CiclaValley Triumps at SoCalCross Part Two: The Crashes
Now that I was basking in some glory winning my first race of the day, the question now was what was the point of racing again? There’s no way I could improve upon my position […]
CiclaValley Triumphs at SoCalCross Part One: Staying Ahead
Welcome to CiclaValley’s annual “I did a cyclocross race column”. While my participation has been far more scarce than I would like, I guess this is happening enough that experience is starting to show. My […]
Hunkr: Castaic Lake
Did CiclaValley return to racing? After losing a bit of an itch at the beginning of the year, but a couple of Saturdays ago I found myself in Castaic because: Long, nearby gravel rides are […]
More Lanes = More Safety? Meeting Monday in NoHo
Two months ago, I learned that the Department of Engineering was planning a widening of Magnolia Boulevard covering a mile from Vineland to Cahuenga to add an extra lane of eastbound traffic. I went into […]
Reseda Blvd Street Improvement Meeting Thursday Night
Reseda Blvd. is the arguably the spine of the West Valley, for sure in the north-south direction.It is one of those rare roads that stretches both into the Santa Monica and Santa Susana Mountians. In […]
Woolsey Fire: Before & After Photo Map
Putting the Woolsey Fire into proper perspective, especially as there are also other fires devastating people’s lives, is something I’m not equipped for. There has been enough tragedy this past month that there hasn’t been […]
For Dedrick and the Others
I’m proud to be part of the cycling community, but sometimes it seems unreal with the amount of tragedy beset set within. This past Saturday, about 50 cyclists and a number of family and friends […]
Cycling Gear CiclaValley Digs
Am I a shill for product placement? Yes. You could make the case that I’m compromised after that statement, but the fact that no one has bothered to sponsor me yet makes that argument vacant. […]
Ride Reseda Monday, then Roll Donuts!
Reseda Blvd. is the arguably the spine of the West Valley, for sure in the north-south direction. It is one of those rare roads that stretches both into the Santa Monica and Santa Susana Mountains. […]
Mount Gleason Standing Alone in the Angeles National Forest
Clear Creek to Mount Gleason: 23.78 miles, 4890 feet elevation. The Angeles National Forest is a vast wilderness that even CiclaValley hasn’t completely triumphed yet. Amazingly set right up against one of the biggest […]