Training Ride with Payson McElveen (Gravel Chutes and Ladders)

We shot this back in January when Payson came to town. We didn't go very far but we sure had a good time. Payson is a professional mountain biker and gravel racer so I knew I could take him down some technical trails. It was really fun riding with someone who likes to ride a gravel bike like I do. It was as wet as it's been all year in Los Angeles which settled the dust but made some sections a little more interesting.

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0:00 Intro
2:40 Lower Canyonback Trail (down)
4:00 Mouintaingate Community (flat)
5:31 Upper Canyonback Trail (up)
9:50 Hollyhock Fire Rd (down)
12:00 Mandeville Canyon (up)
13:35 Gardenland (up)
23:04 Mandeville Fire Rd (up)
25:30 Nike Missile site (flat)
26:06 Dirt Mulholland (rolling)
29:50 Farmers Ridge (rolling)
31:40 Upper Cookies (down)
33:25 Dirt Mulholland (up)
38:00 Farmers Ridge (up)
39:48 Upper Hectic (down)
41:21 Dirt Mulholland (up)
43:45 Sullivan Fire Rd (down)
53:25 Nic Cage singletrack (down)