My last blog was about the Big Bear Shoot Out. The event drew more than 400 competitors, which easily doubled last year’s attendance. That’s really exciting and it’s great to see the sport growing in Big Bear once again, but racing is just not my thing. I’m all about adventure and having fun!

With racers and other riders swarming around the resort side of the mountain, I decided to take my friends to a spot more secluded. We call it Big Bear Mountain Biking at its bestthe “Wildhorse/Sugarloaf” figure 8 and the ride includes a steady grinder climb to start your day, then it immediately rewards you with one of the best single-track descents in the entire valley, a bit of asphalt brings you to the mellow climb back up to “wildhorse meadows”, and finally one last bump up and over the ridge to the scary fast “Sugarloaf” trail and back to the car.

During our 4 hour ride we didn’t see any other cyclists, just one motorcycle and a few 4×4’s noodling along on the dirt roads. It just goes to show you just how BIG, Big Bear is, with plenty of room for bike racing and bike exploration and just noodling around.

Spreading the love, rev