Thank Gravel It’s Friday

The vibes are hot, the beer is cold, the snacks are salty. 🤙 🍻 🏖️

This Saturday we are pre riding and doing recon for sixth annual The Endless Summer OC ride. We’ve got a whole new lineup of trials lined up for the long route on October 10th that connect five trail systems, and we are psyched!

We will regroup and stop for water and fuel along the way. The ride finishes at Main Beach in Laguna for an ocean dip, sodas, and snacks before beers and tacos at Laguna Beer Co. Let’s roll!

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How can you put into words what an experience can do for the human psyche?

There’s often massive criticism and negativity around big events like SBT GRVL. This weekend we got the chance to work behind the scenes with the men’s pro race in the convoy and saw a completely different side of an event. We saw the guts, the raw meat, the butchering before everything is all packaged up nicely for everyone. A side that many likely don’t appreciate or understand. We are happy to say that we are grateful we got to be part of it. To see how much planning goes into every single detail to make everyone safe out there from amateurs to pros. The things you don’t see when you show up, check in, get your number plate, talk to brands, get free swag, pre race recon and show up the morning of to ride your bike. We were humbled to get a view behind the curtain, and have a completely new understanding for what goes into these massive events.

An incredible weekend hanging out with our new Canyon family, meeting new riders, taking creek dips, finding new trails, family cookups, waterfalls, and a whole lot of love.

20 photos and videos don’t do it justice, but hopefully you can get a glimpse of the amazing energy that is at SBT GRVL. From chasing pro fields and being inside the convoy radio to serving coffee to riders with the Canyon crew and beyond, we left filled with lots of joy and love. This will be a massive highlight of our 2026 summer. 🫶

Andiamo.

Plans fell through?

Summer Vibes’ gotch ya. The second year of this event and the first one was one to remember. It’s put on by the same crew from Old Man Winter Rally, so you know you’re getting an epic experience. Aid station support, live music, cold swimming pools, root beer floats, post-ride food and beer. What more could you ask for?

Racing or challenging yourself in your own backyard hits different when you have this kind of support. The post finish party is something very unique when you pull running, gravel and road cycling all together.

Hope to see you out there!

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