This is the 20th year of the Grasshopper Adventure Series. A NorCal original that schools riders on the back roads and trails of Sonoma and Marin. Watch highlights from Old Caz, a mixed terrain 50 miler with 4500 feet of climbing. This is one event not to miss. The roads, the dirt, the views, and the creek crossing! All adding up to a great adventure. ...
King Ridge Dirt Supreme is the 6th event of the Grasshopper Adventure Series. It’s one long tough route. Miles and miles of road with short sections of tricky dirt to keep you honest. This is one of my favorites of the series but also one I always suffer on. Oh the pain, oh the joy. ...
Ground this video out from the Rock Lobster Cup III cyclocross race. It was held at Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz in hot dry conditions. One big loop, up over and down. Rinse and repeat. I raced the single-speed A category and suffered on the climb. But the rest wasn’t bad. The technical drop back down was ripping fun and only ate me once. But after the first lap I figured out the lines. ...
Amateur brewer Mike Boals talks about his passion, the successes and failures, and perfecting his craft. And we see the beauty as well as the effort that is the art of amateur brewing. A film by Hans Kellner With music by Moby (mobygratis.com) “Rotator” Special Thanks to Mike and his family
Animated gif from my Amateur Brewer short film.
The Bantam Classic is still delivering a great experience. First, there’s the great riding/racing with some of NorCal’s finest. And then the post party where the bantams get to shake out their tail feathers. Cheers!
Mig created a monster with this version of the 2017 Grasshopper Adventure Series Super Sweetwater event. To add to the fun, Mother Nature brought rain to the party. And if it wasn’t raining it was misting. And cold. And then there was a lot climbing. But there were two route options this year. The first was the classic route that included the dirt and river crossing of Old Caz. This totaled around 70 miles and 9000 feet of climbing. Then there was the alternate all road option for those afraid of getting their booties dirty (insert sad face). This had 78 miles and 7163 feet of climbing. ...
The second event of the 2017 Grasshopper Adventure Series escaped the recent atmospheric river rains and had sunny beautiful weather. But that didn’t make the Chileno Valley Hopper that much easier. What was easier was the option to take a shorter route of 53 miles and 4947 feet of climbing. There was still the original long route of 80 miles and 6384 feet of climbing. Any that took the long option suffered greatly on the final climb up “Joy” Rd after 78 miles. ...
Quick capture from the first portion of the 2017 Grasshopper Adventure Series Old Caz event. Cold weather and a dying GoPro battery limited the capture. Oh well.. Really fun day and Old Caz is always the best of the series. And we were lucky not to have Austin Creek flowing higher than thigh deep! ...
This was the 4th year of the Bantam Classic and once again Yuri put on an exceptional event. Lots of great folks, fast riding, a challenging route, and afterwards there was plenty of music, food, beer, and prizes. Cheers!