It’s coming up on our favourite time of the year. Rain, grey skies, blackberry thorns. The harbingers of another three months of ripping trail, getting lost in the woods, and shivering course-side at cyclocross races across the PACNW.
CROSS CLUB – WEDNESDAY NIGHT CX RIDES
Victoria’s underground cyclocross series returns next Wednesday. These informal “races” run from Sept 10- Oct 15th, and are a great way to get acquainted with the sport.
Whether you are a seasoned CX vet looking to get your hustle on, or a brand-new rider trying to figure out how these events work, Cross Club is a fantastic first step into the fall.
The first event goes down at 4017 Prospect Lake Road on the same course on which we ran the Semiprestige Race, conveniently owned and graciously offered up by BSC owners Shawn & Colin McKean.
B’s ride at 5:30pm A’s at 6:00pm.
Stop by early and scoop some waffles from Renaat and his Wannawafel truck!
Details on locations later in the season will be emailed to the registered riders list each week.
Registration link: www.crossclubvictoria.com
CYCLOCROSS SWAG – NEW PRODUCT ARRIVALS
Feeling the need to upgrade your CX gear? Or perhaps you’ve spent the season riding road bikes and want to get amongst this crazy cross action?
BSC has been receiving fresh batches of winter-ready goodies including bikes, tubular race tires, tubes, pumps etc.
2015 Focus Mares CX 3.0 – $3300
– Top-tier carbon frame & fork
– SRAM Rival 11spd group
– Hydro disc brakes (Newly redesigned, & problem-free!)
– Limited edition gum-wall Racing Ralph Schwalbe tires
– Full size run avail, including an XS demo bike!
2015 Felt F65x Cyclocross – $1650
– Aluminum frame, carbon fork
– Shimano 11spd 105 groupset
– TRP Spyre mechanical disc brakes
– Race-ready, or convert it to a commuter/ winter road rig
One of the coolest dirt-specific items in the store are these Lezyne High-Volume floor pumps. Maxing out at 70 PSI, these pumps allow for super accurate pressure readings when inflating low-psi MTB or CX tires.
They retail for $94.99
Lastly, our stock on cross tubulars and clinchers is better than ever. With Clement, Challenge, Schwalbe and Vittoria available, there are tread types & rubber compounds for every rider and every condition.
Nerd out on these Schwalbe Racing Ralph tubulars. Now available in a high-volume version, using an exceptionally tacky rubber compound, the Ralphs make for excellent CX rubber all season long.
Keep an eye on the BSC Facebook and social media for more info on our weekly CX shop rides. We found a really good couch on the last one…
