A collection of news, stories, videos and adventures written by Gravel Bike California focusing on Central California Gravel.
Hoping this was a third time’s a charm for me, I was hoping for some mastery for Rock Cobbler 11. While the course changes every year, I have been developing a sense of the riding even though the routes extend over 80 miles. Still, there was something different going into this edition as California has […]
For most of our Send It rides, I go deep into planning mode putting together a fun route for all, but for our Bakersfield ride I was ready to hand it off to Kevin of Grizzly Cycles and GBC was nicely rewarded. Normally in the area, we’d take advantage of the hundreds of miles of
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RSVP for January 27th on Facebook or Strava to stay informed Grizzly Cycles is one of our favorite shops in California that brings the stoke and a proper place to kick off our Send It Series for 2024. This route is among our flattest as a good part of the route will follow some of the canals of the
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Sometimes I think about how vast this state is and the difficulty of exploring and thankful events like the Grizzly Gravel Ride takes away takes away all that guesswork. The Fresno Cycling Club does a fantastic job hosting local events with a community feel that binds with the tone set that everyone is out to
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Cycling would be nowhere without shared experiences. We all learn from each other, but having the opportunity to share one of the most beautiful rides in the world brings it all together. Last year, I decided to eschew a day of Sea Otter to escape out to Big Sur and was rewarded with what I
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It’s not a reach to differentiate Sea Otters especially when you add La Gravilla into the fold. Gravel is still finding its proper way into this festival with the Lifetime XC race taking center stage. Last year, La Gravilla seemed like an afterthought being paired with other races, but the event got its own day
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California is such a large state with so many diverse landscapes that it’s tough to grasp it all. Even focusing on. just the western Sierra takes a lot of bookwork because of its length and options up and down. You don’t have mountains without foothills and this area doesn’t get a lot of focus because
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There’s a short list of required cycling pilgrimages and Carrizo Plain gravel definitely makes the selection. I have been literally waiting for years to do this ride, not only timing it with the cooler months, but for the same reason this National Monument becomes such a focal attraction: the Superbloom! Rainfall has been scarce in
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If expectations were already at an unrealistic high for Rock Cobbler 10.0, somehow once again it beat them. The legend has grown over the years and obviously the many antics stick out, but bottom line it’s the attitude carried by all that is the jewel of the crown. This being a special anniversary, I expected
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Getting away is a sought after bi-product of gravel cycling, but I have never had a better balance of silence and closeness than riding this Buck Rock loop. Even though California is the most populous state, we still have a vast amount of wilderness even with all the tourists flocking here. There are a wealth
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