Onion Valley, the hardest climb in California!

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Located in the Eastern Sierra Nevadas, Onion Valley Road is considered the hardest climb in California, and the third hardest in the United States. Cyclists from all over the world have traveled here to challenge their fitness, with an average grade of 8% over 12 miles, this is the place to do just that. While here, you should ride to Manzanar Japanese relocation center, the history there will give you pause. This area of California is a real cyclists dream.
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[@bhowellrun]

Driving down from northern california tonight. will climb tomorrow morning. very excited!

[@RoadBikeCulture]

Brian Howell have a great ride today.

[@davewyman]

There were 10,000 Japanese Americans at Manzanar, not 100,000+. The larger number is for the total number of people held in camps scattered across the US.

[@ILOVEDEFENDINGTHE1PERCENT]

Another good video, will be sure to check it out if I visit California. Also, hair looking slick bro.

[@RoadBikeCulture]

Thank's Bill, I laughed when I read the hair comment. It's a truly great ride.

[@Brazucaroyal]

That is another great video!

[@RoadBikeCulture]

Thanks, Carlos!

[@CycoWarriorx]

You’re not kidding about a one horse town... I’ve cut thru there headed to Mammoth...

[@RoadBikeCulture]

Sometimes a one horse town has the best riding!

[@CycoWarriorx]

Road Bike Culture So I’ve learned, lol, courtesy of you/your channel. You know when you’re headed to Mammoth for a weekend of snowboarding, etc, I’ve never thought of bringing my bike instead. I think I’m gonna try this, this spring. Thank you!

[@anunaybiswas1]

I feel like crying after watching this. It's so beautiful. Where I live now I have to give up cycling because of the roads, pollution and the a**hole drivers here (running now a days to keep the body moving). I wish I can move to someplace nice where I can start cycling again. That's what I want in life.

[@RoadBikeCulture]

Anunay Biswas Hi Anunay, thanks stopping by. I do feel very fortunate to live in NorCal; the cycling here is fantastic. Where do you live? I wish you all the luck in getting back a beautiful place for riding.

[@jamesbadham9665]

You make me appreciate the 4,000-foot mountain I have rising from sea level behind me here in Santa Barbara. Don't own a house. Never had extra $$. But I can ride, surf and hike and be in Lone Pine in 3.5 hours. I appreciate!

[@xcxc7510]

I have been a road biker just a few rare mountain bike rides, did Leadville 100 bike ride and run. Was looking the area over and was thinking of hiking/running up White mountain from trailhead where you park your car. AND discovered you can mountain bike it, then see a side canyon a dirt four-wheel drive road Silver Canyon from Laws, Ca. just north from Bishop Ca.This road connects with a much tamer dirt road your drive to the trailhead on. The "trail" is still a dirt road most the way to the top, just no cars allowed. Top of White mountain is something like 14280 feet or so Bishop and Laws has got to be near 4000-4500 feet. So nearly a 10000 foot climb on four wheel dirt road that are in parts VERY steep. No water on route. Am guessing like 30-35 miles ONEWAY. This has got to be the hardest climb in America. And a very hard decent down Silver canyon. You also could take a paved road from Bishop, Ca. leading to a tamer dirt road to the trail head. Same gain in altitude just much longer in distance. Just need a mountain bike for dirt road part.

[@neopangaea]

Thought I post the route here for anyone thinking about doing this: ridewithgps.com/routes/27029258

[@RoadBikeCulture]

Thanks, amazing ride!

[@chrismorfas7515]

Nice video. Looks like an amazing climb. Thanks for mentioning Manzanar. Bear in mind that the internees were Americans, not Japanese as you state here. There were Americans (more than half were citizens) of Japanese descent.

[@LegionOfWeirdos]

You should make a destination video about stuff like that internment camp... but definitely don't have someone else narrate it

[@rraviravir]

How do u train for doing this ride ?? And how do you know you are ready ??

[@RoadBikeCulture]

rraviravir I climbed a lot of mountains here in the Bay Area, but nothing gets you ready for 10,000 feet. You're never ready, you just do!

[@jamesbadham9665]

Ride hills. Ride big hills. Ride big hills at altitude if possible.

[@joesmithiii6287]

Disc brakes for the descent

[@velocurean]

Nice video. And yes hair looking sweet.

[@RoadBikeCulture]

I've been working on the style for awhile, glad to see it's starting to work.

[@mallorymcguire833]

Can this be done in late October?