Gravel should not be about me, but us and Mammoth Tuff hits all the notes. I stated recently that this is my favorite event because of the combining elements of riding, destination and atmosphere. For many these rides, your life is focused to the moment you get to the starting line, butt Mammoth Tuff makes […]
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You’d be hard pressed to find a event better than Mammoth Tuff and I’m all here for it. I have no exceptions that there’s always a level of anxiety before a ride, though this is such a destination weekend that I’m looking to the whole experience. Obviously Saturday’s Ride is the centerpiece, but there’s so
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If you’re looking for a ride to stretch your imagination in so many ways, it’s hard to match the experience biking Horseshoe Meadows Road. The Eastern Sierra is filled with largess with its landscapes and to date Onion Valley Road just further north had been my most epic climb in views and effort. Its length,
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The Lost Coast is one of the most unique and formidable regions to bike making it a tough sell to ride solo. I should know riding deep into the redwoods two years ago that was the shortest distance I covered by far on my three-day journey, yet unquestionably the hardest. Mix in the anxiety of
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PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): Last year we had such a great ride switching it up with our urban adventure, that with another open streets event taking place this time on one of the world’s most famed streets. CicLAvia is coming back to Hollywood Blvd and we’ll be riding by even more
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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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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
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Finding the top gravel rides in California is no easy task which should come as no surprise to anyone that knows this state. Covering this much area is already daunting, but we’re also blessed to consider our diverse landscape with mountains, deserts, forests, grasslands, coastline and everything in between. There can be no mathematical methodology
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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
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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
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