hengrove, held here after Bath Council (allegedly?) took issue with the Odd Down track being used...
Western League Round 8 – Warmley Park was very warm
Warmley Park is right beside the Bristol-Bath cycle path in east Bristol and was a thoroughly pleasant place to run a cyclocross race. The only...
Western Cyclocross League – Round 7 – The hills of Lockleaze
Anyone familiar with Bristol, especially if you commute, will know the large TV/comms aerial that sits on the hill above the M32 as you head...
Western Cyclocross League – Round 6 – Back to Hengrove
Last Wednesday saw me get my fourth cyclocross under my belt with a return to the course at Hengrove. While the rain held off (until...
Road ride or cyclocross race – Which is harder?
Time for a little bit of science… how does a hard road ride compare to a cyclocross race in terms of effort? I’ve been wearing...
Western Cyclocross League – Round 4 – The art of cycling on grass
My third cyclocross was last night and I didn’t get into the largest chainring at any point… Round 4 of the Western Cyclocross League was...
Western Cyclocross League Round 2 – A steep learning curve
This article should probably be titled “A very steep learning curve”… Last night (20th May 2015) was Round 2 of the Western Cyclocross League, and...
Vittoria Cross XG Pro Folding Tyre – Review
When we bought our Kinesis Crosslight Pro3, we were given a set of used cyclocross tyres to get us on the trails, but it was...
My first cyclocross race – Western Cyclocross League
I’m officially bloodied in the world of cyclocross now – halfway through the race, with my head-down on the back straight trying to catch my...