If you do enough riding, you will probably fall into the formula every month of one ride totally surprising you (in a good way) and one a complete fail. Heading out to Castaic and not doing enough R & D on this ride, odds were with the latter, but seeing how there was a rare …
Graveliering San Francisquito Motorway & Warm Springs Truck Trail Read More »
Hyping Mount Lowe Railway doesn’t need any build up. The historical value alone of this 19th century attraction is reason enough to bike, hike, parachute or whatever means necessary to visit. Throw in the beauty of the San Gabriel Mountains and you’ve got one helluva gravel ride. It amazes me how little people know about …
Excited over seeing the photos from post on our Facebook group doing a loop through the Pilot Rock Truck Trail and Cleghorn Pass, it was a ride that looked hard to turn down. The timing was fortuitous that week as we had already mapped out a ride in Big Bear, but this route was closer …
The Santa Clara Truck Trail is a bit of a mystery, even to those local to Los Angeles. Lying atop of the ridge on the southern section of the Angeles National Forest, this is a road that is relatively clear of human activity despite that it offers so much. It’s 31 miles straight through from …
Angeles National Forest: Santa Clara Truck Trail Read More »
There’s a big discrepancy between the popularity and experience of biking Crystal Lake. Tucked away off the current terminus of Highway 39, this enclave in the Angeles National Forest is an amazing getaway just above Los Angeles. It’s a climb with epic views that rewards you the deeper you go. At the same time, it’s …
Riding Pacifico Mountain to Chilao gets reward status because it is no starting point for a ride. Just a six miles east off of Mill Creek Summit, Pacifico Mountain is a destination for bikers, hikers and campers sitting at 7,124 feet above sea level. The view up top is worth taking an extra beat or …
Although I’ve done the loop multiple times, each ride always feels like I’m doing Old Ridge Route recon. Even with the permanence of time, there is always something to discover. The purpose of this trip was to shoot some B Roll to do a long and informative video about the Old Ridge Route after I realized that …
Mount Gleason Road is a bit of a mystery for a road that is so epic. Every time I’ve ridden it, the experience always surpass my expectations, but the question is why are they so low? The biggest issue for most cyclists is that it’s quite a trek to reach Mount Gleason Road. Most likely, …
When Gravel Bike California semi-officially launched in June of 2019, I knew the first ride had to be epic and biking Pacifico Mountain had to be the one. The question was telling a group of strangers to drive to a far off point that has scant cell phone reception, would anyone show? Also in consideration …
Gravel Bike California’s 1st Ride: Biking Pacifico Mountain Read More »
Gravel Bike California is hitting its stride and if our first ride of the year out of Las Virgenes was any indication, it’s going to be a good year for gravel. People have been clamoring for a ride out of the Calabasas area and more than specifically for Pedalers Fork for quite a while, but …
