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2018 Grasshopper Adventure Series #1 Old Caz
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…
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2017 Grasshopper Adventure Series #6 King Ridge Dirt Supreme
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.…
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2017 Grasshopper Adventure Series #3 Super Sweetwater
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…
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2017 Grasshopper Adventure Series #2 Chileno Valley
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…
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2017 Grasshopper Adventure Series #1 Old Caz
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! Thanks…
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2015 Grasshopper Adventure Series #5 King Ridge
This was the last of the Grasshopper Adventure Series for 2015. And it was the icing on the pain cake.A total of 83 miles and 8800 feet climbing with a mix of road and dirt. I cracked before the final climb up Willow Creek but was able to spin my way to the end. Ouch.…
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2015 Grasshopper Adventure Series #1 Old Caz
Welcome to the start of the 2015 Grasshopper Adventure Series. Let’s begin it with a big kick in the pants. Old Caz is the first in the series and is the quintessential Hopper. It comes with a helping of elevation up and down, miles on the road and on the dirt! Oh, and let us not forget about…
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2014 Grasshopper #4 – Geysers / Pine Flat
This here ride is one of the classics in Sonoma County. It has several ingredients to make you savor the flavor. A nice leisurely cruise through the vineyards. A beautiful and gradual climb up a canyon to the geysers (hot springs). A quick little descent back to the vineyards. And then one more stroll up to…
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2014 Grasshopper #3 – Super Sweetwater
One of the toughest of the Grasshopper Adventure Series, the Sweetwater, piled on the pain this time. The route strung together Sweetwater, Old Caz, Fort Ross, and then ended with a climb up Coleman Valley from Hwy 1. Ouch. It. Hurt. More info: http://www.grasshopperadventureseries.com
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2013 Grasshopper Adventure Series – Lake Sonoma
This is the final “training ride” of the series and it’s a mountain bike event… well, except for the rare few that might bring their cyclocross bikes (rock on oh crazy ones!). The trails around Lake Sonoma are a mix of single-track, double-track, some fire road, and a whole lot of pain. We all hear…
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