Now with a few under my belt, I felt highly enthusiastic going into Rock Cobbler 12.0. You never know for sure until you’re actually in it, but I was highly confident this rodeo was going to be a smoother ride. Last year added a new portion on the northeast which we returned to though that […]
I’m not one for upgrades. If I like my bike the way it is, why bother messing with it? The only move I’ve regularly made has been replacing my stock wheels with even moderately sized sets have yielded noticeable improvements. When I saw the Redshift booth at 2022 Sea Otter Festival, there was a lot
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RSVP for February 23rd on Facebook or Strava to stay informed After having one of our biggest rides in Send It history, GBC is returning to Sacramento with Bike Dog Brewery and In Velo Veritas. While the route will be similar to last year’s in length and elevation (projecting 30 flat miles), we will be starting and ending at
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Every Best Of list has the same theme of how surprised and blessed we were from our cadre of rides that year. I can’t say I’ve moved off of this, but 2024 was such a busy year I didn’t really grasp the depth of what we’ve accomplished. Normally, Vic and I have split into our
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There’s a select number of aspirational rides on the GBC list and biking Bodie has been near the top. I specifically didn’t have this in my bucket list for the reasons that I hadn’t seen that much recon online and it’s a big commitment to reach if you live anywhere near the coast. Even though
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RSVP for Sunday, January 19th on Facebook or Strava to stay informed We had a such a great time kicking off our 2024 Send It Series with Grizzly Cycles so why mess with a good thing? For 2025, we’ll be headed the opposite direction taking on the foothills east of Bakersfield where part of the Rock Cobbler regularly cuts
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RSVP on Facebook or Strava DOWNLOAD the .fit or .gpx files Last year our Send It at Maverick Cycles was such a hit that running it back is a no brainer. While we’re keeping a lot of the particulars the same, there will be one exciting hook as we’ll be giving out a free entry to the 2025 Life Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel Race for
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I take Southern California for granted meaning gravel like the Harding Truck Trail gets overlooked. Covering this large and long state is quite a task, so I don’t want to skew to my local area too heavily but there are times when I need to expand the portfolio. The Santa Ana Mountains are similar to
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The second time can be the charm finally making good on this attempt for some Bolinas Ridge gravel. Last year, we were planning a Send It to do this very loop, but the jurisdiction thought we were holding a big event (which wasn’t the case) and we opted to have a more pavement friendly route
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PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): We’re coming back to the Bay Area to place where I first hit dirt as we’ll be riding up and into the Berkeley Hills. Our route similar to our previous gravel guide avoiding the steeper residential climb while hitting a few more sectors of dirt at the
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