VIDEO: Little Tujunga Canyon Smashfest
Little Tujunga Canyon may not be on my most essential list, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t special. For me, it’s one of my most favorite because it checks a lot of boxes for difficulty, […]
Epic Rides
CiclaValley’s rundown of epic rides throughout Los Angeles and beyond!
Send it Sunday July 28: Sycamore Canyon
After last month’s success inaugural Send it Sunday success with Pacifico Mountain, I thought is once enough? It may be more of a rhetorical question than you think as the summer months may not seem […]
Send it Sunday Recap: Pacifico Mountain
If no one ever rode Pacifico Mountain, could you still call it epic? Last month, I held my first (of what I hope is a series) group gravel ride and knew that it had to […]
Gravel Bike California: Sycamore Canyon (VIDEO)
A few years back, I put together my most essential climbs in LA (road bike), but Sycamore Canyon has always got me thinking about starting a another list. While really seated in Ventura County, this […]
Gravel Bike California Presents: Pacifico Mountain Ride June 30
I been asked so many times about doing a Pacifico Mountain Ride, I’m finally pulling the trigger on leading a ride on one of my favorite loops in LA. Remember to RSVP on the Facebook Pacifico […]
VIDEO: Bike Tour of LA Landmarks
One of the best parts about cycling where we live is how our rides can turn into an inadvertent Bike Tour of LA Landmarks. Occasionally on Saturdays I’m able to join my friends from IBP […]
Biking Pacifico Mountain
Gravel Bikes are a gift and there’s very few ways of expressing it more than Biking Pacifico Mountain. The San Gabriel Mountains provides the experience of having the Sierras in our backyard, but some spots […]
Best Bike Weekend Ever Part One: ATOC Mount Baldy Stage
There has been one pilgrimage in life that has kept me from being whole which has been taking part of the Mount Baldy Stage at the Tour of California. To me, this is the most […]
Springtime Gravel Bliss in LA Part 2: Santa Clara Truck Trail
Any mention of the Santa Clara Truck Trail elicits a nerve racking response of redemption for me. As the longest stretch of dirt lining the edge of the Santa Clarita Valley, there are plenty of […]
Springtime Gravel Bliss in LA Part 1: Sulphur Spring Road
If it’s still April and you’re reading this, but your device down and get on your bike. Is there a better month of the year in LA? Spring has started, baseball is back in action […]