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GBC Summer Tour July 10 – 13

Events, Northern California Gravel

Since our mini-winter tour in February with the Huffmaster Hopper and Send It Sacramento was such a success, we couldn’t wait to head back up to NorCal for more! We’ll be up for three rides (maybe even four) between July 10 – 13 and hope you can make some or even all of these outings! […]

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Chino Hills Gravel Guide

Gravel Guides, Southern California Gravel, Video

Chino Hills gravel hits a lot of high notes, but that’s also the reason some caution needs to take place. The two biggest questions I get about routes are how is the riding and what are the views like? The answers for Chino Hills are simple because it scores high in both, even providing a

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Send It Yreka – Saturay, July 12

Events, Northern California Gravel

RSVP on Strava or Facebook I’ve long awaited to adventure up in Siskyou County and couldn’t ask for more with the Greenhorn Gravel Grinder crew helping lead the way. We’ll be doing a good portion of their Saturday event (yes, they hold rides on Sunday as well) covering 58 miles with over 5K’ of gain,

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Pismo Preserve Gravel Guide (4K)

Central California Gravel, Gravel Guides, Video

We’ve been trying to slant towards highlighting shorter rides that still bring a robust experience and Pismo Preserve Gravel fills up those check boxes. Last year I combined my family vacation with a SLO GRVL Send It up to TV Tower Rd, but while I like coming mid-week to make San Luis Obispo’s Higuera St.

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Taco Bell Century with Grizzly Cycles

Central California Gravel, Events, Video

It’s hard to tell if you’ve never done a Taco Bell Century if it’s a good idea and maybe finishing one doesn’t clear it up either. Kevin and Priscilla of Grizzly Cycles are veterans with this being their fifth edition and perhaps the toughest. Doing a 105 mile clockwise loop out of Grizzly Cycles into

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Sea Otter Classic 2025 Roundup

Central California Gravel, Events, Video

While proms have themes, the expectation that something similar could encapsulate a particular Sea Otter Classic is a bit of an overreach. Every year innovations and trends always progress, but change in the bike world doesn’t happen at a rapid nor glacial pace. Instead, I call it at human scale as there are no instant

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Send It Pacifico Mountain (new route) May 18

Southern California Gravel

PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): Pacifico Mountain has always been special to celebrate our anniversary, but our return to celebrate year six will mix it up with more for everyone. We’re tightening up our route shorter than our regular with two options with the longer offering some new gravel. The first fourteen

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Everyone Loves Raymond Growler Gravel Guide

Central California Gravel, Events, Video

We all want to make the most of an opportunity, but sometimes less is more. When I was coming out for my first Everyone Loves Raymond two years ago, I wanted to see it all and bike the ninety mile Kegger. Under ride organizer Henry’s suggestion instead of doing the combined routes, we did the

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Huffmaster Gravel Race 2025

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I would have never thought my favorite road race is on gravel, but the dynamics of Huffmaster is playful enough to serve as such. Last year was my first stab at this event going really well until it didn’t when inattentiveness caused me to get dropped twenty five miles in followed by a shifter battery

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Life Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel Race Preview

Central California Gravel, News / Tech, Video

Gravel is a revolving sport and when you have the opportunity to stage an event within the many trails of Fort Ord National Monument, you can expect the course to change as well. This is the fourth year of the Life Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel Race and this route may be the best one

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