The Daily Grind: remembering to ride for fun
As the road racing winds down after a long season that started on cold March mornings, an important reminder that it’s okay to embrace the burnout and get back to riding purely for fun.
10 Reasons You Should Race Nittany
One of our favorite cyclocross races is coming up in just a few weeks and yet registration numbers appear to be trending down significantly. To help change that: our Top 10 reasons for registering for Nittany Lion Cross.
Penultimate Laps and Embracing the Unknown
Road season is winding down but there was much to celebrate and wild stories to share after the penultimate race in the CRCA Club Series
The Dirt Roads of Vermont & New Hampshire with the Garneau Groad Collection
Earlier this year we were one of the first teams to put Garneau’s newly launched Groad collection through its paces at Rasputitsa. Some of our initial impressions from the dirt roads of Vemont and New Hampshire follow.
On Loss, Deadly Roads, and Taking Action
It has been a horrific and deadly year on New York City streets as 19 cyclists and dozens of pedestrians have lost their lives. In a guest journal Jonathan Blyer writes about the murder of his friend, Jose Alzorriz, and his plan to take action this Sunday in pursuit of safer streets.
Cycle-Smart x TBD Cross Camp 2019
After schedule conflicts ruled us out from the Cycle-Smart Cyclocross Camp that we know and love, our friends at Cycle-Smart did the next best thing and brought cross camp to us as part of an incredible weekend at the beach.
Doris Diaries: My First Out of State Race Weekend, Denver Edition
In the latest Doris Diaries, Sasha takes on her first out of town race experience at the Littleton Twilight Criterium, part of the USA Crits Series and close to home for TBD’s (Colorado based) own Barb Millot.
The Other East Hampton: Cyclesmart x TBD CX Camp Weekend Roll
In our latest Weekend Roll Daghan recaps three beautiful days spent practicing cyclocross skills and riding hidden trails with our friends from Cycle-Smart amidst the multi-million dollar homes in East Hampton.
D2R2: harder than I expected, more fun than I imagined
We returned to one of the original East Coast gravel events to take on some of the toughest climbs and jeep tracks that Western Massachusetts has to offer at the 14th annual Deerfield Dirt-Road Randonnee, better known as D2R2. We walked away wondering whether this is one of the best bike events on offer on the East Coast.
The Virtues of Floyd
I love Floyd because of, rather than in spite of, its complete lack of course features—Floyd is as close as a road race comes to a long scratch race on the track. Despite this, or perhaps because of this, Floyd is good.
Dash For Cash-Less July 4th Beach Roll
While this year’s Dash For Cash was cancelled, TBD still carried on at least part of our beloved July 4th tradition.
CRCA Club Championships: the view from the W-field
Liz recaps an exciting - and at times frustrating - early morning of racing in Central Park as part of the 2019 CRCA Club Championships
Reporting from the Ramble Ride
In one of our biggest rides of the year, TBD f/b MDC’s Barb Millott checks in from the Ramble Ride - three days spent deep in the Colorado backcountry
The Next Generation of Bike Racing: Lessons Learned from Reading Radsport
Our three part interview and examination of the Reading Radsport Festival comes to a conclusion with a look at the lessons learned by the race directors and photographs from the 2019 edition of the race.
Cullen's TBD x Moots Vamoots Disc RSL
A look at Cullen’s lovely TBD x Moots Vamoots Disc RSL, featuring deep purple anodized logos and built up with Shimano electronic shifting.
Intelligentsia 2019: A Blur of Late-July Crit Racing
A few weeks back Corey headed to the midwest for one of the country’s best race series - Intelligentsia Cup - and scored a string of impressive results along the way.
TBD Race Calendar: August 2019
The To Be Determined Race Calendar is in the last gasp of the 2019 road season, but with plenty of options left for tarmac racing before the calendar officially shifts to fall and cyclocross season
Adding a Women's Field Changes Everything
As the 2019 race season at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field comes to a conclusion, Lisa from TBD-MDC reflects on how much of a difference it makes having a women’s field at this very unique race venue.