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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RSVP on Strava or Facebook Hard to believe we skipped Gold Creek last year, but we’re bringing one of our most popular routes with one of my favorite descents back March 23rd. Once again, we’ll be giving away an entry to the Life Time Sea Otter Gravel Race on April 11th! We might be tweaking
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Please RSVP on Facebook or Strava This is a bit of a departure from our monthly Send It rides as this is more open ended and DIY, but there is some structure to it. Quite simply this a picnic that you get to by bike. You don’t need a cargo bike, just cargo. Pretty much
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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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