I called an audible and took a PTO day Monday to get some gravel in. The 14,000 acre Chino Hills State Park is about a 30 minute road ride away from my home. The entry from the Chino Hills side has a nice lung busting steep 3/4 mi. climb up into the park, but once you're there, it's a whole new world compared to the suburbia you just left behind. I got 20 miles of dirt in on the new Niner, and couldn't be happier with how this bike handles the gravel (errr dusty dirt). I managed to pass up a full squish mountain biker in a steep two-track climb, and that was good motivation!
