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6 months, 3 weeks ago 0

Campton Chicago Cross Cup 2012 – A Family Affair

What an amazing race day today.  The Chicago Cross Cup has seen just about everything a good Chicago fall has to offer and today we got the good stuff.  There was just enough bite in the air to know it was cross season, but enough sun bursting through the clouds to warm the riders and [...]

7 months ago 2

Campton Cross 2012: The FAQ

Greetings.  Below details some of the questions we have received regarding Campton Cross.  Please check it out: 1. Do you have a map of the course? Yes.  If you were there last year, it will be essentially the same course.  As you may know, the course was changed slightly from years past in order to [...]

7 months ago 0

Campton Cross. You know you want to.

First, watch the greatest cyclocross video ever made (and filmed at Campton Cross): CROSS from Paul Michna on Vimeo. Second, put on the lederhosen, and do it.  You know you want to.

7 months ago 0

Bartlett cx at Sunrise Park

Blood, Sweat and Tears at Bartlett’s Sunrise Park What a day.  While the weather was probably a little too perfect for cyclocross (more like this in May, please) the racing was fantastic.  We’re working on getting a full report and a bunch of pictures online right now.  Until then, here’s a brief rundown of some of [...]

7 months, 1 week ago 0

Group riding.

                45 Miles over 3 sunny, glorious hours today.  Fall riding the way nature intended.  Shall we do it again sometime? I think so. Tomorrow cross madness will resume at Bartlett.

7 months, 1 week ago 0

Group ride tomorrow

Assemble at Caribou for an 8:30 start. Weather looks like it should cooperate.  Figure 3ish hours at a “mid-fall” pace.   Should be fun.

7 months, 1 week ago 0

Comradery – Bandit cross 10/16

We had another great night for Bandit Cross.  There were almost 20 racers tonight covering just about every CX category including 60+ Cross Cup leader John Craychee who was mentioned in the latest CCC post. We have been starting at the same time, but I keep getting home later.  The team comradery is amazing.    You [...]

7 months, 1 week ago 1

Campton Cross 2012… we’ve got naked people.

Still haven’t registered for Campton Cross?  Do it. Now.  Then set your bike up like Mara does, and race. Why?  Because it’s always a little weird. There’s a rumor that Rob may even race in his Bears onsie

7 months, 1 week ago 0

Mud, lightning, mud, rain, mud, tornado, mud… – Carpentersville 2012

What a day of Chicago Cross Cup racing!!  Today we experienced everything a good Chicago fall has to offer and 12 of us from Bicycle Heaven rolled with it. For those of you who were warm and dry today you missed some amazingly technical racing.  Even more so than normal, the races were won and [...]

7 months, 1 week ago 0

The Surly Pugsley

No matter what your thoughts of it are I’m sure one of two things comes to mind when you see a Surly Pugsley, either you really want to ride it or you really want to own it.  Sury has been making the Pugsley for many years now and many changes have taken place in their [...]