It’s hard to tell if you’ve never done a Taco Bell Century if it’s a good idea and maybe finishing one doesn’t clear it up either. Kevin and Priscilla of Grizzly Cycles are veterans with this being their fifth edition and perhaps the toughest. Doing a 105 mile clockwise loop out of Grizzly Cycles into […]
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While proms have themes, the expectation that something similar could encapsulate a particular Sea Otter Classic is a bit of an overreach. Every year innovations and trends always progress, but change in the bike world doesn’t happen at a rapid nor glacial pace. Instead, I call it at human scale as there are no instant
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We all want to make the most of an opportunity, but sometimes less is more. When I was coming out for my first Everyone Loves Raymond two years ago, I wanted to see it all and bike the ninety mile Kegger. Under ride organizer Henry’s suggestion instead of doing the combined routes, we did the
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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
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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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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PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): We’re coming back to the Bay Area to place where I first hit dirt as we’ll be riding up and into the Berkeley Hills. Our route similar to our previous gravel guide avoiding the steeper residential climb while hitting a few more sectors of dirt at the
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