2016 TTC Kids MTB Race at Bubbling Springs = Awesome!

Thanks to everyone who came out and raced at our 8th annual Team Town Cycle Kids MTB race yesterday at Bubbling Springs. Weather and course conditions were perfect - as were our racers! We had it all - last minute passes, finish line sprints, and lots of good sports!

Special thanks to our race sponsors - Town Cycle, Mountain Creek Bike Park, Shimano Cycling, Highland Sports Group and John Florey. Special thanks to the NJCycling CX committee for loaning us stakes, BJ Kisch for his always excellent MC skills, West Milford Parks Department, and to our very loyal TTC members who came out and helped set up, clean up and cheer our racers on!

More pictures can be found here.

Juniors in the Jungle is April 27th!

Yes, it's hard to think about anything but the snow falling outside right now, but before you know it, it will be spring - promise! And that means our 5th Annual Juniors in the Jungle K-12 Mountain Bike race can't be far away! This year, it will be on Saturday, April 27th, at our own Jungle Habitat, and we couldn't be more excited!

There is a class for everyone from kindergarten through 12th grade, so bring your own kids, your neighbors kids, your nieces, nephews - everyone is welcome.  Participation gift for our K-5 racers, as always, and great swag for the top 3 in all the classes.

Information about the kindergarten through 5th grade races can be found here, and for our 6-12th grade races here. Stay tuned for more details about the race as we get closer!

First Weekend of October

Hey everyone, just a quick reminder of a few things for the weekend -

• Last day for 2011 PayDirt hours is tomorrow - and we've got the hours you need! Join us at Jungle Habitat from 9-1 - we'll put you to work, and make sure the PayDirt hours get to the PayDirt coordinator in time!
• Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day is also at Jungle Habitat tomorrow from 1-3 p.m. We're a hardy bunch, so we'll ride in a light rain or shower. Jeff Lenosky, world renowned trials and free rider, will be there to ride with us, so bust out your rain gear and join us! 
• Sunday is the final Campmor H2H race of the 2011 mountain biking season - and it's also the NJ State Championship! Come on out to Waywayanda State Park and join in the fun - or just come cheer the TTC plaid on! 
• UPDATED - we almost forgot our CX racers! Cyclocross racing season starts this weekend with the Hillbilly Hustle in Elmer NJ - good luck to our TTC guys and girls who are starting the CX season on Sunday! 

Stay tuned for more exciting news about rides and activities - we've got a bunch of fun stuff up our sleeves! 

Catching up

It's been so busy, we haven't had time to talk about a few events that have been happening here. So let's catch up!
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Well, the 3rd annual Juniors in the Jungle bike race was even more successful than the two previous races, if that is possible! We had 95 racers participate in classes from kindergarten through high school, and they all did a great job! From experienced racers to first timers, a good time was had by all.

For more pictures of our day, check the link on our sidebar to the left! Finish results will be on the sidebar shortly as well.


Thanks to everyone who came out and raced, cheered, and showed our young racers such great support. A big part of our club's mission is to promote youth cycling, and the great turnout showed that the message is getting out there!


The biggest thanks goes to all of our volunteers and sponsors. Town Cycle, Trek, and Giant Bicycles - thanks for all you do to help us put on this event every year! Also much thanks for the West Milford First Aid Squad and the New Jersey Mountain Bike Patrol. We're always so very grateful for your support of all our events - and for the band-aids! And of course - we couldn't do it without our Team Town Cycle volunteers. Whether you were there for two hours or the whole day, we truly appreciate all the time you donate to us. This event happens because people like you care about the future of cycling, and we couldn't imagine pulling off an event like this without your help! 
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Speaking of the kids, Team Town Cycle represented very well the Team Bulldog Kids Race and New Jersey MS/HS State Championships at Kittatinny State Park in Andover on May 7. Austin, Klae, Titus, Delia, Ethan, Dillon, Justin, and all of the TTC kids did a great job there and made us all proud. Way to go juniors! 


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A few of the TTC ladies recently took a road trip to Vermont for some RR and R - Road Riding and Relaxing!

Looks like it was an awesome trip ladies! For a few more pictures of their adventures, check them out on our Flickr page! And for a nice summary of their trip, read a recap from TTC friend Alyssa here!

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OK, that's some of the excitement taking place lately here at TTC! Stay tuned later today for news about kits and rides and field trips - oh my!

Spring weekend plans!

It looks like we have one day of rain to get through, then we should have a nice stretch of weather to get out and enjoy the spring! So here's a quick rundown of what we've got going on for the rest of the week.

• Ladies Road Ride, Clinton Road, tonight, April 27. Please be ready to ride, at the old Village Square Inn, Rt. 23, Newfoundland at 6 p.m.
• Mountain Bike Ride tonight, April 27. We're doing a race pre-ride at Waywayanda. Meet us at the boat launch parking lot as we head out at 5:30 p.m. We're going to do at least 2 laps of the course, so we'll be moving at pretty good pace - hopefully you ate your Wheaties! 
• Friday, April 29 - our usual shindig on Clinton Road. Next week we'll move back our start time, but for this week, meet us at 5 p.m. at the old Village Square Inn Parking lot on Rt. 23 in Newfoundland.  
• For anyone who is interested, we'll be out marking the kids race course for Juniors in the Jungle on Friday afternoon. If you have some time to help, or if you want to bring your junior racer by and check out the course, just head into the woods by the upper left hand corner of the parking lot - we'll be there!
• Saturday, April 30 - Juniors in the Jungle! Bring your kids, bring yourself - it's a ton of fun to watch and cheer and be inspired by the youngest of us! 
• Sunday, May 1 - Because we got rained out last week, we're doing our roadside clean-up on Clinton Road this Sunday! Help us give back to our community and clean up one of our favorite riding routes! Meet us at the Village Square Inn Parking lot at 8:30 a.m. We'll have garbage bags and some gloves - if you have some work gloves and bug spray - bring 'em!
• Sunday, May 1 - good luck to all of our TTC racers who will be racing at the first Campmor H2H race of the year at Waywayanda - let's show them how fast that plaid can go! 

A little something for everyone this week - hope you get a chance to get out and enjoy what promises to be a wonderful spring weekend! As always, drop us a line at info@teamtowncycle.com if you have any questions!

Read all about it - Team Town Cycle juniors make the news!

As of now, there doesn't seem to be an online link, but if you can, pick up a copy of the Suburban Trends, and check out the Sports section. Our friend Jon Sherwood wrote a great article about three of our junior racers - definitely worth checking out!

Austin - this one is for you!

Last Saturday, on August 21, the Hilltop Conservancy, in association with JORBA, held their first annual Hilltop Grasshopper Kids Race in North Caldwell. The weather was perfect, and the Hilltop Team put together a great course and event!

Team Town Cycle was well represented, as you would expect! Taking second place in the Boys 2nd-3rd grade class was our own Austinator - Austin Moskowitz! He really put down a great lap and showed everyone how it was done! Way to go Austin!!!

In the very large and competitive Boys 6-8th grade class, our own Pieter Hoek survived a starting line pile-up and battled back through four long laps to come in seventh! Great job Pieter!!

And finally, in the 4th-5th grade Girls race, the lovely Delia Van Wart gave some of the boys a run for their money, and laid down 3 great laps to win her race!

Great job by everyone, and thanks again to Geordie and his team of volunteers at the Hilltop Conservancy, and Jeff Mergler at JORBA for organizing the day. And Austin - see? You're on the blog, buddy!!

Junior Development Skills Clinic

Team Somerset will be hosting for the second straight year a Junior Development Skills Clinic. It will be Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater. The registration is already open at https://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=10589 and the link to the flyer is here - http://www.somersetwheelmen.com/downloads/2010ssw_junior_clinic.pdf

This is a great event for those kids that are new to racing this season or did limited racing last season. While the clinic is oriented more towards the newcomer than the experienced racer, there will be something for everyone. There will be a demonstration on how to change a flat tire, giveways, lunch etc. This is a great refresher for kids who forgot what they learned last year. Or have your kids bring a friend who is interested in the sport! It's a fun event for all.

The cost will be $35 for non-licensed riders and $25 for licensed riders.

If anyone is interested in going and wants to carpool, etc., send us an email or leave us a comment, and we'll help you connect.