Road Ride Report Azusa to Glendora Mtn Road

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  1. Montrose Blur

    Montrose Blur Common Douchebag

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    Rode from La Crescenta, down Foothill over to Woodburry to New York Drive, left at Sierra Madre Blvd, down Santa Anita to Foothill and made our way to the bike path up to the 39 then to Glendora Mountain Road, which is where all the fun began! Beautiful scenery, raging streams, everything is so green, dams are full, snow capped peaks, it was unreal! The climb is not horrible, just long and steady, rode just over 80 and did roughly 6,000 feet of climbing. I rode fast up GMR but died on the way home. Had some pretty significant knee pain, I think I need a fitting and hope I dont have any permanent damage done #-oThe ride down GMR is great, 8 miles and some change of really fun downhill, lots of riders out this weekend! Hope you guys all had some great safe rides this weekend!
     
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    Agreed. Favorite ride of mine from my house as i'm a few miles from SGRT.


    You got to be careful though right after the rains, or you'll climb the 39, take East Fork to GMR, climb up the back side of GMR and get ready for the descent into Glendora, but you'll be greeted by this

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    and if you decide to poach it (never a good idea with cops usually stationed at the bottom), you'll have to ride through this

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    not my pic

    I don't make a habit of checking road conditions before i take off, but GMR is a must.

    Always a kickass ride coming down GMR looking over to the 39 below and the dams. When the road is good, its one of the best.
     
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