southern california #130
Bicyclist HAIBIKE
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events | culture | bicyclism
the electric age of mountain bikes
FOOD AND DRINK pg.17 beer: a local’s guide 2016 food festivals DIY energy bars ROSE VALLEY pg. 31 a classic climb COMEBACK BRAKELESS CRIT SOUTHRIDGE DOWNHILL QUICK N’ DIRTY MTB SUNSET CYCLES AUGIE’S COFFEE PEDALERS FORK RACING AND RECREATION EVENT CALENDAR
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Contents food and drink
PEDALERS FORK
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provisions
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EDITOR'S NOTE #KeepSCBFree 5 NEW & NOTEWORTHY Did you hear about... 6 READER'S RIDES Your Photos #socalbicyclist 7 BIKE FIT(NESS) Rest To Ride Faster 8 BACK TO BASICS Mindfulness 29 The CLIMB Rose Valley 30 THE ELECTRIC AGE Haibike’s Christina Puello 33 The ROUTE Pier to Pier: SB to Ventura 36 CROSSWORD A Cyclist’s Anthology 45 LAST PAGE MTB Leadership: Help Wanted 46
FOOD & DRINK
BEER The Beers We Remember 17 SOCAL FOOD FESTIVALS 2016 Schedule 18 FUEL JUICE Newport Beach 19 CONSUMABLES DIY Energy Bars 20 PEDALERS FORK Calabasas 21 AUGIE’S COFFEE Claremont 22
WANDERING PHOTOGRAPHER SOUTHRIDGE WINTER SERIES Fontana COMEBACK CRIT Huntington Beach QUICK N’ DIRTY San Diego
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the climb
ROSE VALLEY
PROFILES
WALZ CAPS Vista SUNSET CYCLES Claremont RALLY CYCLING SoCal Training Camp
PROVISIONS
REVIEWED Improve Your Experience EXPERIENTIAL Haibike XDURO RX29
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EVENTS
HIGHLIGHTS & PREVIEWS 38 2016 CYCLING EVENT CALENDAR 39 GRAVEL Adventure Racing / Grinders COMPETITIVE MTB Get Dirty, Ride Clean COMPETITIVE ROAD Test Yourself RECREATION Help A Cause, Make New Friends ULTRA LENGTH 150 Miles And More ARTS & CULTURE Off The Bike
CLUBS
DIRECTORY Find Your Future Peloton 44
COVER Siobhan O’Toole takes the Haibike XDURO RX29 for a test ride. Read the story on page 23.
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ou are reading issue #130 in the chronological history of SCB, but it is actually the 10th issue since Victor Prestinary and I took over control of the SCB mother ship from founder Will Decker. We now have a solid crew as we pursue our mission to encourage, inspire and inform those who are interested in bikes, interested in Southern California, or whose interest falls somewhere in-between. Along the way to our 10th, I convinced Kelley O’Toole to join us with her editing and social media skills, and overall upbeat helpfulness. We’ve all benefited from the assistance of Catherine Latour, who laboriously acts as the objective thirdparty, sifting through bicycling minutia and encouraging clarity for the sake of those who are new to the bicycling life. A valued supporter, Bob Becker, has
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#130 - April 2016 EDITORIAL
CONTRIBUTORS
Kelley O’Toole - KO | Managing Editor kelley@socalbicyclist.com
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Chris Reynolds - CR | Editorial Director chris@socalbicyclist.com
Victor Prestinary - VP | Editor-at-Large victor@socalbicyclist.com Catherine Latour | Senior Editor catherine@socalbicyclist.com Tim Wilson - TW | Associate Editor tim@socalbicyclist.com Bob Becker - BB | Senior Writer bob@socalbicyclist.com
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