Matthew Vandivort 6/20/19 Matthew Vandivort 6/20/19

Road is Not Dead Part 2.0: Lou Maltese Memorial registration

A look at what will likely be another record setting day in Central Park

Lucia D 6/11/19 Lucia D 6/11/19

Ode to the Middle of the Pack Racer

Cheers to all the middle of the pack racers, without whom bike racing wouldn’t exist at all.

Matthew Vandivort 6/4/19 Matthew Vandivort 6/4/19

The TBD family is growing

Some big news and big changes for To Be Determined that we couldn’t be more excited about

Matthew Vandivort 5/30/19 Matthew Vandivort 5/30/19

Road is not dead: Central Park's largest road race

In our latest Race Director Diaries we take a look at the biggest race of the year in New York City’s Central Park

Thomas Hendry 5/14/19 Thomas Hendry 5/14/19

Finding Solace on the Road

We all remember our first bike ride. This is about one of those memories and the joy that can be found from the simple act of riding a bike.

Matthew Vandivort 5/12/19 Matthew Vandivort 5/12/19

Trying to balance the books at the Bear Mountain Classic

Looking back at a challenging day at the Bear Mountain Classic, for reasons that had nothing to do with the actual racing

Matthew Vandivort 5/6/19 Matthew Vandivort 5/6/19

5 days and $16,000 at the Bear Mountain Classic

Counting down the days until Bear Mountain Classic registration closes while monitoring a significant financial gap

Matthew Vandivort 4/28/19 Matthew Vandivort 4/28/19

Race Director Diaries: If You Build It, Will They Come?

Before signing off from Journal entries to focus on final prep for this weekend’s race, we take one last look at registration trends for the Zach Koop Memorial Crit at Orchard Beach

Matthew Vandivort 4/21/19 Matthew Vandivort 4/21/19

Race Director Diaries: Zach Koop Memorial Crit Registration

A look inside registration trends for the Zach Koop Memorial Crit at Orchard Beach

Chris Burati 4/11/19 Chris Burati 4/11/19

Bikepacking in Japan Part 3: Tsurugisan and Hiroshima

In the final part of his three part series on bike packing Japan, Chris Burati tackles Tsurugi Super Forest Road, more onsens, the beauty of the Shiminami Kaido, the modern art of Naoshima, and the haunting landscape of Hiroshima.

Cullen MacDonald 4/10/19 Cullen MacDonald 4/10/19

In Defense Of: The Fred

Who is doing it right? The aesthetics obsessed cyclist who follows all of THE Rules in pursuit of ‘pro-ness’, or the Fred with an iPhone on his bars, an oversized jacket, and no knee warmers in 40 degree weather?

Matthew Vandivort 4/8/19 Matthew Vandivort 4/8/19

Bike Race Budgeting: A Look Inside the Numbers

A detailed look at the budgeting process for one of New York City’s largest cycling events, the upcoming Zach Koop Memorial Criterium at Orchard Beach

Lucia D 4/4/19 Lucia D 4/4/19

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.

Chris Burati 4/2/19 Chris Burati 4/2/19

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.

Matthew Vandivort 3/27/19 Matthew Vandivort 3/27/19

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

Matthew Vandivort 3/14/19 Matthew Vandivort 3/14/19

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.