A collection of news, stories, videos and adventures written by Gravel Bike California focusing on Southern California Gravel.
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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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
Orange County Gravel Guide: Harding Truck Trail Read More »
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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Discovering adventures is a bit part of gravel, but so is sharing them which the Great Western Reroute is all about. Through Gravelstoke, Dave Malwitz has done a big part of fostering this community sharing stories, hosting rides and finding a number of different ways of bringing people together. The Great Western Reroute is an
Great Western Reroute: Cleveland National Forest Read More »
PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): Summer is here and while the temps rise, it’s best to combat that with altitude as we’ll be heading up to Big Bear for our July Send It. This course was laid out by Dirty Bear course director Robin Brown where you’ll get to see a couple
Send It Big Bear: Sunday, July 14 Read More »
There’s no doubt the biking Catalina is one of the most epic rides in California while also being the one that requires the most preparation. Gravel bikes are clearly the ideal bike to scale the island mostly connected by fire roads requiring a good amount of climbing. The bigger issue is planning with the first
Epic Gravel Rides: Biking Catalina Read More »
PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): May is here and we’re back for our annual Send It meetup for May Canyon with some NEW DIRT added! Once again, we will be starting at San Fernando Rec Park (208 Park Ave, San Fernando, 91340) at 8:30am SHARP while finishing off at San Fernando Brewing Company. Here’s some information, tips,
Send It SATURDAY May 25: May Canyon Read More »
Even with the shock value of a name like Mount Disappointment you’d figure it’d be well known, but there’s a lot of context behind a full answer. The Angeles National Forest sits on the northern edge of the Los Angeles Basin and looking from afar there are many peaks to choose from. For most Angelenos,
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PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): Sometimes the luck of the Irish comes through even for GBC as the planets have aligned for Send It St. Patty’s on Sunday, March 17th. We’ll be doing a 32 mile loop similar to our Oliver Canyon ride two years ago, but with a few twists: We
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Completing an LA Tourist Race has always been a fascination of mine, but in its four years of existence I haven’t gone all in on an attempt until now. Given a specific number of checkpoints, it’s always a big conversation how you plan your route where you trade off distance for difficulty. As part of
GBC Conquering the LA Tourist Race? Read More »
