GBC is known for bringing the goods and now Zack and Vic will be doing it in the literal sense at the Encino Velodrome Bike Swap Meet (17301 Oxnard St, Encino, CA 91316) this Saturday from 8am to noon. We’ll both be bringing bikes, apparel, kits and parts that are a mixture of both new […]
GBC at the Encino Velodrome Bike Swap Meet June 6th Read More »
PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): If you’ve followed our gravel guides from the past, you knew a Send It in Santa Clarita would be upon us, but there’s a wild card we’ve been waiting for and now’s the time! The long anticipated Haskell Canyon Bike Park just opened with a number of
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RSVP for Bay Area (3/14) on Facebook or Strava & Sacramento (3/15) on Facebook or Strava Every once in awhile the stars align for GBC and working on a weekend where you’ll get your gravel filling in for awhile. Please note that we’ll be updating this page with more details often (and in case of
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RSVP for Satruday, February 28th on Facebook or Strava to stay informed GBC had a blast in one of our favorite rides in 2025, but there was one missing element we were waiting for to bring it back for a Send It. In the north area of San Luis Obispo County, Shandon was a pleasant surprise with its pastoral
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I always love the freshness of the change of seasons in Spring, but that feeling is somehow duplicated in January riding Gravel and Wine out in Temecula. While most of the country is in the middle of a snow shoveling debate, here in Southern California you’re arguing over a possible third layer and where to
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Every year I compile this list I’m pleasantly surprised, but in different ways. We were lucky for our five year anniversary to be graced with two of our top three rides ever in Catalina and Bodie that I expected that trend to keep coming. While we did have two bucket list experiences in Folsom Rodeocross
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Finding new places to ride where you normally don’t roam is tricky. Being stranded is an obvious issue, but if you’ll also have to risk not knowing road conditions, water availability and trusting what is open. I’ve driven on Highway 46 many times to cut from the Central Valley to the 101 seeing the rolling
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RSVP for Sunday, January 11th on Facebook or Strava to stay informed Maybe you’re not thinking about 2026 yet, but starting off our Send It season with Grizzly Cycles should do the trick. Our route will be roughly 34 miles and somewhat similar to last year’s including the Refrigerator: Although some climbing is included, this is one of our
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There are bucket list to do items here in California and Folsom Rodeocross is at the top of the list. Even though I live in Southern California, this event’s lore has traveled even beyond in part to Erik Mathy‘s coverage in the Radavist. Folsom Rodeocross takes places Wednesday evenings for the month of October, but
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When you think of the Sierra, most of the time you think about the lush forests of the west like Yosemite or the large scale interplanetary landscape of the east. The southern tip doesn’t come up in guide books as much, but really that highlights why California is so plentiful and regions get caught in
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