Mammoth Tuff grows year after year and fortunately does all the events around it. Saturday’s Ride is the centerpiece, but it’s a complete weekend with all the rides, hikes and hangouts that you need to take advantage of as much of the Eastern Sierra as possible, so here is my timeline for ‘Tuff. I always […]
GBC’s Mammoth Tuff Itinerary 2026 Read More »
PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): Third year is a charm as we’ll be returning to some of Southern California’s best gravel experiences riding up in Big Bear (AND WE MAY BE ADDING MORE DETAILS!). We’re looking for a slightly different course this year as we’ll still go around the lake, but ADDING
SEND IT BIG BEAR: Sunday, Sep 27th Read More »
Rarely are there leaps in the cycling world we’d consider significant, but the newly minted Haskell Canyon Bike Park is exactly that. I’m primarily a gravel cyclist when it comes to dirt because I temper my exposure to the more technical parts of riding like jumps, washboard and tight turns, so I was a bit
Santa Clarita Gravel at Haskell Canyon Bike Park Read More »
PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): What’s summer unless we head out to Santa Cruz for another of our evening jaunts? Once again, we’re joining the Santa Cruz Graveleers for a fun, little evening We’ll be starting and ending out Humble Sea’s West Santa Cruz location (820 Swift St. Santa Cruz) meeting at
Send It Santa Cruz: Sunset Stroll with Santa Cruz Graveleers July 19 Read More »
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
Send It Santa Clarita: Sunday, May 31st Read More »
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
Gravel Bike California NorCal Weekend Mar 13-15 Read More »
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
Send It San Luis Obispo: Shandon Feb 28th Read More »
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
Biking Temecula: Gravel and Wine Recap Read More »
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
Best of Gravel Bike California 2025 Read More »
