Ginger Boyd: Racing For All Women
We chatted with LA based Cat 2 road & fixed gear racer, Ginger Boyd, about the very common struggle that Women’s license holders face: finding races that make space for us, while simultaneously shouldering the burden of participation to ensure those races don’t take that space away from us.
Bike Packing in Japan Part 2: Sorry about the climbing, Chris
In part two of his three part series on bike packing Japan, our own Chris Burati recounts the beauty of some of the best climbing in Japan as well as a onsens, Kyoto, and wild monkeys in a travel journal style reminiscent of Matsuo Bashō.
Hell of Hunterdon and a Better form of Bikes
We take a first time look at the Hell of Hunterdon, an early spring mass-start and mixed surface ride through New Jersey
The USAC Upgrade System is Broken
After a frustrating day interrupts the Grant’s Tomb Criterium afterglow, TBD’s Matthew Vandivort argues that the USAC upgrade system needs to be changed.
The Bear Mountain Classic Pricing Conundrum
The very challenging task of budgeting for the upcoming CRCA Bear Mountain Classic
Grant's Tomb Criterium 2019: The Behind the Scenes Perspective
TBD’s Matthew Vandivort, who also serves as CRCA Director of Open Racing, gives a behind the scenes look at the Grant’s Tomb Criterium
Race Directing Isn't Easy (it Takes a Village)
With just a few days until the 2019 CRCA Grant’s Tomb Criterium we take a look at the people involved behind the scenes
Grant's Tomb Criterium: The Latest Registration Trends
In our latest Race Director Diaries journal entry we’re taking an updated look at Grant’s Tomb Criterium registration
Road Is Losing. Gravel Is Winning. Here Are the Numbers.
TBD analyzed 123,000 race registrations from Rasputitsa to analyze its riders and their registration trends over time. Among other things, we learned that when riders start racing gravel, their days on the road are numbered.
The Abbreviated Lifecycle of a Bike Racer
Two years later we circle back to our original ‘Demographics of Cycling’ piece and look at the latest data on the abbreviated lifecycle of a NYC bike racer.
An Early Look at Grant's Tomb Criterium Registration Trends
Registration is now open for the biggest race in New York City and we have a peak at some of the early registration trends
The NYC Race Official Shortage: The Update
Has the shortage of USAC officials that we warned was threatening to cancel races way back in 2017 improved?
New York City with the Leica SL and Leica M10
Wanderings in New York City with the very expensive and very sublime Leica M10 and Leica SL
My journey with photography (so far)
Our latest recruit talks about what got him into photography and his journey so far.
State of the Sport: What Happens When Gravel and Road Racing Collide?
What happens when two of our favorite races/race organizations overlap on one of the biggest weekends of racing? In 2019 we are about to find out
2018 in Review: Our Favorite Photos
How do you choose your favorite images amid the thousands of photographs that made their way to the TBD Journal this year? We’re not entirely sure but here is our attempt at our favorite images from the year that was
2018 in Review: Our Top 10 Journal Entries
What a year it’s been - from the snow of Rasputitsa to the heat of Intelligentsia we’re looking back at some of our favorite rides, races, and stories from the year that was
Don't Text And Drive
Our friends at Garneau are launching International Don’t Text and Drive Day on December 22. As fellow cyclists we are helping spread the message.