A collection of news, stories, videos and adventures written by Gravel Bike California focusing on Southern California Gravel.
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 »
With the LA Tourist Race coming to help kick off the gravel (if you choose) adventure season, so does the influx of questions to GBC for what to do. It’s a lot easier just to make a video to give a clear understanding for what I’m thinking, but also to let people know that what
2024 LA Tourist Race #1 Route Recon Read More »
RSVP for December 16th on Facebook or Strava to stay informed DOWNLOAD the .fit or .gpx files A couple of months ago, we had a such blast at Maverick Cycles’ Gravel and Burgers that I instantly knew we had to have a Send It to bring in the greater GBC community. If you haven’t been to this Whittier enclave,
Send It Saturday Maverick Cycles: Whittier Dec 16 Read More »
Our Send It series has been a lot of fun over the years and played a big part in our genesis. We’ve had some rides take us to epic places to get away from it all, but you can have just as much of an adventure going into it too. With peoplefirst thinking of beaches
Send It LA Urban Adventure Recap Read More »
If you want to get away without getting on Southwest then Tour de Big Bear‘s Dirty Bear absolutely fits the bill. Living in Los Angeles, it normally takes me hours of driving to get that feeling of biking somewhere exotic that mainly stems from exploring the unfamiliar, but somehow Big Bear captures that same feel
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