GBC LIVE Episode #37: The Bovine Classic w/ Bryan Yates
GBC LIVE‘s Zack and Vic sit down with Bryan Yates to talk about the inaugural Bovine Classic with all the great riding and attractions the Paso Robles Wine Region has to offer.
Central California Gravel
A collection of news, stories, videos and adventures written by Gravel Bike California focusing on Central California Gravel.
Alabama Hills Gravel Guide
One of the most repeated questions I get center around the curiosity of Alabama Hills Gravel. The name itself raises eyebrows here in California as yes, it does link to confederate ties. Still, nomenclature only gets your attention so much as the Owens Valley is a gem of surrounding beauty with the Eastern Sierra Mountains …
Rock Cobbler Gravel Guide
I wish there was a proper way of using words to convey the experience that the Rock Cobbler brings. To the uninitiated, a peer group I was recently in before this edition, the optics of this ride is the scariest of any event I’ve entered (and probably by design). The name itself doesn’t do us …
Biking Onion Valley Road
Onion Valley Road is clearly not worthy of words. No matter your eloquence, it is impossible to capture its essence in only two dimensions. Firstly, the Eastern Sierra offers the most epic and tallest peaks in the country under a unique setting. These heights are courtesy of the oceanic plates surging underneath the North American …
GBC LIVE: Episode #7 – Mammoth Tuff w/ Amanda Nauman & Dave Sheek
Zack and Vic chat with Amanda Nauman & Dave Sheek to talk about September 18th’s Mammoth Tuff on GBC Live: Some FAQ’s people submitted before / during the episode: What about makes Mammoth Tuff makes this ride so special? Personal Note, Our Training Grounds, etc. The name, Mammoth Tuff, is a nod to the Long …
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Biking Glacier Point Road
Biking Glacier Point Road has always been on GBC’s bucket list status with one caveat. No doubt, this is one of the most scenic roads in California with an enormous payoff at the end with a direct view of Yosemite Valley and Half Dome all up in your face. The problem comes with Yosemite National …
Prefumo Canyon Gravel Guide
San Luis Obispo is one of my favorite towns in all of California and one of the rides on every local’s repertoire is Prefumo Canyon. It’s clearly the ride I’ve done the most on my visits and slots in perfectly no matter how much time I seem to have. Prefumo Canyon sits southeast of town …
Gravel Guide: Figueroa Mountain
Figueroa Mountain is another glaring example of taking one of California’s greatest paved climbs and somehow making it better by going off the beaten path. Just like Gibraltar Road, most cyclists think only about the ascent which is fair enough because it’s great on it’s on own so much to warrant one of the best …
Central Coast Gravel: Cayucos to Wine Country
Finding Central Coast gravel is an experience every cyclist should aspire to. San Luis Obispo County sits in the center of it and has a number of options abound with a few different terrains to throw at you. Part of it is a seemingly endless supply of rolling hills carpeted in lush greens in the …
Mammoth Gravel Guide
There are so many ways to love gravel riding, but you can easily encapsulate it with a trip up to Mammoth. As a first-timer, it doesn’t put me on the top of the list as a premiere guide, but there are so many resources available that stepping into it is easy on so many levels. …