2024 LA Invitational Bike Ride - San Marino, Mt. Lowe Road to Inspiration Point (Single Scoop)

What's up Party People. That was the vibe of this fun for all, mass start, Pasadena Gravel Bike Ride. Put on by the super chill people at the Cubhouse Bike Shop in San Marino, CA this is the ride to do if you like chill vibes, climbing hills, and epic views. Participation was said to be around 300-400 people this year, across three different distances (Single, Double, and Triple Scoop). We did the Single Scoop: 27 miles, 4100' climbing (and a slice of pizza at the end).
Our out and back route for this ride is north on Marengo through Pasadena, up Chaney Trail Road to Mt. Lowe Road, finishing the climb at Inspiration Point (which is where we turned around and headed back to the bike shop).
Bike Check:
- Niner RLT9, IRC Boken Doublecross 700x42, GRX600 2x11 46/30 chainrings and 11-36 cassette
- Felt Broam, IRC Boken 700x40, GRX600 2x11 46/30 chainrings and 11-40 Deore XT cassette with Wolftooth 10 speed goat link
- Giant Defy, Vittoria Terreno Dry 700x38, Shimano Sora 2x9 50/34 chainrings and 11-42 cassette
Overall had a ton of fun, the weather was beautiful. Thank you for watching, please enjoy and get some fresh air!