Tag: cyclocross
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Huttcross 20.2: Superstylin’
Click or not: Huttcross 20.2: Superstylin’While Le Tour was going virtual with a sprint on the Champs-Elysees, Huttcross returned to its dirty roots in Upper Hutt. El Presidente had spent time on the tools unearthing real estate for new lines to be carved upon. A damp week cleared to sunny skies with a light wind taking some moistness out of… …
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Huttcross 20.1: Boogie Wonderland
Click or not: Huttcross 20.1: Boogie WonderlandPost pandemic party mode pulled into Petone on Sunday. The Huttcross crew were pumped to lay down that boogie harbourside. Arguably the most picturesque offering on the Huttcross bill of fare, Hikoikoi Reserve serves up grass camber, driftwood barriers, and shale pits while sittin’ on the dock of the bay. Two hundred and forty-eight riders… …
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Café du Cycliste brings the Bikepacking Bible
Click or not: Café du Cycliste brings the Bikepacking BibleI’ve owned a Café du Cycliste lightweight jacket for a couple of years now, and while it’s probably one of my least-used pieces of kit, it’s also one of my favourites. Beautifully made, functional and great looking. They know their stuff. So browsing through their new Ultimate Guide To Bikepacking and Adventure Cycling you get… …
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Sonic Truth at the Sugar Cane 200
Click or not: Sonic Truth at the Sugar Cane 200A beautifully shot video that makes you want to get up at the crack of dawn and ride your bike a really long way on gravel. Until the second half’s soundtrack kicks in and you want to gouge your own ears out. I find playing this over the vid helps… …
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Sublime To Ridiculous
Click or not: Sublime To RidiculousBicycles offer the greatest escapism I have experienced anywhere. Ever. You can do your best thinking or absolutely no thinking at all while turning pedals. Throw wilderness into the mix and you have utter bliss. PSA: It’s not always sublime. Let’s not look at it through rose tinted Prisms. Sometimes it is completely ridiculous. Sometimes… …
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Bombtrack at a CX World Cup
Click or not: Bombtrack at a CX World CupLike the title says, Bombtrack ‘crosser Gosse van der Meer took to the mud at the Bern World Cup and mixed it up with the big boys. This little film is a great insight into life mid-pack out of a van rather than up front and a giant bus. …
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Ridden: Look X-Track En-Rage Pedals
Click or not: Ridden: Look X-Track En-Rage PedalsLook was one of the first, actually the first company to make a clipless pedal. And if you’re reading that and thinking “but these are clip-in pedals” then you’re not from the time when pedals had toe-clips and straps to hold your feet somewhat precariously to the pedals. When the cleat and retension spring system… …
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More Than You Can Chew, or Knowing When To Say When
Click or not: More Than You Can Chew, or Knowing When To Say WhenThere always comes a time when you know you need to pull up stumps, cut your losses, get out while the going’s good. It’s those times when your words don’t quite form coherent sentences and the barman looks at you like he’s about to call security, even though he’s only served you one drink and… …