The Avid ’09 Shorty 4 Cantilever Brakes were redesigned for the new model year.  They offer a very strong and smooth actuation that easy to adjust.

• For use with road levers
• Arms are easy to center with a spring adjuster screw
• Brake pad is 70mm in length for greater stopping power
• Brake Type: Linear Pull – Canti
• Brake Lever Actuation: Short Pull
• Material: Forged Aluminum
• Brake Usage: Front or Rear
• Pad: 20R
• Hub/Brake Compatibility: Rim Brake

You already love Surly’s Cross Check for its versatility. Now it’s available with S & S Machine couplers built right in, making it the ultimate bike for travel. Using the (optional) hard case, the bike can be broken into two pieces, potentially allowing you to escape the large fees airlines charge for a bicycle.

• 4130 double-butted frame and 1 1/8″ threadless fork
• Horizontal dropouts with derailleur hanger and suitable braze-ons, so it can easily be built up as a singlespeed, fixed gear, or traditional geared drivetrain
• Room to run up to 700 x 45c tires with fenders
• Touring? Traveler’s check has eyelets for a rear rack
• Unique 132.5mm spacing works with either road or MTB hubs
• Each frameset includes the coupler wrench and grease needed to assemble/disassemble
• Accepts 68mm BB, standard 1 1/8″ threadless headset, 28.6mm bottom pull front derailleur, and 27.2mm seatpost

The new carbon version of the Piranha tubeless cyclocross tire. Ultralight compound that is meant for dry, fast terrain (i.e., Southern Calfornia). If you don’t want to go to the expense and complexity of tubular rims/tires for ‘cross, in our opinion, these are the next best thing.

• Fast-rolling semi-slick center section with side knobs for grip
• Use with a tube inside on any clincher rim, or tubeless when paired compatible tubeless rims like Shimano, Fulcrum, Campagnolo Road Tubeless wheels
• Real weight 390 grams (sample A); 400 grams (sample B) on our digital gram scale

Easton EA70 X Wheelset

The EA70 X is the tubular version of the
EA70. Designed with cross or criterium racers in mind, where strength
and stiffness are a must. Like the EA70, it is the new standard for bang-for-the-buck
performance in tubulars and the clear-cut choice for racers and enthusiasts
looking for a boost in speed, performance, reliability and ride quality.

• Tubular only
• Sapim double butted spokes
• 24 spokes front
• 28 spokes rear
• C3 hubs
• Alloy rim
• Approximate weight 1650 grams
• Includes quick release skewers

The cyclocross brake we’ve all been waiting for. Plenty of mud clearance and adjustability at half the price of the brakes that have been the “gold standard” of the cross circuit for a while now.

• Sets up easily with wide (max power) or narrow (thigh/shoulder clearance) stance
• Straddle cable has built-in inline cable adjuster
• Brake shoes use standard road inserts, making it easy to drop in your carbon-specific-compound brake shoes without the need for special carriers
• claimed 115 grams