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@eMCee62 2 күн бұрын
Great ride, great storytelling!
@GravelBikeCalifornia Күн бұрын
Thanks. A totally worth it experience.
@Hokum48 3 күн бұрын
Amazing right by my house! I mountain biked it years ago so now Ill take my gravel bike on it!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 күн бұрын
Only thing is how overgrown in might be this summer.
@Hokum48 3 күн бұрын
Amazing ride I just downloaded the route to my Wahoo thanks!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 күн бұрын
I hope to make it back to ride this in July
@Hokum48 3 күн бұрын
@@GravelBikeCalifornia if you're going to do it again let me know. A friend of mine did the route with you guys a couple years ago and he told me they discontinued the event. But we have a good gravel Community here in town we will join! I ride with Dave zabriskie and his kids all the time I'll try to get them on board!
@JonStein 3 күн бұрын
You're welcome. Honorable Mentions: Huff Master Loop (Grasshopper series) Kizo Play National Monument (best in spring, super bloom) Dirt Gibraltar (Santa Barbara) Dirt Baldy (Tour of California) Old Caz Route (Russian River) Top 10 Gravel Rides: Big Bear: San Bernardino Mountains, riding both sides of the lake, featuring San Gorgonio and Holcomb Valley with Gold Rush history. Fresno Cycling: Sierra foothills, Raymond route along Chowchilla River, best in spring for cooler temperatures and greenery. Pacifico Mountain: Los Angeles area, 40-mile loop in Angeles National Forest with views of Mount Baldy and Wilson. Half Moon Bay: Coastal ride with bluff views, cypress tree tunnel, Redwoods climb, and Pisma Creek descent. Owens Valley: Alabama Hills, scenic beauty, Disney-like Tuttle Creek, and movie road photo opportunities. Lassen Gra: New event in Lassen National Park area, featuring Susan River and volcanic activity. Mount Tam: Marin County, historic trails, mountain biking roots, and scenic views. Mammoth Tough: Eastern Sierra, awe-inspiring landscapes with 14,000-foot peaks, best in fall. Catalina Island: Epic adventure with island-wide routes, historic stagecoach roads, and fabulous descents. Old Coast Highway (Big Sur): Iconic coastline views, Bixby Bridge, short but memorable dirt ride with multiple landscapes.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 күн бұрын
Great writeup. Looks like you're over-qualified to be our first editor-in-chief!
@CesarFernandez-bs2vy 4 күн бұрын
Catalina Island is a rewarding ride. Great views and amazing experience.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 4 күн бұрын
I didn't have to think twice about putting it so high, so soon..
@cyrusfarivar1012 4 күн бұрын
Great job Zach! Stoked to hit the dirt in Catalina -- and frankly, all these places! I haven't been to most of them!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 4 күн бұрын
Let's get to work then!!
@Calebyte 4 күн бұрын
Great video Zack! It's great to see all this route recon. I think I see some trips to SoCal and Mammoth in my future 🔮
@GravelBikeCalifornia 4 күн бұрын
I'll be up at Mammoth Tuff for sure. LMK if you need a hookup coming down here.
@cyclo_pedogogy 4 күн бұрын
Thanks Zack. Other rides I think would make this list: truckee/tahoe and Lost and Found.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 4 күн бұрын
Lost and Found I definitely want to get in there before I update this list.
@fsquared64 2 күн бұрын
I totally agree. Truckee Gravel and Lost & Found are both epic rides with multiple course options that change slightly each year. Spectacular and uncrowded areas.
@charlesmansplaining 5 күн бұрын
Some of your picks have Mountain Lions. Don't go alone.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 4 күн бұрын
A Garmin inRach too.
@DarrenAliga 5 күн бұрын
Love it!! Big Sure is surely amazing!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 4 күн бұрын
Feels like a forty mile experience that clocks in half that milage.
@markxkovacic 5 күн бұрын
Thanks for including the Lassen Gravel Adventure Ride. Hope to see you again this year. Great list and video.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 4 күн бұрын
It's going to take a little more juggling to make it happen this year, but I have a plan. Congrats on putting together such a great event in a number of ways.
@dewittlunsford2527 5 күн бұрын
Thank You Zack, loved your Top Ten! Dawn and I already have made plans to do Big Sur and Mammoth later this year 👍
@GravelBikeCalifornia 4 күн бұрын
Hopefully, Big Sur will get fixed. See you in Mammoth.
@jonathankim9968 5 күн бұрын
epic compilation! Thank you for the blood and sweat went into this fine cut. I can't wait to finish them all.. some day.. these trails are part of best of the world..
@GravelBikeCalifornia 4 күн бұрын
I know making it across the state is tough. Even I'd love to do all these rides again.
@aaronkarr9430 5 күн бұрын
Great video Zach! I need to increase my patreon…
@GravelBikeCalifornia 5 күн бұрын
Ha. I appreciate being in this community the most. Thanks for supporting!
@amanda_panda_ 5 күн бұрын
Woooo podium! #TUFF 😄
@GravelBikeCalifornia 5 күн бұрын
Highest event!!
@williamtoth7181 5 күн бұрын
Another great video. Thanks for highlighting these amazing rides
@GravelBikeCalifornia 5 күн бұрын
Wouldn't look so good with all the cycling models I have along...
@henrypretz 5 күн бұрын
Some great rides on this list! Plenty of bucket list material there. Honored that our local event made the cut. I can't say I disagree with you 😊
@GravelBikeCalifornia 5 күн бұрын
I figured you'd recognize a few...
@chrisrippy4454 5 күн бұрын
Great list! Just received my GBC shirt and sticker for the truck!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 5 күн бұрын
Thanks. I imagine your Kelly Blue Book value just went up.
@jerryanker2289 5 күн бұрын
Awesome….! Thank you
@GravelBikeCalifornia 5 күн бұрын
Our pleasure!
@aabarajas 7 күн бұрын
great video, thank you!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 6 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@peterbedford2610 8 күн бұрын
Much poison oak over growth?
@GravelBikeCalifornia 8 күн бұрын
I think the Connector Trail is well maintained, but the Quarry Trail try not to fall off.
@ricmcgillgopro 9 күн бұрын
Saw you were on the LAUF for this adventure. Any suggestion for the tire choice for Catalina?
@GravelBikeCalifornia 8 күн бұрын
Definitely want something that starts with the number 4. Not technical, but some of the road has washboard.
@mediumrick7667 9 күн бұрын
old school punk
@GravelBikeCalifornia 9 күн бұрын
Wouldn't have it any other way...
@mediumrick7667 8 күн бұрын
@@GravelBikeCalifornia kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nchlhaiI387bpIE.html
@nshire 10 күн бұрын
I don't know if mobile users are able to see/click on the description
@GravelBikeCalifornia 10 күн бұрын
I think if you swipe up...
@mikeheinaman3515 12 күн бұрын
Thanks for helping me explore all the riding that CA has to offer!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 10 күн бұрын
...and thanks for the support. Keep sharing your thoughts as you knock these routes off.
@mikeheinaman3515 12 күн бұрын
Just had the chance to ride this loop over the weekend, and it was amazing. The gravel climbs were legit, but the scenery and fresh air kept it enjoyable, and the tailwind back to the start was awesome. It felt like I was riding an e-bike at times. Thanks for creating these guides. I love exploring, and it makes it a little easier when riding somewhere new if I've already had a detailed scouting report from GBC.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 10 күн бұрын
On our Send It ride a year later, the weather wasn't as perfect as the area around Bixby was foggy, but no complaints as you can tell it's still very epic. Definitely feels longer than a twenty mile ride.
@dmitrijmaslovskij9114 17 күн бұрын
Can you edit this video to include Yankee Jim’s? This way I can tell my girlfriend “see, the first gravel ride I took you on is in fact a beginners ride” 😂
@GravelBikeCalifornia 16 күн бұрын
That would be quite the baseline...
@user-ck1zs5zk5b 17 күн бұрын
Fantastic video - great summary of the entire course for those thinking of doing such an event. This one looks pretty laid back, but epic at the same time.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 17 күн бұрын
I think the course will be slightly different this year, but Fresno Cycling plays the combo of laid-back and well supported very well.
@devengudinas1649 18 күн бұрын
I’m glad that they never developed the island one of the few places in LA county that isn’t ruined
@GravelBikeCalifornia 18 күн бұрын
We don't need an Ibiza West here.
@spawnrcandbikes 21 күн бұрын
cool...i wanna bike ,camp, and spearfish at one of the campgrounds.....
@GravelBikeCalifornia 19 күн бұрын
Next time we'll cover more island.
@VagaBumAdventures 21 күн бұрын
Cant wait to rip my dirt bike on it!!! 🙌🏼
@GravelBikeCalifornia 19 күн бұрын
Even if they can get part done soon...
@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 21 күн бұрын
The very essence of gravel riding- adapting to, and riding on whatever exists in one’s home region. Excellent!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 21 күн бұрын
Just give us a placd to ride!
@hikerbikeromar 22 күн бұрын
Incredible video! I'm sure this took tons of time and effort to make. Loved it!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 21 күн бұрын
Not as much as when you love a ride like this.
@dorzak975 22 күн бұрын
Some of the tracks along the Eel River across from 162 are covered by landslides.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 21 күн бұрын
That's probably the main issue of where they're going to need $$ for.
@dorzak975 21 күн бұрын
@@GravelBikeCalifornia fun story. Relatively of my grandfather’s I interviewed in 1993 rode the train from near Dos Rios on his way to go to school at then Berkeley Farm school aka later UC-Davis in 1927.
@jonmeek3879 22 күн бұрын
Cost of the boat ride to the island ???
@GravelBikeCalifornia 21 күн бұрын
About $100 round trip
@thebrunoserge 22 күн бұрын
What do you mean "you need to make bike reservations"? You can't bring the bike on the boat, like you're literally and clearly doing here?... So confusing
@PrestonBoebel 22 күн бұрын
You need to reserve a "bike space" when you purchase a boarding pass and you need to do it early. You can't just show up with a bike and expect to get it on the boat.
@thebrunoserge 22 күн бұрын
@@PrestonBoebel Ohhh OK that makes sense. Maybe you explained that in the video and I missed it. If so, apologies
@GravelBikeCalifornia 21 күн бұрын
They changed the system a week before we did it from doing it online to having to call it in. It might have changed back since.
@gravelpack8536 22 күн бұрын
Love riding there and go almost every year great video
@GravelBikeCalifornia 22 күн бұрын
Go GravelPack!!
@javierpastrana3277 23 күн бұрын
Great vid once again! You guys are way better than tv
@GravelBikeCalifornia 22 күн бұрын
...I know my voice isn't made for radio.
@scottrock27 23 күн бұрын
Great vid! A couple of those water crossings are deeper than they look lol 😅 Going back at the end of the month for some bikepacking 😎
@GravelBikeCalifornia 21 күн бұрын
My friend went later in April and didn't have as much of an issue.
@mikewaters7494 23 күн бұрын
Great video... brought back memories
@GravelBikeCalifornia 20 күн бұрын
Glad to hear it
@davidfeiler1279 23 күн бұрын
Nice ride! What was the date of this ride?
@GravelBikeCalifornia 23 күн бұрын
I think the first of April
@Luis_M177 23 күн бұрын
Awesome ride. Me and my friend do this ride once or twice a year. Best time to do it is in spring or fall. Did it once in July, almost had a heat stroke 😵💫
@GravelBikeCalifornia 20 күн бұрын
you can definitely feel that without summer with the absence of trees.
@bohemia74 23 күн бұрын
Great video!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 20 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@williamtoth7181 23 күн бұрын
That ride exceeded all expectations and I want to go back. Also, having amazing riding partners didn’t hurt.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 23 күн бұрын
Ditto. Can't wait til we make it an extended trip!
@peterbedford2610 23 күн бұрын
Love twin harbors
@GravelBikeCalifornia 23 күн бұрын
Imagine if we had triplet harbors!!
@henrypretz 23 күн бұрын
My bucket list has a new item. Beautiful views, great video!
@GravelBikeCalifornia 23 күн бұрын
I know you'd absolutely love this ride!
@toddbell1214 23 күн бұрын
Great video. Thank you 🙏
@GravelBikeCalifornia 21 күн бұрын
thanks for checking it out again.
@mattkavanaugh5623 23 күн бұрын
Great video! It brought back some fond memories of the Catalina 50 Miler Ultramarathon I did a couple of times back in the 90's :)
@GravelBikeCalifornia 21 күн бұрын
That makes me want to run again!
@toddbell1214 23 күн бұрын
Awesome video. I really enjoyed it. What time of year did you guys go ?
@GravelBikeCalifornia 21 күн бұрын
The first weekend of April
@tedboyce 24 күн бұрын
Thanks for this fun interview and good to know my eMTB is welcome on all rides. Still looking to get a gravel and go analog again.
@GravelBikeCalifornia 24 күн бұрын
We definitely welcome anyone who wants to ride!