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Thursday, 1 October 2015

The Northeast Ohio Cyclocross Series: How To Build A Cyclo-cross Community

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Marshall Leiningerand#39;s introduction to cross racing isnand#39;t different from many others. Fortunately for racers in Northeast Ohio, his love of the sport shines in his growing cyclo-cross race series.

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Wednesday, 30 September 2015

â€‹Pro GRT: Kamikaze Bike Games close out season

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Bryn Atkinson(AUS/Rocky Mountain Shimano) andJill Kintner(Bellingham, Wash./Redbull-Norco) put the finishing touches on the menandrsquo;s and womenandrsquo;sPro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT)titles Sept. 26 at theKamikaze Bike Gamesin Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

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Nibali wins Tre Valli Varesine

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Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) won the Tre Valli Varesine race with a solo attack on the final climb, just 24 hours after arriving in Europe from the World Championships in Richmond, USA.

The Astana team - especially Fabio Aru - worked for Nibali on the final 12km lap around Varese and then the Italian national champion jumped away from a select group of riders with a double attack on the final climb. He quickly opened a gap on the chasers, who then hesitated slightly, afraid to set up their rivals if they led the chase.

Nibali celebrated with his arms in the air, finishing nine seconds ahead of Sergey Firsanov (RusVelo) who jumped away in sight of the finish to take second place. Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Factory Racing) won the sprint for third ahead of Simone Ponzi (Southeast).

Nibali’s success makes him a logical favourite for Sunday’s Il Lombardia race, the final race of this year’s WorldTour.

“The guys did a great job today, especially Fabio Aru, without them I wouldn’t have won,” Nibali said, revealing he arrived in Italy at lunchtime on Tuesday. “I was tired after the flight and because of the jet lag. I started and even thought of climbing off but I felt good and things worked out. I have to thank my teammates for this win.

“The only tactic I could use was to ensure the race didn’t end in a sprint. I managed to pull it off. I now want to do well at Lombardia and hope to recover quickly for Sunday.”

Thanks to his victory Nibali also secured victory in the three-race Trittico Lombardia. He won the Coppa Bernocchi race and was second in the Coppa Agostoni race and so took home a special diamond prize awarded by the race organisers.

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Gougeard wins Tour de l'Eurométropole prologue

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Niner refreshes its thinking with RKT 9 XC ripper

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Niner has just introduced a new flagship cross-country racer. The RKT 9 brings new frame features and a striking new frame design to Niner’s short-travel line-up.

90mm rear suspension travel
Designed around 100mm suspension forks
148x12mm rear thru-axle
439mm / 17.3in chainstays
1-2x compatible
Complete bikes range from $4,500 - $9,500 / £4,199 -£8,799(AUS pricing TBA)
Frame with shock retails for $3,000 / £2,899
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We first caught wind of the RKT 9 in mid-August when Niner-sponsored athlete Rebecca Rusch was teasing the new bike on her Instagram feed. Rusch tackled the Leadville 100 aboard the new bike. Many other Niner-sponsored racers such as Chloe Woodruff as well as the Clif Bar squad have also been putting the new bike through its paces this summer.

The RKT 9 ushers in a host of new frame details that may signal a change in direction for the Fort Collins, Colorado-based company. The RKT 9 is the first Niner to feature a 148x12mm thru-axle rear end. The RKT 9 uses a more compact version of Niner’s CVA suspension design, allowing Niner to tuck the rear wheel in, reducing the chainstay length to 439mm / 17.3in. Compare that with the rangy 455mm/ 17.9in chainstays of the Jet 9 RDO. In addition to shrinking chainstays, rear suspension travel is reduced from 100 to 90mm on the RKT 9.

The RKT 9 may be the first Niner to sport 148x12 rear axle spacing, but it certainly won't be the last

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Silca shoots shrink ray to create new Pocket Impero

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Silca recently debuted the modern reinterpretation of the classic Impero full-sized frame pump. As usual, there was the company’s typically obsessive attention to detail and design with features like a slick alloy body, simple-yet-ergonomic push-on head, intricately machined fittings, and a leather plunger that self-adjusts as the pump gets hot. Now, Silca is following up with the Pocket Impero, a miniature version with the same technical attributes but in a much more compact package.

Don’t call it a ‘mini-pump’

Company owner Josh Poertner is key to point out that the Pocket Impero isn’t like other mini-pumps. In fact, he insists that it isn’t categorized as one since, in his opinion, the segment is rife with inadequacies. As we’ve now come to expect from Silca, the Pocket Impero goes well above and beyond what’s normally expected of such a pedestrian item – and similarly, that’s what makes it special.

The CNC-machined head is the same one Silca uses on the full-sized Impero frame pump

For example, the CNC-machined alloy head features a machined brass check valve that almost no one will ever notice. In true Silca tradition, the plunger is a real leather U-shaped cup that Poertner says maintains a much better seal than cheaper rubber o-rings as the pump body heats up. Opposite the pump head resides a Teflon-impregnated Delrin guide bushing held in place with a separate stainless steel C-clip instead of the usual, cheap plastic bit that’s screwed into the body. According to Poerter, this allows for a longer effective stroke length in a shorter overall package.

A premium compact saddle pack, too

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The best mountain bikes under £1000

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BikeRadar's sister magazine What Mountain Bike has been hammering a series of budget mountain bikes to separate the wheat from the chaff. Here we take a look at five steeds at or just below the crucial £1,000 price point – the Marin Nail Trail 9.6, Claud Butler Alpina 2.8, 13 Incline Gamma, Specialized Rockhopper Expert and Calibre Bossnut.

At this level we found a lot of similarities – cross country-oriented spec, 1x or 2x cranksets and air sprung forks are the order of the day. You definitely don't want to see crude coil-sprung forks when shelling out this sort of cash, and you're also ideally looking for 10-speed drivetrains with clutch derailleurs, brakes from SRAM or Shimano and 15mm thru-axles.

All the bikes on test here are hardtails, with the exception of the Bossnut, a debut full-sus machine from the unlikely source of UK mega-retailer GO Outdoors. It's already garnered a strong review on BikeRadar, but how does it compare to its price point peers?

We'll be rolling out full reviews of the cream of the budget MTB crop – stay tuned over the coming weeks…

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