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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If you’re looking for something to test your limits, there’s a lot of opportunity in gravel. The LA Tourist Race might be responsible for a good number of them, but their Trans San Gabriel route is on another level. Their regular events typically fall into the 80-100 mile range lingering near 10k feet of climbing
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IMPORTANT SEND IT UPDATE!! Sorry for the last minute change, but the ride will continue Saturday, but… because of the numbers, we have to change to it being a ROAD ride. Still, a lot of similarities in views and we’ll be going by the Alpine Dam, so it’ll be a different day of memorable! Once
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With summer starting to wane, it’s time to start planning for our heavy fall/winter gravel season. It’s just about as heavy as springtime, but I find the riding to be much different with many of our roads and trails softening due to less rain and moisture collecting. Looking at the calendar, it’s impressive the variety
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Organizing our meetups does take an ample amount of time for planning, but being able to pivot isn’t always a thing. I had planned for our first Marin Send It to take place in January, pushing it back to June due to weather. Thinking we’d be in the clear and rain hadn’t hit for over
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RSVP on Strava and Facebook The heat is getting hot, so it’s time to push our rides back to later hours, but with better views. Send It Nocturnal is back and we’ll be meeting over at Stotts Bicycles (509 N. Victory Blvd.) in Burbank on Friday, July 21. We’ve compacted our Griffith Park route from
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Sharing the experience of Mendenhall Ridge gravel has been on our radar for awhile, but the question is how. While I’ve ridden this sixteen mile stretch of dirt a couple of times before, experiencing it without doubling back has always been an issue. The simplest route has been a 42 mile loop paired with Little
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Gravel Bike California has had a number of unique experiences across the state, but exploring Desert X brought a new wrinkle in our travels. People have always asked about riding gravel in the Coachella Valley and this excursion forced our hand. Desert X is outdoor art exhibition is laid out every two years with temporary
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Cycling would be nowhere without shared experiences. We all learn from each other, but having the opportunity to share one of the most beautiful rides in the world brings it all together. Last year, I decided to eschew a day of Sea Otter to escape out to Big Sur and was rewarded with what I
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RSVP for June 24th on Facebook or Strava to keep up on details! To follow up on a promise made earlier this year…GBC is coming back! After having to cancel our first ever Send It Marin this January because of wet conditions, we’ll be returning Saturday, June 24th ready to run it back. Update: Due
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