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New (MT)Bike Day: A ZHT-5 for XC
MTB, Gear James Reeder 7/15/25 MTB, Gear James Reeder 7/15/25

New (MT)Bike Day: A ZHT-5 for XC

A new Cervelo MTB joins the TBD fold

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New Bike Day: A Very Small Tarmac SL8
Gear Leah Goldberg 3/17/25 Gear Leah Goldberg 3/17/25

New Bike Day: A Very Small Tarmac SL8

A very pretty and very small Specialized Tarmac SL8

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New Bike Day: Canyon Grail 2 CF SLX DI2 RevieW
Gear Rogier Kentie 1/23/25 Gear Rogier Kentie 1/23/25

New Bike Day: Canyon Grail 2 CF SLX DI2 RevieW

A few exciting new bike day with the Canyon Grail 2 CF SLX Di2

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Gear Review: Castelli Pro Seamless Legwarmers
Gear Lucia D 1/9/25 Gear Lucia D 1/9/25

Gear Review: Castelli Pro Seamless Legwarmers

Gear Review: Are Castelli’s Pro Seamless Legwarmers the most comfortable leg warmers of all time?

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TBD's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Guides, Gear Leah Goldberg 12/2/24 Guides, Gear Leah Goldberg 12/2/24

TBD's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

Here we go, some of our favorite gear from the year that was, some of which may make a perfect gift

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Building a Running Shoe Rotation
Gear Mitchell Napolitano 11/25/24 Gear Mitchell Napolitano 11/25/24

Building a Running Shoe Rotation

With winter setting in and cross training front of mind, TBD Run Club weighs in on building a running shoe rotation

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How To Keep Your Cycling Shoes From Getting Smelly
Gear Hannah Camhi 10/29/24 Gear Hannah Camhi 10/29/24

How To Keep Your Cycling Shoes From Getting Smelly

Our latest tips for keeping your cycling shoes ready to go through a season of racing

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Celebrating 50 years of Castelli
Sponsors, Gear Rogier Kentie 10/22/24 Sponsors, Gear Rogier Kentie 10/22/24

Celebrating 50 years of Castelli

One of the TBD Journal’s biggest supporters is celebrating 50 years

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Preparing your carbon rims for CX season.
Cyclocross, Gear, Guides James Reeder 9/5/24 Cyclocross, Gear, Guides James Reeder 9/5/24

Preparing your carbon rims for CX season.

In our latest gear guide, we look at carbon rim prep for cyclocross

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The New CYCPLUS Tiny E-Pumps are floor pumps in your pocket
Gear Alvaro Soltero 8/29/24 Gear Alvaro Soltero 8/29/24

The New CYCPLUS Tiny E-Pumps are floor pumps in your pocket

We review the latest mini pump from Cycplus

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TBD's Summer Newsletter: Hot weather, even hotter racing
Road Racing, Gear Barb Blakley Millott 8/15/24 Road Racing, Gear Barb Blakley Millott 8/15/24

TBD's Summer Newsletter: Hot weather, even hotter racing

Our mid-summer newsletter!

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The Golden Era
Gear Daghan Perker 8/1/24 Gear Daghan Perker 8/1/24

The Golden Era

A look at our latest Castelli team kit design evolution

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Is it time to re-wax your chain?
Gear Scott Rettino 7/15/24 Gear Scott Rettino 7/15/24

Is it time to re-wax your chain?

How to judge when your chain needs a re-wax

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Orucase B2-MTB Bike Case Review
Gear Lucia D 7/10/24 Gear Lucia D 7/10/24

Orucase B2-MTB Bike Case Review

We review Orucase’s new B2-MTB bike travel case, which adds a lot of great new features and allows for travel with bikes of a much wider range of sizes.

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New Bike Day: the latest TBD x Factor Ostro VAM
Gear Scott Rettino 5/28/24 Gear Scott Rettino 5/28/24

New Bike Day: the latest TBD x Factor Ostro VAM

A new bike day has arrived for Scott!

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Garmin HRM-Fit: 100 Mile Review
Gear Barb Blakley Millott 5/1/24 Gear Barb Blakley Millott 5/1/24

Garmin HRM-Fit: 100 Mile Review

We take Garmin’s new FIT heart rate monitor for a test drive

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How to take better pictures of your bike
Gear Scott Rettino 4/29/24 Gear Scott Rettino 4/29/24

How to take better pictures of your bike

Photographers HATE this one trick…

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Corey's "Budget" State Bicycle Co. Gravel Build
Gear Corey W 4/22/24 Gear Corey W 4/22/24

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

Corey sets up a State Bicycle Co frame for gravel adventures

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It’s been a few weeks since the #GrantsTombCrit, which gave @photorhetoric the opportunity to write about a serious crash, a long recovery, and the risk/reward inherent in racing bikes as part of a Grants Tomb recap featuring images by @davidlo
Next up in our community ride series is a loop out to Rockaways beach after the race in Prospect park on Saturday 2nd August. We can’t wait to see you all there!
Four races into his XC race season, James shares a gallery of his new
Cervelo ZHT-5.

Pics 1 & 2: Summer Sizzler XC in Sewell NJ, part of MASS
@masuperseries (race photos by @ralphzabielskiphotography).

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A pretty perfect morning of Brooklyn bike racing, with @borks.n.bikes taking sixth in his race with Josh and @photorhetoric while @hlcamhi lit up the women’s field alongside @shaneferro and @lookfor.lisa.
NYC bike racing is generally rain or shine, but this past Saturday we mostly got a whole bunch of rain and no sunshine - which if nothing else leads to some pretty memorable photos. Head over to the Journal to read @shaneferro’s race report inc
The rain showed up for the women’s race in Prospect Park as @leahgold31 got into an early break and snagged an incredible 2nd place after a long solo effort. A much larger (and very damp) photo gallery coming to the TBD Journal p/b @castellicyc
Erwin is currently in Kenya where he is taking on @safarigravelrace. Stay tuned for much more from his incredible adventure!
Montreal ➡️ Brooklyn on the Empire State Trail: 3 Days, 27hrs 7mins, 454 Miles, & 15,882ft elevation gain. 

Rogier shares his journey riding the full length of the EST (and then some) on the Journal, including what went into his preparation and
Another fun edition of the @farmersdaughtergravelgrinder! Head to the journal to see the full photo gallery  
 
📸: @stephmangan
Following the Club Series, we kicked off the latest edition of our TBD Community Ride, heading over the GWB for some sunshine and pleasant miles. We have a few rides kicking off from Prospect Park to head to the beach, so join us for one!
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Quick hits from today’s @crcaracing club series race in Central Park where @luciadlite finished 4th ahead of the latest edition of our community rides. 

Photos by @photorhetoric

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