Bumps and Berms at Allegrippis in 2012

Bumps and Berms at Allegrippis in 2012

Allegrippis/Raystown has been a crowd pleaser every year. It is a stage that often offers up a new winner due to the skills needed for this sort of riding.  Or at least the skills needed to go really really fast and not eat it here. And is a place described...
RB Winter - New Look to an Old Favorite

RB Winter – New Look to an Old Favorite

  Changes to RB Winter’s Stage Await Riders Despite our love for the “Mini-xc” format we’re going to try something a little different this year at RB Winter.  We’re jumping in the way back machine for a little original look PA XC. Similar to the course first run in the...
Bishop Faces Toughest Test Yet in 2012 TSEpic

Bishop Faces Toughest Test Yet in 2012 TSEpic

For Immediate Release   NOTUBES TRAN-SYLVANIA EPIC p/b DIRT RAG BRINGS OUT BEST OF U.S. Cannondale’s Bishop faces toughest test yet State College, PA – Load up on the stakes and garlic. If you know Buffy, bring her along. You’re going to need some help to take on these guys....
Local Aaron Snyder Aiming for 2012 TSEpic Podium

Local Aaron Snyder Aiming for 2012 TSEpic Podium

Every locale has its fast local mountain biker; Virginia has Jeremiah Bishop, Utah has Jason Sager and Oregon had Adam Craig. In the Mid Atlantic, we have Aaron Snyder. And he wants to rip your legs off. Okay, maybe that’s a little harsh, but this unknown local has been making...
Trans-Sylvania Dreamin'...

Trans-Sylvania Dreamin’…

I think the proverbial cat has been let out of the bag across the blogs and web-o-sphere: the 2011 TSE is raging with sophomore success. Hot-breath heat and broken frames and blown-out backs did their best to steal away the joy of spending a week at MTB summer camp with...
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20K Run for the Trails - May 26, 2012

20K Run for the Trails – May 26, 2012

The Outdoor Experience Organization, promoters of Trans-Sylvania Epic, are proud to announce a 20K trail run event, the Trans-Sylvania Run for the Trails on May 26, 2012.  Full details here. From Run for the Trails
Queen Gets a New Crown

Queen Gets a New Crown

The Queen gets tweaked with less ups and more singletrack sweetness!   The base camp set up – where we’re in the same place camp all week long – is one of the features of this event that makes TSEpic the “mountain bike summer camp” participants love. Here Alex Grant of the Cannondale Factory Racing...
King's Family Jewels Get Makeover

King’s Family Jewels Get Makeover

If Stage 5 (Tussey Mountain) is the Queen stage of the TSEpic, then stage 2 – Rothrock’s Coopers Gap – must be the King! Called by many the toughest stage of the TSEpic, we changed up the King in 2011 to allow a start and finish right from CampTSE.  While the starting and finishing from...
TSE RETURNS IN 2012 WITH SOME CHANGES AND MORE FUN

TSE RETURNS IN 2012 WITH SOME CHANGES AND MORE FUN

TSE DIRT By Mike Cushionbury On October 25-26, race promoters Mike Kuhn and Ray Adams officially presented the third annual edition of the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic Mountain Bike Stage Race presented by DirtRag in State College, PA, scheduled for May 27 to June 2, 2012. They kicked off the rollout appropriately enough with a ride...
Philly Cyclismo Talks Smack.

Philly Cyclismo Talks Smack.

  The Philly Ciclismo team’s Mike Festa splits time with our own NoTubes TSEpic Team.  Mike has taken part in the TSEpic two years running in the solo men’s category.  He’s convinced 9 other guys from his road/cross focused squad to take a week next year for some banging about on the rocks of central...
The "Solo Experience" - A more leisurely approach to Epicness.

The “Solo Experience” – A more leisurely approach to Epicness.

While the Epic Team category is a great way for riders to take on the NoTubes TSEpic presented by Dirt Rag without the added stress of racing it every day (check Epic Team page for more info on this one-of-a-kind category) we’re also find a lot of folks out there who want something a little...
The Fastest.  Giving Back.

The Fastest. Giving Back.

While guys like JB, Sager and Sneddon stood on podium each day at TSEpic 2011, this guy was actually the first across the line pretty much every day!  Of course, he’s moto assisted, but he’s also a hell of a guy and an incredible volunteer so in this installment of the TSEpic, ‘What do we...

Pics and Vids and Michael.

You may have noticed this year that the TSE Media Team added in a new visual feature to keep the racers entertained after dinner – that’s right, it’s video! My goals in production are three fold: 1) Make you (the riders) look like you know what you’re doing out there on the course, 2) Make...
What'd They Say?  The TSEpic Blogosphere.

What’d They Say? The TSEpic Blogosphere.

After a little TSegosurfing on the we put together this little ditty of links to blogs and vids and straight up real media because we’re sure that every one of you wants to read every one of these. Ladies first!   Women’s Champ Amanda Carey (Kenda/Felt) went home with the Pactimo Leaders Jersey after a...
TSE'11 Stage 7: Bald Eagle Little Poe

TSE’11 Stage 7: Bald Eagle Little Poe

June 4, Stage 7: Bald Eagle Little Poe HED: Jeremiah Bishop, Amanda Carey Seal Up TSE Titles DEK:  Seventh day is a day of (almost) rest for TSE riders by Mike Cushionbury   Today’s final stage of the Trans-Sylvania Epic concreted the GC with agreements on the trail and a festive last ride with beer...
TSE'11 Stage 6: Rothrock Tussey Mountain

TSE’11 Stage 6: Rothrock Tussey Mountain

Jeremiah Bishop, Amanda Carey take wins on Tussey Ridge Current GC remains unchanged by Mike Cushionbury   The Queen stage of the Trans-Sylvania Epic came down to a battle between the top three GC contenders. As predicted Jason Sager (Team Jamis) attacked on the biggest fireroad climb of the day, which came early in a...