Everybody hates excessively steep streets. Even me. Climbing I love, but worrying about falling backward onto my head is a different story. Sure, there’s a sick side in all of us that wants to know […]
Oat Mountain – 5.3 miles, 1,963 elevation gain, 7% Oat Mountain isn’t as widely known as it should be. That could be because of its location tucked into the northwest corner of the valley, pure […]
Let me briefly diverge to write about the most important movie of our generation: “Frozen” I never was seeking out knowledge of this Disney animated musical on my own, but if you’re a parent of […]
The reckoning day has come I reckon. As much time I’ve spent going back and forth fine tuning my list of the ten most essential climbs in Los Angeles, my most efficient use of time […]
If there’s a bucket list for climbs you have to do in Los Angeles, Mount Baldy is the one that will make you kick it. There is something magical about climbing this alpine anomaly while […]
Everyone recognizes at least one intersection they commonly go by as being highly dangerous. I’m one of those unfortunates that can list many, but the Magnolia southbound off ramp from the 170 freeway definitely distinguishes […]
Universal Truth #1: Cyclists love data. Heart rate monitors, cadence sensors, power meters are part of our love affair with numbers, but it’s hard to put all that information together and have a meaningful conversation […]