Polk Street for Bikes

Polk Street Bike Access

Many of us at Timbuk2 commute to work by bike and among these commuters quite a few of them take the Polk street Gulch down towards the Mission. While not as crazy as as riding down three lanes of traffic on Van Ness, Polk street certainly isn’t your quaint cycling corridor–in fact, once a month [...]

Gettin’ Ready for the Crit

Evan Murphy at Grant Tomb Criterium

By Evan Murphy: Grants Tomb Criterium is NYC’s first big race of the season, put on by Columbia University’s cycling team and the Century Road Club Association, it is a great tune-up for the early races yet to come. I was glad I could fit my tool roll, spare clothes, food, and race wheels comfortably [...]

Red Hook Rider Kacey

Kacey Manderfield Red Hook Crit

Our final rider to be introduced to our crew of Red Hook Crit riders is none other than Kacey Manderfield. Kacey won the first edition of the Crit in 2008 and has been beating out the other gals since. We asked Kacey what made this race so special to her: “The Red Hook Crit is [...]

Red Hook Rider Evan

Evan Murphy victorious in Milano!

In our ongoing introductions of Timbuk2 x Red Hook Crit riders, we’re proud to present to you Evan Murphy. Evan is a three year veteran of the crit and finished 3rd in Brooklyn last year. At the following race, Red Hook Crit Milano, he crashed with our fellow rider Neil Bezdek early on in the [...]

Red Hook Rider Kelli

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As the days tick closer and closer to the start of the Red Hook Crit we’re excited to present to you Kelli Samuelson who will be among the few tough ladies to take part in this exciting night time fixed gear bonanza. Kelli is a self described “full time cyclist part,time hustler and lover of [...]

Red Hook Rider Neil

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We’re counting down the days to the Red Hook Crit and as we get closer to the race we’re happy to introduce you to our crew of riders. First in our series of frighteningly fast cyclists is Neil Bezdek. Neil Bezdek is a bike racer, advocate, commuter, and writer based in New York City. Originally [...]

Mission Cycling 2013

Mission Cycling Kickoff Party 2013

We’re proud to announce that we are once again sponsoring the Mission Cycling team and looking forward to kicking off the 2013 season at our retail store. These guys and gals are all about having fun on bikes, not taking things too seriously and looking damn good while they’re at it.

Red Hook Crit 2013

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We’re very stoked to be sponsoring the Red Hook Crit an “unsanctioned race series consisting of world class road racers, track specialists, bike messengers, and urban athletes competing over multiple laps around a short, technical circuit.” With registration just wrapping up, the Red Hook Crit will feature cyclists from all over the world who will [...]

Nico and the Swig

Nico in Haiti

Nothing beats the awesome stories we get from our fans and all the adventures they go on with their trusty Timbuk2 Companions. Our pal Nico who has posted on Whatsinyourbag.com recently shared this with us: “”What is up guys!! Id like to share with you guys a bit of my current adventures. So a while [...]

Especial Messenger

Especial Messenger

Our good friend Brett, an expert in all things coffee and an excellent marathon runner had the chance to put our Especial Messenger to the test during the cold New York City winter. Brett has a thing for Italian bikes and rides a Bianchi during his daily commutes and a very special steel Colnago on [...]