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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It’s not a reach to differentiate Sea Otters especially when you add La Gravilla into the fold. Gravel is still finding its proper way into this festival with the Lifetime XC race taking center stage. Last year, La Gravilla seemed like an afterthought being paired with other races, but the event got its own day
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PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTES FOR RIDE INFORMATION (Facebook or Strava RSVP): May is here and we’re back again for another Send It meetup for May Canyon! 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,
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California is such a large state with so many diverse landscapes that it’s tough to grasp it all. Even focusing on. just the western Sierra takes a lot of bookwork because of its length and options up and down. You don’t have mountains without foothills and this area doesn’t get a lot of focus because
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