Weekend Roll: A Hundred Disasters Avoided and One Super Fat Pump
The first brisk weekend of 2019 featured some nice fall foliage and a few entertaining (and thankfully not serious) mishaps
State of the Sport: USAC Racing in 2019 by the Numbers
A detailed look at 2019 year-to-date data from USA Cycling - where the news is not good for the State of the Sport
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.
Why You Should Come to Critical Mass
Why you should join cyclists of all kinds - racers, cargo bike riders, wheelie-ers, even penny-farthing riders - at the next edition of Critical Mass. It might just be some of the most fun you have ever had on two wheels
Reading Radsport Festival Race Report
We recap one of our favorite races from the final stretch of road season: the Radsport Festival in Reading, Pennsylvania
In Memory of Karl Dittebrandt
A few weeks ago the New York City bike racing community lost one of its most visible and active members: racer, official, and friend Karl Dittebrandt
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.
A Hard Day at Bubblecross
Cullen hurt himself. Tom missed the start. The elite races were both over 65 minutes long. Travis flatted out. Clay did just OK. But it was a great day, because warm Bubblecross is great.
Interview with Central Park Race Director Kevin Hsieh
We interview the person responsible for insuring the 12-race Central Park Club Series happened this year: CRCA Vice President of Racing Kevin Hsieh.
Allez! Allez! Two Specialized Allez Sprints
New York City features all manner of bikes and in our latest The Best Bikes entry we take a look at A look at Lucia & Corey’s eye-catching Specialized Allez Sprints
Nittany Lion Cross: the 2019 CX Season Begins
Our favorite unofficial opening double header for the New York Cyclocross season started with good results, good crews, good conditions and good vibes going into CX2019. A full gallery of images from both days and two race reports to satiate your extended weekend hangover.
Nittany Lion Cross: the Day 1 Gallery
Nittany Lion Cyclocross has come and gone, but we have a massive gallery of images from Scott Rettino that covers multiple fields of racing.
Weekend Forecast: Nittany Lion Cross
Nittany weekend forecast: hot, with a chance of racing.
Cross Season is Here: Recapping Whirlybird CX 2019
Our first cyclocross race of the season. Some old, painful lessons re-learned, great times with friends, and an NYC podium sweep.
Our Business Case for Waking Up Early and Training in the Morning
Our racers have all manner of schedules: some are up at the crack of dawn, others are training in Central Park at 11PM. In our latest Daily Grind training feature, Clark makes the case for morning workouts.
SBT GRVL Race Report and Lessons Learned
In our latest dispatch from the Colorado backcountry, Barb recaps a memorable day on the bike at the impressive Steamboat Gravel Race.
Weekend Forecast: Whirlybird CX
Cross is (finally) here, we’re bringing a bunch of people to Whirlybird, and we’re stoked. Here is our weekend forecast in preparation for the season opener.
GMSR 2019: the TBD Slack Race Reports
The Green Mountain Stage Race is one of the toughest events on the East Coast with four days of hard fought racing in Vermont over Labor Day weekend. In part 1 of our recap of the 2019 edition, we give the most honest race reports possible, straight from TBD Slack.