shaking down theMARIN four corners elite
+ FIRST IMPRESSIONS commuting at 28mph with an e-bike + BIG BEAR LAKE cycling capital of southern california + HELMET WANTED
in search of comfort, value and bliss: a style guide
+ JON HORNBECK
we talk to the professional racer after his finish at the 2016 AToC
2016 CYCLING CALENDAR
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issue #134
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BIG BEAR MARIN BIKES AMGEN TOUR CYCLING FEST FOUR CORNERS ELITE OF CALIFORNIA REGULARS
EDITOR'S NOTE Glimpses Of The Future 5 NEW & NOTEWORTHY Did You Hear About... 6 READER'S RIDES Your Photos #socalbicyclist 7 BASICS Helmet Wanted: A Style Guide 12 THE ELECTRIC AGE Trek XM700+ 28mph E-Bike 18 THE CLIMB Central Coast Classique Climbs 31 LAST PAGE India By Bicycle 46
PROFILES
EVENTS SugarWatch 11 EVENTS Great Western Bicycle Rally 14 PLACES Big Bear Lake, CA 15 EVENTS Big Bear Cycling Festival 16 EVENTS Malibu Gran Cookie Dough 26 PEOPLE Jon Hollenbeck 32 EVENTS Amgen Tour of California 34 PEDDLER’S CREAMERY Downtown Los Angeles 44
WANDERING PHOTOGRAPHER
WOLFPACK HUSTLE SHORTLINE CRIT Long Beach, CA 8
PROVISIONS
APPAREL Elevenpine Shorts BIKES Marin Bikes Four Corners Elite TIRES Schwalbe Durano DD LUBE Rock “N” Roll Chain Lube SHOES Dromarti BOOKS Magnum Cycling
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EVENTS
2016 CYCLING EVENT CALENDAR 38 COMPETITIVE MTB Get Dirty, Ride Clean COMPETITIVE ROAD Test Yourself RECREATION Help A Cause, Make New Friends GRAVEL Adventure Racing / Grinders ULTRA LENGTH 150 Miles And More ARTS & CULTURE Off The Bike
CLUBS
DIRECTORY Find Your Future Peloton
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COVER The Marin Bikes Four Corners Elite hungers for dirt. Read the full report on page 20
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Glimpses of the future
F
or this summer dispatch of the Southern California Bicyclist experience, we’ve brought together a mix of adventure, utility, glimpses of the future, and a look over the shoulder. We were particularly inspired by the work of the Belgian Waffle Ride team and their special addition to the last issue of the magazine. Be sure to check out the interview by Jenna Klein, editor of that BWR addition, as she speaks with professional racer Jon Hornbeck after his finish of the
Editor's Note
And A Look Over The Shoulder
Amgen Tour of California (pg. purpose-built bike suitable for adventure touring, where asphalt 32). This month’s Electric Age column on roads is not always a given. reviews the first 28mph electric Read the piece by David Manski bike we’ve had in our stable, on cycling in India for more on this. The Trek XM700+, a stealthy (pg. 46) We appreciate you taking the hybrid that makes commuting in SoCal much easier. The 28mph time to spend with us and hope top speed makes commuting you enjoy our view of the West a reality for many people who Coast cycling landscape. would otherwise find the distance See you on the route, untenable. We spent some time with the MARIN Four Corners Elite (pg. 20) and are excited to see a
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