Sullivan Ridge Trail XC Ride, Los Angeles California 

John Crowley Nice, I never tried. Are you able to clear the steep sections?

It's been more than 10 years since I lived in L.A., but I think I was able to clear everything but that very last section where you dropped down onto the pavement by the road to Camp Josepho. I used some really clever and exotic technology to do it: an Amp Research B4 with a TRIPLE crankset and a 20T small ring, and 26" wheels. I was in my late 50s at the time. It really helps if there's been some rain recently and there's moisture in the soil. The singletrack on Westridge (aka Mandeville Ridge) is also a killer climb. I do miss the riding in Socal.

"Great climb" is a contradiction in terms.

For sure! It's very convenient to access this trail as it is close to the city. In June we often get a low cloud cover coming from the ocean and this trail is above the clouds; it's gorgeous.

I used Garmin VIRB Edit

Yes, you can climb up Sullivan canyon and go down the ridge. But if you want to go down both, you'd have to climb up twice though.

basically it measure how much force your putting into the pedals. its a great tool for training and pacing. the vegan cyclist and gcn made some pretty good vids explaining their benefits. you should check them out.

The power meter is mostly useful for training & post-race analysis (and showing off your telemetry on RU-vid!). I personally don't pace myself with it in XC races because they aren't long enough. That's why I only had a power meter on my cyclocross bike I use for training. But contrary to what most coaches would say, I think a heart rate monitor is good enough for training at the Sport and Expert level. The bulk of the progress you make at that level comes from consistency, training longer hours, going harder when you're supposed to go hard and going slow when you're supposed to recover.

Bro. There aren't as good trails here in La like there are in Canada, colorado, & Utah..... Any good, fun, or scenic trails in Los Angeles please let me know!

@@danrashtizadeh1 i meant as far as in the south west. if you want to be where the races are and where the bike scene is LA is the place to be.

@@5minutereviews109 Can you please give me a couple names of parks or trails here....a few you recommend? Thank you brother

Dan Rashtizadeh sorry man I live in south San Diego. I’m not familiar with trails in LA

@@5minutereviews109 oh yeaaaa, San diego Diego awesome but LA is so so

That's the suspension lock-out. 1x12 Sram Eagle

Mt Wilson, Topanga, Malibu (RIP), Big Bear Lake are some of my favorite spots. There are great parks in Orange County too. Where did you ride so far?

Jedi! My favorite by far.

There's always room to park on Capri Rd. You can check the map in the video description.

It's faster