Bear Creek and SRAM Bring Enduro to TSEpic

Bear Creek and SRAM Bring Enduro to TSEpic

It Is All Downhill to Pennsylvania this Summer as Bear Creek and SRAM Bring Enduro Jersey Competition to the Trans-Sylvania Epic! Trans-Sylvania, PA (April 25, 2013)  Bear Creek Ski Resort has joined forces with SRAM as the title partner of the week long enduro jersey competition at the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania...
TSEpic On The Horizon

TSEpic On The Horizon

By Derek Bissett Part of the beauty of an event like the Trans-Sylvania Epic stems from the trials, tribulations, and small victories that one experiences in the days, months, and years prior. As I see it, the event is not a sole entity, rather it is an 8-day celebration of...
TSEpic Team Launch Weekend 2013

TSEpic Team Launch Weekend 2013

Last weekend held the Trans-Sylvania Epic Team Launch for 2013. A very uptight and business-oriented weekend it was; the obligatory beer tipping, bike building, and snow shredding was only punctuated by blood doping, hyperbaric chamber time, and training data reviews. We got things started with some Champs, in which our...
VID:  TSEpic Is Yummy

VID: TSEpic Is Yummy

Cannondale/Shoair’s Jeremiah Bishop took a bit of time at the end of last year’s Trans-Sylvania Epic to offer up a couple thoughts on TSEpic.       http://http://youtu.be/JmG5ndWj3ps     Now to get some ice cream at the checkpoints!
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VIDEO GALLERY

VIDEO GALLERY

Enter the Trans-Sylvania Epic Video Gallery
Sornson and Carey to Battle Amongst Stacked Women’s Field at 2013 NoTubes TSEpic; Event Projected to Sell Out in April

Sornson and Carey to Battle Amongst Stacked Women’s Field at 2013 NoTubes TSEpic; Event Projected to Sell Out in April

(Spring Mills, PA)  2013’s running of the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic is shaping up to be one for the books.  Amongst a stellar women’s field including Sue Haywood (NoTubes), Vicki Barclay (NoTubes), and Sonya Looney (Topeak Ergon), longtime endurance racing rivals Cheryl Sornson (Team CF) and Amanda Carey (NoTubes) are sure to heat things...
UPDATE: Enduro Stage Added to 2013 TSEpic

UPDATE: Enduro Stage Added to 2013 TSEpic

A quick update about a new stage we’re very excited to add to TSE this year.  We did something similar with the “Super-D” stage at RB winter in 2010-11, but this year we’re full on Enduro in the format that seems to be emerging as the most popular in this burgeoning (and super fun) piece...
NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic Launches BMC U25 Competitions

NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic Launches BMC U25 Competitions

BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 13, 2013) – BMC Switzerland, sponsor of the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic (TSEpic) mountain bike stage race, is highlighting their commitment to young racers by sponsoring a new youth category, the U25 GC, at the at 2013 TSEpic.   “Offering this service is a pleasure,” states Matt Heitmann, Director of Marketing.  “We’ve seen...
BMC Switzerland and the Trans-Sylvania Epic

BMC Switzerland and the Trans-Sylvania Epic

    BMC Switzerland Bitten by the Trans-Sylvania Epic BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 21, 2013) – BMC Switzerland, maker of well-respected bikes in the pro road peloton, partners with the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic (TSEpic) mountain bike stage race.  Presented by Dirt Rag, TSEpic is the fastest growing mountain bike stage race in North America.  With a...
TSEpic Does Vegas, Part II.

TSEpic Does Vegas, Part II.

Inside Interbike, it was important to fight the overwhelming feeling of “HOLY-CRAP-EVERYTHING-I’VE-EVER-WANTED-IS-HERE” and instead meet-and-greet with the exhibitors. We saw a lot of great stuff from the TSE sponsors (Helmet Deodorizor from ProGold and urban-cowboy-good-looks from Club Ride, anyone?) and made connections for some great new companies who want to be seen at TSEpic. And...
TSEpic Does Vegas, Part I.

TSEpic Does Vegas, Part I.

Alrighty folks – it’s Abe here with your insider-scoop coming from Vegas! Aside oogling the new products and bikes being launched into the public, we see Interbike as the venue to put the TSEpic into the spotlight for vendors and teams and companies, frankly so they can see how friggin’ cool this Central PA race...
Rider Video w/ Cheryl: "What's in your pocket?"

Rider Video w/ Cheryl: “What’s in your pocket?”

‘Fast Turtle’ Cheryl Sornson answers the age-old bicycle-race related question: “What’s in your pocket?”
The Hell Hounds of TSEpic

The Hell Hounds of TSEpic

In the dark and foreboding Central Pennsylvania forests, another pack of creatures lurk… That’s right, your hell-raising pooches make for some great entertainment throughout the TSEpic campground. Whether they are drool hounds, cute puppies, or simply pug-errific, your four-legged trail buddies are welcome to have fun all week long. (And yes, that is Jonathan Davis’...
Sponsor Spotlight: Freeze Thaw Cycles

Sponsor Spotlight: Freeze Thaw Cycles

Just hang around Justin from Freeze Thaw Cycles long enough, and you’ll definitely pick up some heavy bike-knowlegdge. These guys are the real-deal: servicing Sturmey-Archer hubs, rolling out spokes, breathing life (err…grease) back into those dusty bottom-brackets… All in a day’s work. Riders that dropped off their bikes were frequently asked if they wanted to...
The Duo Report: Stage 7 and the Final Recap.

The Duo Report: Stage 7 and the Final Recap.

Stage 7, was as promised a bit of a parade for the Duo’s. Jake and Dax, Breck Epic/ Notubes did their fast thing and rode with the fast guys, I’m sure having a bit of fun on the ripping last bit of trails at TSE. For the rest, the Ciclismo teams, and the Zimmerman’s rode a slower,...
2012 Beer Derby

2012 Beer Derby