to rail some berms with in-game steering. -Middle route: 28 miles 2,700 ft climb … a slightly modified route of the Summer 2015 Ride with more FUN on the dirt via the Los Virgines open space, Topanga Summit to Summit, dirt Mulholland and more! Our Send it Sunday series has been riding strong as our October edition brought us to number five. get stronger is on Zwift. Ride Day registration available. The Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross formed in 2005 by an association of  cycling clubs motivated to become the premier cyclocross series in Southern California and the nation! Click while holding the Ctrl or Command ⌘ key to add a line without snapping to nearby roads, or change the Draw Mode to the setting in the toolbar below. The new site is still under development. Ride Start at Pedaler’s Fork ride dirt and paved roads. All routes are doable on a road bike but would suggest only for the super experienced rider. LONG ROUTE… MORE CLIMBING PLEASE: 34 miles includes the medium route plus bonus 5 mile loop for more climbing! SoCalCross also hosts gravel events in the Spring and Summer signature LA Roubaix kicks off our Spring/Summer gravel ride season! So, go ahead and ride through any weather and any terrain without picking up extra weight. This week we are featuring the bike trails of Northern California. I just got a gravel bike in May and my domain has basically been the network of trails connected to dirt Mulholland (Mandeville Fire Rd., Sullivan Ridge Fire Rd., Temescal Ridge Rd., Topanga Canyon East [dirt road]). Or on street parking. Tonight Caballero to the hub and maybe looping Eagle rock overlook and back. Trail Update You can park up at Nike, (just outside the driveway), if the 2nd gate is open but we consider that cheating. The Arcadex is the Italian brand’s first carbon gravel bike, and it delivers the features you expect out of a modern gravel bike along with a few extra details to set the bike apart. Enjoy organic roast and danishes. The roads I ride are mostly packed clay that sometimes get resurfaced with gravel, are wash boarded, and can be loose and dusty towards the fall. Rides for all levels and all bikes. Gravel Grape Crusher 35 & 48 Since I’m still trying out the @Faust29 SS I might climb up Reseda to dirt Mulholland and then head to the hub. EARLY BIRD: $30 10-Speed Coffee and Danishes. Gravel Bike California is hitting its stride and if our first ride of the year out of Las Virgenes was any indication, it’s going to be a good year for gravel. ... Peters Canyon Hiking & Riding Trail. There’s a lot of great options for dirt in the Southern California area , but Mount Baldy gravel is up there for most epic. Enquiries: raceday@raceday.events While it’s a pretty well traveled area of trails by hikers and bikers alike, we still hit some dirt that was unfamiliar to some of these well traveled riders. Cue sheets and Ride With GPS link available online. We aim to be an inclusive space that honors all our experiences that have shaped and moved us. The ride will cover Mulholland Drive and surrounding dirt roads and some trails. -Newbie beginner to dirt route: 20 miles 1,500 feet climb Gravel, Travel & Dirt Episode 101: Unbound Gravel December 7, 2020. Yep, gravel riding is our passion. let's ride bikes. -Advanced route: 34 miles dirt and trails and 4,500 ft climb, 7:00am Check In begins. Choose from MTB and gravel-specific . Complete all 8 Full Marathons and receive a special recognition at the final prize giving awards. I'm a diehard roadie -- been an obsessive recreational road cyclist for the past ~15 years -- but so many of my road cycling friends started getting into dirt/gravel riding on drop-bar bikes in the past few years that I was practically forced to get a gravel bike! As if the ride wasn’t already great, but the descent is fabulous too through the handlebar gripping switchbacks to the freeway speeds on the straightaways. Route is doable on road bike… CX popular choice and MTB approved. One is to start out of one of the coffee shops west of Kanan and head up Zuma Ridge with its 7 mile beast of a climb before you hit Encinal (40.31 miles, 5,138 feet of climbing). Dirt Road=100% Manacsa a 29 year old Weekend Warrior riding a Schwinn s.96 Hardtail . I'm sure by now I have hundreds of dirt road miles on my Allez with 25mm tires and there's absolutely no problems with the frame etc. Gravel Montana goes gravel with The Last Best Ride in 2021 Pro riders Jess Cerra and Sam Boardman launch a gravel race set for August 22, 2021, in Whitefish, Montana. Map Search ... 'Dirt' Mulholland. One loop I do that is multi surface is: starting in Santa Monica, Pch to Topanga, old Topanga (road) Summit to Summit (gravel), down Topanga to Mulholland (road) up Mulholland eastward to dirt Mulholland, (Fire road with gravel, sand, dirt etc) to Westridge (gravel) down … Dirt route on Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California "Ridgeline fireroad" 1 1 3. Ride is approximately 60k with shorter option 30km. LINK:http://www.strava.com/routes/895996. Ride leaders will be mixed into the crowd. ABOUT 2016 SOCAL GRAVEL TROFEE: This ride is part of the SoCalCross Gravel Trofee Series and is the first of five themed gravel rides this Spring into Summer. Whether it’s the lively metropolitan cities, the desert-like mountain climbs, or the ocean views, this populous state has … I have a history with gravel roads and motorcycles. The best of the best! Hostetter Fire Road. Episode 086: Livestream Success August 27, 2020. Join us for the 4th edition: 2016 Pedaler’s Fork – 10 Speed Coffee Grinder Ride: SPRING 2016! 8:15am Ride Departs. Enjoy! The ride is 50km more or less depending on the route you choose. I guess you could say my experience riding street bikes on gravel was a … As for me, about halfway through the ride I lost my phone, setting up a series of comical events with me chasing around Topanga State Park only to realize I left it at our last stop. We do this out of our love for exploration, community and giving back! The SoCalCross Prestige Series hosts races weekly across Southern California kicking off with the Happy Hour Tour series of promotional clinics and events running from September to January each year. I incorporate some dirt roads into my rides sometimes. I grew up riding dirt bikes on gravel roads in Missouri. Let’s ride and celebrate the start of the 2014-15 season with some saddle time mix of pavement and dirt as we Pedal Cross Mulholland then returning to Pedaler’s Fork to consume lots of food and beverages! Call it what you will, a marketing ploy or just a straight-up opportunity to grab hold of a category that despite it being around for years (it has) is at the front of the line for an incredible number of daily riders like me. Route highlights: Pedaler’s to Upper Las Virgenes, Red Rock Canyon Park, Summit to Summit, View Ridge Trail, Santa Maria and Dirt Mulholland return to Pedaler’s Fork. So two years ago I picked up this 'cross bike, a 2018 Cannondale CAADX 105 SE: DIRECTIONS: http://goo.gl/maps/fkngZ, REGISTER ONLINE at EVENTBRITE.COM: http://pedalcross.eventbrite.com/, 3-ROUTES… something for everyone! Dirt Mulholland itself is an 8-mile stretch of gravel road, now closed to motor vehicles, that continues along the ridgeline between “The Valley” and the “Westside,” traversing the Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy leading into Topanga State Park. ... 'Dirt' Mulholland. For the hearty experienced group able to handle steep descents loose dirt sections and a couple of short steep climbs. Episode 080: unRaveling unPaved 2020 with Dave Pryor July 16, 2020. Participate in the 2021 Gravel & Dirt MTB Marathon Series and be a winner. Ride leaders will be mixed into the groups. CX bikes are always optimal or chose road bike or MTB! About. 8:15am Ride Departs. We want to help cultivate your adventurous spirit and biking is a great way to do that! LINK:http://www.strava.com/routes/891172, THE MAIN GRIND medium route: 28 miles Giant Factory Off-Road Team two-time UCI CXLA, Single Speed Champion and MTB stud, Adam Craig and Team Giant-Shimano World Cup, World U23 and Elite National Cyclocross Champion from the Netherlands Lars van der Haar! Cue sheets will be available and on ride day. At Dirty Freehub we document, review and publish great gravel and mixed gravel bike routes. For $999, these wheels offer quite a lot of ride quality at a nice price, making them a solid upgrade to your gravel bike. The 3+ mile ride from Reseda Blvd has less gravel and more packed dirt than the 1+ mile ride from Mulholland. “Dirt” Mulholland is the unpaved segment of the storied Mullholland Drive that runs from the 101 west across the Santa Monica Mountains and ends at PCH near Leo Carrillo State Park. Ride leaders will be mixed into the crowd. Gravel or mixed-surface races are the hottest dish on the table these days. Road, CX, MTB. Popular events like Grinduro and SBT GRVL sell out in mere minutes and give cyclists a unique opportunity to belly up to the line alongside pros like Peter Stetina, Colin Strickland or Amity Rockwell, ready to “give ’er a go.” So, what’s […] THE WORKS: $40 Above plus deli-style lunch & beverages. Gravelmap is a tool for finding and sharing local gravel roads for biking, gravel grinding, exploration and more. Dirt Mulholland is a 8 mile moderately popular dirt/gravel road trail located near Westridge-Canyonback California. So far, we’ve hit our mark of mixing up the routes in the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains as Southern California has a number of great options for gravel. Bianchi’s Latest Gravel Bike Goes Carbon: The Arcadex Bianchi just stepped its gravel offerings up a notch. Great news!!! 8:00am instructions introductions You can return back from PCH up Mulholland, Decker or Encinal Canyon, but if you’re looking to add dirt, I have a couple of suggestions. Our playground is the western states of the USA and Tasmania. Click on a point to delete it, or click and drag to move it. Ride Entry Options: Our journal is an honest space of discussion focusing on some of the barriers we face in getting to our goals and highlighting the voices of members of the cycling community. Dirt route from Riparian View to CA-73, Irvine, Orange County, California "Hardpacked and fast-rolling. The riders depart for the Dirt Mulholland climb, and Snider and I hop back into the van and speed over the mountains to Santa Monica. Naturally, for gravel, you can go with the traditional mountain bike shoe, and people do, but now there are specific shoes for gravel. © 2010 SoCalCross | Southern California Prestige Series of CycloCross. Speaking of weight, the pair comes in at 1,525 grams. The ride is 50km more or less depending on the route you choose. And be sure . Adding a gravel segment or route is easy. Posted:09/08/2003. 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