Winter Escapes Gallery: A Week in the Mojave Desert
Shane and Lucia are in the middle of a little winter desert escape to Las Vegas, Nevada, and St. George, Utah.
It’s been an incredible week. A full post is coming soon, but until then, enjoy this short photo essay on riding in a world with full sunshine, few trees, and monumental rock formations.
Weekend Forecast: Cheshire Cross 2021
It’s sort of an off weekend in NYC cyclocross, with not much going on within a reasonable driving distance of the city. The UCI calendar is off in Indiana, and not much is going on in the Philly area. There is, however, a sleeper favorite going on in the middle-ish of Connecticut: Cheshire Cross.
Weekend Forecast: HPCX 2021
HPCX, the best race within an hour of NYC (ex. Rainey Park, duh), is finally upon us!
Weekend Forecast: Charm City CX 2021
Most of the team’s first big UCI weekend of cross season is finally here, and we couldn’t pick a better race than Charm City CX in Baltimore.
CX Hangover: DCCX and Whirlybird CX 2021
It’s officially mid-September and the cyclocross cobwebs are officially dusted off. While most everyone I know elected to keep it simple and stick to a single-race weekend at Whirlybird, I took it upon myself to drive unholy distances over two days in order to race both DCCX on Saturday and Whirlybird, outside of Philly, on Sunday.
Weekend Forecast: Whirlybird CX
This weekend is the Pennsylvania CX season opener, Whirlybird CX in Bryn Athen, PA. It’s a fan favorite of ours that tends to get a critical mass of people out, so no matter the course or the weather it ends up being a good time.
CX Hangover: Hydra Cross 2021
Somehow I convinced Lucia, as well as our friends from KruisCX Diane and Elizabeth, to join me at Hydra Cross—a one-day race in Massachusetts three hours away. We had a nice overnight on Saturday and were able to spend all day Sunday the best way I know how: hanging out in a field with a bunch of friends. Even though I see the people I went to the race with frequently, even during Covid, somehow laying on a blanket with them on the grass just made me feel a special kind of nice. Despite the rain.
Weekend Forecast: Hydra Cross
TBD is headed up to Hydra Cross in Holyoke, Mass this weekend for the first test of our legs this season. If you’re coming, here’s what the situation is looking like.
TBD Presents: So You Want to Race Cyclocross
Cyclocross is absolutely the most fun bike racing experience you can have. Here’s what you’re going to need to get started.
East Coast MTB vs Rockies MTB: Barb & Shane's Dueling Race Recaps
A race rivalry that spans most of the country: Barb and Shane offer dueling MTB race reports
So you’re going to do your first bike race
The bike boom is on, and if you’re partaking in your first bike race, particularly in Central Park, we have tips.
Thoughts on Racing in a Post-Covid World
For the first time in a year, we’re talking about bike racing on the Journal
Keeping Warm in the Cold: A TBD Guide to Layering
TBD’s guide to layering on the bike for comfort in every kind of weather.
A Perfect Fall Day in Minneswaska
A perfect fall day for leaf peeping and riding gravel in Minnewaska State Park and Mohonk Preserve in the Catskills.
Zwift in the Time of Quarantine
As real world racing resumes in certain regions, we reflect on our experience Zwifting during quarantine
A Modest Proposal: Let's Agree Not to Race Bikes in March
March is a winter month. It’s not for racing.
The Best Coffee Setup for Travel (to Bike Races)
Our collected recommendations for the best coffee setup for travel to bike races including our thoughts on the Aeropress, Chemex, and more.
2020 Partner Roll Call: Metropolitan Dental Care
We’re pleased to welcome back New York City’s Metropolitan Dental Care as the presenting sponsor of TBD f/b MDC