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To Be Determined Journal

The latest TBD Moots: Alvaro’s revamped Moots Routt RSL. We go over the build details, Routt RSL updates, and of course, the picture gallery

Gearing for Days: a SRAM Eagle Equipped TBD Moots Psychlo X RSL

The latest bike to come out of TBD’s partnership with Moots is a very special Psychlo X RSL featuring root beer anodization and gearing designed for challenging terrain

Bikes are fun. Ride a fun bike. Tom’s Moots Vamoots RSL

The bike industry sells based on aerodynamics, and weight, and performance. But sometimes the factor that matters most gets ignored altogether: fun.

Portland Design Works Fender Review and Winter Bike Setup

We’re back with our ‘perfect’ winter training bike and with it our review of the PDW Full Metal Fenders

When a Bike is More than a Bike

In a world full of slick custom paint jobs, fancy carbon bits, and vague performance related promises, sometimes the best bikes lack all of those things.

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To Be Determined Journal

Well Ridden and Well Loved: A Stanridge CX

A look at a handbuilt CX machine by Stanridge

Cinelli Vigorelli RHC: An ultra-rare paint job on a track mainstay

We’re going back to the velodrome with an ultra rare paint scheme: the Cinelli Vigorelli in RHC Brooklyn Navy Yard colors

A Very Hard to Miss Specialized Epic S-Works

Specialized recently revamped their XCO line-up and we’re fortunate to take a look at a very color S-Works Epic

A handbuilt and custom painted Coarse crit machine

A completely one off, hand built and hand painted crit machine that looks good and rides fast.

Nick's perfetto Pegoretti

In the latest entry in our series on unique bikes, Scott takes a look at Nick’s Pegoretti Duende.

To all the bikes we've loved before

The squad looks back at all of the bikes we have ridden and loved over the years

A Completely Unique, One Of a Kind Bike: Hunter's Own CX

We have been fortunate to feature a lot of unique bikes on the Journal, but this is the first truly one-off build that we have ever featured: Hunters own CX.

Kevin’s Concorde Mistral

A unique ride for one of the leaders of the NYC cycling scene

Clay's Do-It-All Moots Routt

Our first Moots bike reveal of 2019 is Clay’s floor-model Routt, sourced from ACME.

The Best Bikes: A Pegoretti Dream Machine

The Best Bikes (TBB) is wandering to the other side of the pond for a very special Italian ride from Dario Pegoretti

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Scott Rettino

New Bike Day: the latest TBD x Factor Ostro VAM

Scott Rettino

A new bike day has arrived for Scott!

Scott Rettino

How to take better pictures of your bike

Scott Rettino

Photographers HATE this one trick…

Scott Rettino

Corey W

Corey's "Budget" State Bicycle Co. Gravel Build

Corey W

Corey sets up a State Bicycle Co frame for gravel adventures

Corey W

Mitchell Napolitano

1x Mech to 1x Elec

Mitchell Napolitano

A major upgrade for a Moots gravel bike

Mitchell Napolitano

Lisa Vandivort

Opening the 2024 Season in New Jersey

Lisa Vandivort

TBD’s women’s squad opens their race season in New Jersey

Lisa Vandivort

James Martin

Team Factor Ostro VAMs rolling out of the ACME Studio and onto the Streets

James Martin

A new generation of Factor OSTRO VAMs are hitting NYC streets thanks to ACME Bicycle

James Martin

Scott Rettino

A night with Acme, Factor Bikes and SRAM

Scott Rettino

An evening with Factor + SRAM with our friends ACME Brooklyn.

Scott Rettino

Alvaro Soltero

One Moots, Many Different Bikes

Alvaro Soltero

Alvaro’s Moots Routt RSL has done everything from MTB trails in Mount Tam to road events in the French Alps. After two years, it’s now time for a drivetrain upgrade.

Alvaro Soltero

Matthew Vandivort

New Bike Day: The Factor Ostro VAM

Matthew Vandivort

First impressions of the Factor Ostro VAM aero race bike

Matthew Vandivort

Liz M

Liz's 3T Exploro Team Speed Force1

Liz M

It’s been a little over a year since I got my 3T, and I finally decided it was time to tell the world how much I love it.

Liz M

Scott Rettino

What's Old Is New - Refreshing a Race Bike

Scott Rettino

Scott makes his old bike new and has his best season ever

Scott Rettino

Lisa Vandivort

Well Ridden and Well Loved: A Stanridge CX

Lisa Vandivort

A look at a handbuilt CX machine by Stanridge

Lisa Vandivort

Scott Rettino

The Bikes Determined - TBD's Equipment for Muddy CX

Scott Rettino

From run what ya brung, to carefully thought out gear and tire choices, TBD had it all at Charm 2022

Scott Rettino

Ben Brown

NYC Hour Record: The Bike Behind The Attempt

Ben Brown

The New York City Hour Record bike from Affinity Cycles

Ben Brown

Matthew Vandivort

The Moots Psychlo-X Cyclocross Bike: Two Years Later

Matthew Vandivort

Thoughts on the Moots Psychlo X RSL CX bike after nearly three years of ownership

Matthew Vandivort

Ben Brown

The Case For Upgrading Your First Road Bike

Ben Brown

This isn’t a bike for carefully laid out tactics, it’s a bike for ill-conceived breakaways and racing between lights until you taste metal and want to barf.

Ben Brown