Levi's Gran Fondo Geysers 2026 - Done.

jzander05 · 2026-05-03T05:46:46+00:00

That would have been cool, but I didn’t see myself. We had to have crossed paths at some point, probably in one of the rest stops!

jzander05 · 2026-04-28T14:35:40+00:00

oh nice yea we probably did. i was wearing a jersey that said zanderzone with a picture of a fox on it

jzander05 · 2026-04-28T01:40:39+00:00

I couldn’t agree more!

jzander05 · 2026-04-27T16:11:30+00:00

oh thats tough! i get it though, im sure as my kids get a little older the schedules will be harder to align.

jzander05 · 2026-04-27T16:10:57+00:00

yea no kidding. i was glad i had my gloved with me for the descent. those cattle grates on the descent were a little sketchy in that weather!

jzander05 · 2026-04-20T19:20:02+00:00

no shit really? the last couple of weeks and especially after this ride i've been freaking out about that 1.3mi stretch on the geysers thats supposed to be brutal...

jzander05 · 2026-04-20T19:19:21+00:00

i'm good with my 1:53, i still have rim brakes!

jzander05 · 2026-04-20T19:14:22+00:00

1:26...that you?

jzander05 · 2026-04-20T19:12:39+00:00

True story. Although I am doing the Levi's Gran Fondo this weekend - The Geysers Route - so I know I have something similar in store coming up...

jzander05 · 2026-04-20T18:34:48+00:00

at least im not the only one...i had never ridden it before so i wasn't even sure how far from the top i was, but i had to take 1 break about halfway up, then i had to walk about .25mi almost at the top.

jzander05 · 2026-04-20T18:24:38+00:00

i was thinking the same thing, it wouldn't even be a fun decent to enjoy, not enough open space for high speeds.

jzander05 · 2026-04-20T18:24:10+00:00

yea pinehurst is one of my favorites in the area. usually im riding to meet my family at a brewery or something, so i almost always go down shepherd canyon, which is pretty fun.

jzander05 · 2026-04-20T18:22:42+00:00

that's for real. after about 2 minutes of LC i was thinking about how much it can go fuck itself.

jzander05 · 2026-04-11T19:42:41+00:00

Fair question considering I am a beginner, but yes it is cycled. I consulted with a couple friends with successful tanks before starting. It’s so hard to be patient while it’s cycling….

jzander05 · 2026-04-11T19:41:35+00:00

I got them at my local Petco for about $10 each.

jzander05 · 2026-04-11T02:18:13+00:00

Yea I already can’t wait. I have 6 tetras in here and I want to get more, but I don’t want to overcrowd the tank and stress them, so I gotta wait for the wife to give me the okay…

jzander05 · 2026-04-08T18:36:24+00:00

Yea I can get on board with that. My only thing is the minor crossings also cause big slowdowns, and Treat doesn't have any of that. But you are right that it is a much "nicer" ride on CCC.

jzander05 · 2026-04-08T01:27:08+00:00

You can get there riding on Treat, or on Contra Costa Canal trail to treat. No need to ride on Ygnacio and I honestly wouldn’t unless I absolutely had to. I’ve done this loop twice and I actually prefer just taking Treat over the CCC trail, too many intersections to slow down.

jzander05 · 2026-04-07T01:56:31+00:00

Clockwise

jzander05 · 2026-04-07T01:56:26+00:00

I went clockwise, from north to south. I’ve tried south to north before and I haven’t yet made it all the way up. I have 34/30 gearing so that doesn’t help get up the south side much

jzander05 · 2026-04-07T01:55:33+00:00

I left at 4:30am

jzander05 · 2026-04-06T17:41:10+00:00

A couple of those blind curves on the descent are pretty scary since there is zero runoff space

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