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A dollar a mile: How to get the most out of your bike equipment
Gear, Essays Alvaro Soltero 12/8/20 Gear, Essays Alvaro Soltero 12/8/20

A dollar a mile: How to get the most out of your bike equipment

Alavaro’s strategy for getting his money's worth out of bike equipment: a dollar a mile

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Rediscovering Running in a Pandemic
Essays, Riding Barb Blakley Millott 12/1/20 Essays, Riding Barb Blakley Millott 12/1/20

Rediscovering Running in a Pandemic

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The Interview: Cyclist and Activist Anna Zivarts of Disability Rights Washington
Essays Liz M 8/19/20 Essays Liz M 8/19/20

The Interview: Cyclist and Activist Anna Zivarts of Disability Rights Washington

Liz interviews Anna Zivarts, a cyclist, racer, and activist with Disability Rights Washington

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Back on the Trails Amidst Strange Days for Bikes
Essays, MTB Matthew Vandivort 7/9/20 Essays, MTB Matthew Vandivort 7/9/20

Back on the Trails Amidst Strange Days for Bikes

After four months riding entirely indoors, an escape to the trails and a reminder of the joy of riding bikes

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Everesting for Equity Recap: Harnessing the Power of Community
Essays, Features, Riding Corey W 7/7/20 Essays, Features, Riding Corey W 7/7/20

Everesting for Equity Recap: Harnessing the Power of Community

Corey recounts his massive ride for an important purpose as part of #EverestingForEquity

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Everesting for Equity
Essays Corey W 6/9/20 Essays Corey W 6/9/20

Everesting for Equity

We’re Everesting - and fundraising for an important cause. #everestingforequity #climbingforchange

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Bikes Can Wait. Here's What We're Doing Now
Essays Matthew Vandivort 6/2/20 Essays Matthew Vandivort 6/2/20

Bikes Can Wait. Here's What We're Doing Now

On the state of things

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State of the Sport: Five Years of NYC Race Statistics and Analysis
Essays Matthew Vandivort 5/19/20 Essays Matthew Vandivort 5/19/20

State of the Sport: Five Years of NYC Race Statistics and Analysis

Looking back at 5 years of USAC racing registration data in New York City - the trends, the challenges, and more

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To all the bikes we've loved before
Gear, Essays Barb Blakley Millott 4/23/20 Gear, Essays Barb Blakley Millott 4/23/20

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

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A Modest Proposal: Let's Agree Not to Race Bikes in March
Essays, Road Racing Shane Ferro 3/26/20 Essays, Road Racing Shane Ferro 3/26/20

A Modest Proposal: Let's Agree Not to Race Bikes in March

March is a winter month. It’s not for racing.

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Five Stages of Grief (or Coping with a Cancelled Event)
Essays, Riding, Road Racing Corey W 3/16/20 Essays, Riding, Road Racing Corey W 3/16/20

Five Stages of Grief (or Coping with a Cancelled Event)

After a long winter of training, the race season has arrived… only to be put on pause due to coronavirus. How we’re responding to the (temporary) end of racing and the rise of social distancing.

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The New USA Cycling Upgrade Rules: What We Know and First Impressions
Essays, Features, Guides Matthew Vandivort 2/12/20 Essays, Features, Guides Matthew Vandivort 2/12/20

The New USA Cycling Upgrade Rules: What We Know and First Impressions

USA Cycling has made some big changes around upgrade requirements for 2020 - we look through the revisions and offer our first impressions

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The Countdown to Racing Begins with New Goals
Essays, Riding Matthew Vandivort 2/5/20 Essays, Riding Matthew Vandivort 2/5/20

The Countdown to Racing Begins with New Goals

A new year means rebuilding fitness and setting new goals - including newfound focus on a new discipline

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Converting Roadies into Dirt Lovers: The D-SIG Interview
Gravel, Essays Lucia D 2/3/20 Gravel, Essays Lucia D 2/3/20

Converting Roadies into Dirt Lovers: The D-SIG Interview

An interview with the masterminds behind New York Cycle Club’s newest program, converting traditional road cyclists into dirt lovers: the D-SIG.

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In the End, Burnout Comes For Everyone
Essays, Riding Shane Ferro 1/27/20 Essays, Riding Shane Ferro 1/27/20

In the End, Burnout Comes For Everyone

Shane tackles that most fearsome of bike racing subjects: burnout

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The Best of the TBD Journal in 2019
Essays Matthew Vandivort 12/16/19 Essays Matthew Vandivort 12/16/19

The Best of the TBD Journal in 2019

Before we formally bid farewell to 2019, we take a look back at some of the most popular Journal entries from 2019

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We need your insights: 2019 Racer Survey
Essays Matthew Vandivort 12/5/19 Essays Matthew Vandivort 12/5/19

We need your insights: 2019 Racer Survey

After a year of Journal entries filled with analysis on the State of the Sport, we’re conducting a survey to get a better sense for underlying trends with categorized and mass start events.

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What Bicycling Means to Us
Essays Corey W 12/2/19 Essays Corey W 12/2/19

What Bicycling Means to Us

Cycling means different things to different people - a look at why TBD rides and what it means to us

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Protecting the polka dots in Prospect Park! 🔴⚪️

The squad showed up in force for the latest rounds of the Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup. From chasing down breakaways to delivering lead-outs, it was a team effort here in Brooklyn to defend the KOM je
“After an action packed few weeks of racing in Newark, New Jersey the Branch Brook Park Spring Series wrapped up with the Cherry Blossom Challenge. After a choppy spring in New York weather-wise, we were graced with pristine racing conditions:
"Pedaling a bike is nothing more than creating a pattern." 🔁

In our latest journal entry, Lotte Birnbaum (@iclimbhillsok) reflects on the art of self-coaching, refining those patterns on the bike, and the undeniable value of learning alon
Our 2026 road racing campaign gets underway in Brooklyn. Head over to our blog for a recap of the first race of the Lucarelli & Castaldi Series. Words by @photorhetoric, pics by @stephmangan and @cjamesreeder.
Road season is officially here, and it's time to get your sprint form in shape. Join @shaneferro and @leahgold31 to work on form, timing, and tactics on Sunday, March 22 at Floyd Bennett Field. 

Open to all WTF racers. Meet at FBF at 9:30am or after
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Up on the Journal now, we speak with Johan of @bravurwatches to learn more about the stories behind their Team Heritage Collection, an ode to the World Tour's bygone era. The collection pays tribute to the iconic cycling teams of the 1960-80s that co
“Seeing Emporia completely overrun by gravel riders is an amazing sight. Local shops were taken over by bike brands, ‘Welcome’ signs were everywhere, and even the local museum served as the registration center. The Expo was a bike n
We are pleased to announce the second year of grant awards for the To Be Developed Grant Program: Vulcan Cycling, WTF is Cross Clinic, NJCX Project, Shark River Devo, JAM Fund, Utica Bike Bus, TTEndurance Junior Development, and Grasshopper Race. Hea
A day at @nohocx 2025
TBD takes a mid-cyclocross season break for some gravel in one of our favorite rides: The Shawangunks. Head over to tbd.bike for the pics and route details.

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