Grinduro | Endless Gravel Summer 2019

Grinduro, refers to itself as “half bike race, half party.” I have to say, it’s an honest assessment. A ride centered on fun more than anything else, Grinduro stands alone in my endless gravel summer season. Situated in the heart of the Sierra Mountains, Quincey is a small mountain bike haven of good people and awesome riding. Proceeds from the ride go to the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, a group of passionate, motivated mountain bikers with a trail building style that comes from understanding what it’s like to hook ‘knob in a turn.

In its fifth year, Grinduro is well known on the circuit. Hearing so much good news about it, I had high expectations coming in. They were exceeded. And then I was confused. Why hadn’t other events adopted some of the goodness? They don’t need to “copy” Grinduro’s purple colored monster or feature artisan frame builders, or host a late night dj dance party, for that matter. Why not simply amplify the fun speaker?