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RSVP for CicLAvia(Facebook or Strava) and Maverick Cycles(Facebook or Strava) The holidays come up on you fast, so we decided to announce our final two Send It rides of the year. Please RSVP for our November 23rd at CicLAvia (Facebook / Strava) and December 7th out of Maverick Cycles (Facebook / Strava) because we will be updating details on […]
SEND IT CicLAvia Nov 23 / Maverick Cycles Dec 7 Read More »
PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): After a our first successful Send It Big Bear last year, it was only a matter of time to bring it back in 2025. We’re looking for a slightly different course this year, but we’re still mapping out based on conditions and currently we have a longer
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While an event as substantial as the Tour de Big Bear can rest on its laurels, every year they look to raise the bar and the Dirty Bear 50 is no exception. Already well known for the road rides, gravel has been relatively new and mountain biking was a new inclusion this year. This year’s
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Chino Hills gravel hits a lot of high notes, but that’s also the reason some caution needs to take place. The two biggest questions I get about routes are how is the riding and what are the views like? The answers for Chino Hills are simple because it scores high in both, even providing a
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PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): Pacifico Mountain has always been special to celebrate our anniversary, but our return to celebrate year six will mix it up with more for everyone. We’re tightening up our route shorter than our regular with two options with the longer offering some new gravel. The first fourteen
Send It Pacifico Mountain (new route) May 18 Read More »
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
Send It San Fernando Sunday, March 23 Read More »
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
Cargopalooza Bike Picnic March 9th Read More »
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
Send It Saturday Maverick Cycles: Whittier Dec 14 Read More »
I take Southern California for granted meaning gravel like the Harding Truck Trail gets overlooked. Covering this large and long state is quite a task, so I don’t want to skew to my local area too heavily but there are times when I need to expand the portfolio. The Santa Ana Mountains are similar to
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I did not expect to be writing this much about Big Bear when GBC launched five years ago. Not that I thought the area wasn’t desirable, but to me it always was a place I wanted to ride. The problem was there wasn’t that much info about the area (at least to outsiders) and I
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