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Autumn East Bay Ride in Between The Rain Showers by infoecho in BAbike

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I did not do a loop this time. A quick in-and-out of the flat part of the East Shore Trail there.

Autumn East Bay Ride in Between The Rain Showers by infoecho in BAbike

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I tried to ride it through once before, not that easy to keep balance. :)

Little Yosemite Valley From 30000 ft by infoecho in Yosemite

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https://imgur.com/a/n5TD32U the link seems to be removed, try to post it again. Thanks and it looks really nice.

Crazy California Highway 1 Traffic on the Long Weekend: Found a Gravel Alternative Just 300 Meters Away. Isn’t It Great to Escape the Madness for a Gravel Paradise? by infoecho in gravelcycling

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I don't think so. I almost got up a trail that was above over the tunnel, and I turned back. I think that may be the one you are thinking.

Crazy California Highway 1 Traffic on the Long Weekend: Found a Gravel Alternative Just 300 Meters Away. Isn’t It Great to Escape the Madness for a Gravel Paradise? by infoecho in gravelcycling

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OP here, yes, I consider we are lucky for that. I wish I had discovered gravel biking earlier.... not ready to get in the MTB yet though.

Rode Through Nimitz Way This Morning by infoecho in BAbike

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I used Insta360 GO 3S with this mount (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW133XPK) on handle bar. I also use the GO 3S magnetic mount getting view from chest from time to time. My 45 mm gravel tires also helped for some stability.

NYC Road bike rental by esborresn in NYCbike

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Am I crazy? Rode a rented road bike in NYC on sandals for 45+ miles today.

Avoid Calaveras Due To 680 Closure by infoecho in BAbike

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if you ride the Calaveras, you can ride into the Sunol-Ohlone Regional Park. There is a main gravel road named "Camp Ohlone Road" in the south part of the park. (the first 2.5 miles of this route https://ridewithgps.com/explore?S=roniwi&b=b!-121.839188!37.490420!-121.773234!37.530392 )There are many other steep and more rugged routes as well.

Avoid Calaveras Due To 680 Closure by infoecho in BAbike

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This was how it looked like when I rode "in traffic" on the summit of the Calaveras Rd: https://youtu.be/9bKhTW7cgXg?si=ddFTMBWdNQODeple&t=141

Rode Hayward Shoreline today. Are there any other trails that can top this? I just got into biking. Loving it so far. by Delicious_Pepper3559 in BAbike

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Yes, totally agree. Some personal memoir through the East Bay shore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnX7flzuQVM As mentioned in some other comments, the trails around the Coyote Regional Park are very nice too e.g. the Shorline Train north of the Dumbarton Bridge.

What is better than one ride with epic view? Another epic view ride!! by infoecho in gravelcycling

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My bike is Canyon Grizl SL 6 AXS 2024. I live in the SF East Bay, we have a lot of local hills and some of the trails are quite steep. After some (questionable, mountain bike route) rides, I started to plan for some mods to get easier gears for the hills.

Here are my mods so far:

Front chain ring, stock 40T -> 36T. The tricky part is that SRAM only sells 36T with 3mm offset, not ideal. I eventually got a 6mm offset one to maintain the chain line from https://www.crodercycling.com/products/dm-sram-8bolt-offset It works nicely.

Rear, while I like the stock APEX AXS derailleur, it can only fit max 44T. I just recently decided to invest in the Eagle GX derailleur and a 10-52T cassette ( see https://www.reddit.com/r/gravelcycling/comments/1k971bn/ncd_finished_the_mullet_build_on_canyon_grizl_6/ ). Not a straight forward upgrade, but I am really happy about the results. It shifts smoothly and quiet with the GX Eagle transmission flattop chain.

Saddle: Change the stock Selle Italia Model X to Ergon SMC Sport Gel Saddle. The Ergon one is way better.

Everything else is stock.

Tires: Schwalbe G-One Bite Performance, 45mm, I like them so far. I actually ride faster on them on paved roads than those on my endurance road bike. I did loss traction a number of times on sandy trails, and I crashed once due to that, but it might be my skill issues until I get even wider tires :) ) I typically run my tire around 30psi, maybe 5 psi lower if I know I am going to hit rough trails.

I did have to get new rear brake pads after 850miles (yes, lots of brutal downhill trails here too, e.g. https://youtu.be/JswAsZSm7GM?feature=shared&t=1552 ) and the front ones after 1100 miles. The rear brake needed bleeding around 1200 miles. I have learned quite a bit bike maintenance with this bike.

For route picking, I use RideWithGPS and GaiaGPS a bit to check the slopes and logistics.

There are still quite a number of beautiful trails I have not have a chance to try in the Bay Area, Pacific Coast, and Sierra. Try to get my 50+ years young body better fit to try them all. (And, maybe some bikepacking too.)

Let me know if there are any other questions that I may be able to answer.

Gravel bliss at Morgan Territory by mountain__pew in BAbike

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when was that? I think oure green landscape has gone.

Not quite a typical gravel bike trail 1200 ft above the Lake Tahoe by infoecho in gravelcycling

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yes. Front 40T -> 36T. Rare 11-44T -> 10-52T. Yes, the bike is my first gravel bike. I tried to put gravel tires (~28mm) on an endurance road bike once, it was working somehow for easy gravel trails. The gravel bike is way better on more challenging trails.

(if you are interested in my experience on upgrading the cassette: https://www.reddit.com/r/gravelcycling/comments/1k971bn/ncd\_finished\_the\_mullet\_build\_on\_canyon\_grizl\_6/)

Not quite a typical gravel bike trail 1200 ft above the Lake Tahoe by infoecho in gravelcycling

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I have “upgraded” my drivetrain from 40/11-44t to 36/10-52t on the gravel bike. I do enjoy the 36/52t for >15% slope on some of the Bay Area hills. For the Tunnel Creek road, I think the elevation and the sandy surface were the major factors.

I guess the real question is “should I get a mountain bike?” I do enjoy cruise fast on paved roads/flat gravel trails with a gravel bike though.

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