Biking Palomar Mountain-Alpe d'Huez of California!

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Watch a cinematic-style video and full route breakdown of the bike ride up the south grade of Palomar Mountain to the Caltech Observatory-over 5000 feet of climbing in only 16 miles of cycling 😱 Montee McCormick and Matt Bowler recommended this ride, thanks, y'all!
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00:00 Intro
00:34 The ride
04:11 Thanks and shoutouts
05:28 Where we stayed
06:35 Route breakdown
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@FH-kv8qj 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Mitch for all the valuable details on this climb! Super helpful! 👍 I'm going to head there soon! 🚴‍♂

@MonteeRidesBikes 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Mitch! I love seeing the ride from your POV, Happy Belated Birthday! I'm looking forward to riding in California again, thanks for the shout out and for sharing!

@MitchBoyer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Montee! Maybe we can do a ride next time you’re back in California ✌️

@Nobodyatallman 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this layout of the vid. Different and really shows the beauty.

@MitchBoyer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude 🙏

@Matthew-ez4ze 4 ай бұрын

Brave man eating a burrito before a ride - whoo!

@tylerbarbero Жыл бұрын

Mitch, just found your channel recently and great stuff! I am currently visiting family in CA for the holidays. I really had wish I brought my bike back with me!

@yan01232 3 жыл бұрын

wow look so much fun

@shinobuyashii 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful places 👍💙

@MitchBoyer 3 жыл бұрын

💯 it was incredible!

@shinobuyashii 3 жыл бұрын

@@MitchBoyer I bet and the nice then it's really peaceful out there 💯💯

@PathLessPedaledTV 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet ride. Got to ride that this winter.

@MitchBoyer 2 жыл бұрын

Totally worth it!

@zeffery101 8 ай бұрын

man, i had a goal to bike up since covid but figured since I only have a mtb, it would wayy too difficult. eventually have to get up there, it is only a 40 min drive from me.

@julianamontoya3877 4 ай бұрын

Have you gone back? I am about 43 miles from here and have been pushing in that direction on my ride. This video pumped me up

@MitchBoyer 4 ай бұрын

I haven't been back yet, but I wanna do it again this summer! I'm curious to see my perspective now after training for a few years. I remember it being a great climb

@catherinecourter3626 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Great video- I’m planning to ride up Palomar from Encinitas- any links to good route from the coast??? Thx

@MitchBoyer 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t seen for one from Encinitas, but you could probably use this route from Oceanside to help you build one ridewithgps.com/routes/6838234

@Dopiek 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful ride! How do you carry with you your normal camera? (not the 360° one)

@MitchBoyer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The "normal camera" on these rides is a GoPro Hero 9. The image quality is surprisingly good! I stick the GoPro and a little tripod in one of my jersey pockets and pull it out when I need it on the ride.

@JohnLemieux Жыл бұрын

Considering doing a sea to summit from Oceanside to Palomar Mtn. Gonna need some serious training though.

@JohnLemieux Жыл бұрын

Btw there are a lot of vistas! They're just not where the observatory is. A great one is at (33.334797, -116.919957), it's a fire lookout tower.

@questgivercyradis8462 2 ай бұрын

How did you find the cars on it? I'm in San Diego county, and trying to build myself up for that big climb. Some local bike shop folks say they love riding it, but only do it in big group rides because that's when it gets blocked off just for cyclists, and has highway patrol protection. I'm not fast enough for a big group event; just stubborn and happy to take a break to enjoy the view on the way up a few times. Apparently the fancy car people like taking the switchbacks entirely too fast... and that's scary as heck. All the bad stereotypes about SoCal drivers are true. Ick. Would it be rude to ask a family member to tail me in their car with a "don't pass fast - cyclist ahead" sign on their rear?

@MitchBoyer 2 ай бұрын

There were not a lot cars the day I went. Its was a Friday at the beginning of August. I think I was passed by maybe 4 or 5 cars on the climb. The road leading to the climb was very busy, but I didn't ride on it, I started the ride form the Taco place at the bottom of the hill. Hope that helps!