Excellent, will help those who follow have an epic experience on this iconic ride

@GravelBikeCalifornia

7 ай бұрын

I might do it this weekend before the snow hits.

Very scenic route! Looking forward to ride it with my trusted MTB. Greetings from Germany! :)

@GravelBikeCalifornia

Ай бұрын

If only we had racing still up Baldy

Great video doing that ride this weekend 👍

@GravelBikeCalifornia

2 жыл бұрын

I hope there isn't snow all the way to the top...

Epic climb! One day.... one day I'll do it. That derailleur smack at 10:55 had be clenching!!

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

Nice catch! I didn't even notice until you mentioned. Luckily, everything has been running well since.

Looks like an amazing ride! Too bad there wasn’t more gravel! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 This reminds me of one of my favourite gravel rides in Whistler BC!

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

I'm ridden up to Cypress Mountain, but it felt like you could only MTB down...

so cool!

Great ride!! You can add more dirt at the beginning of this route by climbing Monroe Cyn (at the bottom of Glendora Mountain Road-GMR, gate is at the first GMR switchback) that takes you all the way to the GMR shack, on dirt. Or, the pro level Baldy dirt climb is the Sunset peak motorway that takes you all the way to Baldy Village on dirt, I call that "Dirty Baldy".

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

We've done Monroe before and made the mistake of continuing on the other side of GMR.

@ehthrough

2 жыл бұрын

@@GravelBikeCalifornia What wrong with the other side? I haven't gone down that way myself but it does look nice on a map.

Look at the cool ass truck in background at 13:21. Keep up the good work on these vids. Lots of info which is nice.

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

Was that yours?

@helgarivers6281

3 жыл бұрын

@@GravelBikeCalifornia I wish it was, that's my style for sure. Jealous of the truck and those trails you keep showing off! One day I hope to ride a couple of these if I can escape Canada. Thanks for all the great content.

Great ride! Thank you for sharing it!!!

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

You're going to love it. I even did it once on 32s!

Wow amazing views makes me wish I had a gravel bike. I know this guy that took a mountain bike to the very summit of baldy.

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

I've always been tempted to try that, but if it was such a good idea, I figured I'd hear more about it.

@abone2pick

3 жыл бұрын

@@GravelBikeCalifornia yeah once you get to devils backbone is just unrideable and dangerous.

This ride was hard. I started in Chino and almost rode to the summit. I threw in the towel with 1.4mi to the top.

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta watch the temps on this one

Next time ride to the summit

There’s a long dirt climb called Sunset Ridge Truck Trail that takes you all the way up to GMR just before you descend down into Baldy Village that will give this route about 50% more dirt… check it out! Make sure to bring lots of food and water it’s a hard climb

@GravelBikeCalifornia

2 жыл бұрын

That's a tough one for sure. It also cuts into your time getting a beer.

My home!

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

You're very fortunate.

What a great ride, Thanks for sharing. I am wondering how much your bike weights.

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

About twenty stripped, but with my cameras and extra equipment on it.....

Looks awesome! Ive hiked that dirt but looks like a fun ride from the bottom. You think you could get away with 32s?

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I've done it before and I think Bill in the video was rocking those.

I was thinking, when watching this video, that when going through the tunnels it would be a good idea to have flashing lights on your bike.

@larrylem3582

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! The lower tunnel is steep and it takes a long time to climb.

By looking at several of your vids, it looks like you pretty much covered a lot of the surrounding areas of LA. Have you ever ridden Maple Springs to Santiago Peak in OC" that would be a good gravel grinder, or can also access the peak via Harding truck trail! Cheers!

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

No OC yet, but came close. Send it Sunday was supposed to be down there last March, but Covid hit that. We were also supposed to do Black Star during the summer, then a fire hit. Definitely looking to add some in the future and taper LA back a bit as we get to some normalcy...

@Planetone.

3 жыл бұрын

@@GravelBikeCalifornia Blackstar, Main Divide, to Motorway would be a nice one to👌

Been riding that since the 70's. Long before TOC there was a time trial race from the bottom to Manker Flats. Looks pretty crowded. Was that on a weekend?

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

We went on a Sunday, but it was a little less crowded at the 'notch.

Cornucopia of panorama's .... :D

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

Trying out some new vocabulary....

What tire size did u run for this route to Baldy ski lodge?

@GravelBikeCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

I had 40s, but I've done it on 35s before too (as did Bill in this video).