I’ve been racing cyclocross since mid October, picking the sport up again after 29 years away from it. I’m not sure why I’ve caught the ’cross bug so much, but it had something to do with building magnesium ’cross bikes and being jazzed about how lightweight and comfortable to ride over rough surfaces they are. I also am passionate about cross-country ski racing (mostly skating, some classic), and my fitness tends to go in the toilet when the weather and short daylight hours make road or mountain bike riding less enjoyable and more of a hassle. When the snow finally hits, I have to build fitness all over again and don’t start doing well in ski races until February. ’Cross seemed like the perfect answer, so I made myself a matching (other than the color and that one has a single chainring and the other has a double along with ’cross-top brake levers) pair of Zinn Magster ’Cross bikes and have been having a blast on them.
