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Los Angeles, you either love it or hate it. And if you’re a mountain biker, you probably had no idea that there are miles of epic singletrack in the hills above the city. Trail bike magician Jeff Kendall Weed decided to go find out for himself what was going on down there, and brought along his new best friend: the brand-new Ibis Ripmo, their long-awaited long travel 29er.
Yup, Jeff's riding big wheels here. John Watson photo.
From Jeff: “Fast forward about 15 years to the delivery of a brand-new bike, the first of its kind, on my doorstep. I knew nothing about the bike, and it looked rad, but the snow-covered trails where I now live in western Washington State made it impossible to open up the throttle and fully experience this new ride. A few folks had recently claimed that trail conditions in these mysterious southern California mountains were actually really, really good. I wanted to believe them, but based on my experience, I felt skeptical. But, the snow on the ground around me put my skepticism in check.”
When the light is this good, anything can happen. John Watson photo.
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Jeff met up with his friends photographer John Watson and cine Logan Nelson to explore what the trails had to offer in the San Gabriels, finding exactly the kind of features Jeff is so good at riding: impossible rock gaps, jibby urban-style features in the woods, and endless loose and rocky descents.
And if anyone needed any more proof that 29er’s can send it, here it is.
