Gus on Curl the Burl in Briones park (East Bay)

[Abe Gardner]

Swapped (temporarily) a friend my Rosco Baby bike for his Gus because kids.

Got the Gus out for a ride on Curl the Burl trail in Briones. Hiked through one roller coaster of a technical bit (that was STEEP!) and one other giant drop. Had a blast. Gorgeous narrow trail with flowy bits plus jumps and other such madness. Cheers to those who fly through there. Gus is boat cruising through. Big knobbie tires helped.

Made my friend promise more long flowy bits on the next ride.

[Toshi Takeuchi]

Beautiful ride on a gorgeous day!

Toshi in Oakland

[Bill Lindsay]

I was out in Briones this weekend as well, but I didn't take pictures, which is a shame, because it was lovely out there.  I was also on a non-suspended fat tire steel bike, my Black Mountain La Cabra.  My daughter gave me the book "East Bay Bike Trails" and I've taken that up as a script for my weekend riding.  A Briones Loop was ride #6 in the book.  I took extra credit riding to and from Briones from my front door as well, but the loop itself was definitely the burliest 10 miles I've done in a while.  Some of those steeps are insane.  At one point when a STEEP section flattened out a little, I sort of breathed easier and said "this is more like it, I can handle this" and I looked at my Wahoo, which said I was still on a 14% grade (!).  Some of those pitches were >25% which is nuts when you add in the dirt and the bumpiness.  I walked a number of the ups and a couple of the downs too!  The green hills definitely made it magic.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA