Gravel Adventures: Graham at Mt. Laguna (San Diego)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- The Mt. Laguna area is one I had my eye on for some time but never managed to make the trip out. So when I linked up with local San Diego rider Graham, that was the obvious place to head. It turned in to quite the gravel adventure. It's really rocky terrain and if it wasn't for the road climb up we'd have been better off on mountain bikes. But the good thing about gravel bikes is they can handle just about anything in their way, so long as the rider is also ready. You can catch the hour long ride on Patreon.
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Great riding with you Safa, glad our bikes survived that one!
For sure, what a rattler! Thanks for the tour.
Am photographer from south India. I use to go with my friends around villages and places like this to capture something the place which is unexplored by others. These videos of yours makes me remind those past memories. No matter where you live some places looks same even though its other part of earth. Thank you so much for this wonderful video. If ever possible visit India. You definitely like it for sure. Take care man :)
That dude put Safa through his paces. That's rare!
Not really. It's his first time in the Mt. Laguna area so he's obviously not going to go super hard.
Was gonna say it’s obvious the guy in front has ridden the trails before
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Spent quite a bit of time camping up in Laguna as a kid, thanks for the flashback!
I saw some good camping spots on the climb up! Glad to give you a refresher tour on the way down.
This is so badass, always pushing limits! I don’t see how anyone can hate on this
It's scary and grin inducing at the same time when you get into a section in the drops and it then becomes too dodgy to switch your hands back to the hoods :)
Very rough, great job riding!
A drop-bar 29er hardtail would be great on that trail. Great video as usual SAFA
A lot of it's tire choice - looks like he's running something skinnier like 38-40c. I run 45c riddler tires for really rocky trails up in norcal. Adds a lot of compliance. Also have a diverge now, which is getting you pretty far in the hardtail mtb direction, but even on my older rigid frame 45c tires take loads of the sting out :).
nice view nice bike
That Topstone geometry feels good, with the front lifted and the rear flex, if only...
nice riding. makes me want to go there to ride some XC.
I'll probably be back with the xc. Might be snowing up there now 😬
Will be waiting for the video. But riding in the snow can't be good...
keep going🤗🤗
What a bumping crossing tress MTB road! Safe go Safe back💪🦵🦶👍腳踏車🚴😎
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man you should've brought the spark out there
Spark getting left out : (
Plenty of Spark footage dropping soon 🎇
Great video. you can see why they putting suspension on drop bar bikes now.
Not really. That inch of travel wouldn't have done much here.
@@SAFABrian Sure it would! More than an extra 5mm of tire or thicker bar tape. Why not all of the above.
Great video! What camera do you use?
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How's your hanger after that one? Haha. Looks super fun!
You got budol, Safa.
how wide a tire can you fit in the front of that Topstone?
Largest I've put on is a 42. I had plenty of room to go wider, so at some point I'll need to test that out. The rear, is unfortunately slim, a 42 gravelking works, but just barely.
I’ve also fitted Specialized Pathfinder Pro 42s on the Topstone and the rear wheel runs pretty close to the frame. No issues so far.
How do you keep the camera steady?
Komiaa!
WOW-Thats real Graveling👍
There are some with MTBs who definetly will be afraid to ride there🤣
The landscape reminded me of breaking bad.
I enjoyed the video, but me thinks this trail was better suited for the Scott Spark. Kinda sketch for a gravel.
Topstone sauvage 👊💪🥰
I'm sorry but this has got to be the funniest trend I've ever seen. Keep it up though. You're gonna stack so hard with those bars and your seats so high and your clipless pedals!!?? Oh man...! Call me a hater but you all are some kooks!
Which tyres were you using?
Wtb Riddler 45
Thanks. Last sunday I pushed too hard on my 32c, fell and broke my collar bone. I feel like I need thicker tires
What bar tape is that?
Syncros
This looks like work bro
Solid day at the office ⚒️
If that was my job i would be working 24/7
I feel bad for your wheelset
the fork
Bro i love you you can give me one bike build
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Some great road riding in that area too 👍 Start in Lake Cuyamaca area and loop around by Mt. Laguna taking Sunrise highway. Check it out SAFA! Keep up the great content!
Yup! I like riding thru julian and pine hills. Engineers road is a nice 5 mile climb!
Come on xc
Challenge yourself or stagnate
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crack
Best is aluminium or steel or alloy
Hai iam indian
MTB required
Clearly, we both had to get airlifted
I guess they just use these bikes so they can wear those outfits. Looks pretty silly on a MTB with a onesie 👎
Harden up babycakes
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@@SAFABrian exactly. Even 1995 he looks like a big rainbow 🌈
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