Welcome to the
Victor Valley Bicycle Club
Mountain Bike Group
Interested in joining the club? Post a message in the Mt. Bike Forums
Rides leave promptly at posted start times. Please arrive early enough so you are ready to roll at posted start times. Thank You.
In consideration of being permitted to participate in any way in the Victor Valley Bicycle Club each rider must read and sign the VVBC Accident Waiver and Release of Liability.
Contact us at the following:
Victor Valley Bicycle Club
Mountain Bike Time Trial Series
3/18/08 Deep Creek was epic! The Purser's led the rides for the week. Kent an epic ride interconnecting trails through step terrain of the Mariana's, with George leding a gentler ride down on the flats. See full results
Remember No TT April 1st, we'll be back with another group ride April 15th. Check back in a couple weeks for ride time and location. 3/4/08 Great turn out!! Great riding! Check out the results to see how close this time trial was. First lap, all riders stayed together. Great racing! See full results
Group ride scheduled for March 18th. We will be starting at the powerlines off of Deep Creek. We will do the deep creek climb, and then head off to explore some new trails. Ride time may be between 2-3 hours. We may have to do a bit of hike-a-biking. If you want to now more send me an e-mail. 2/28/08 A refreshing change to our ride schedule. Since we like time trialing we are still going to do our usual time trial the first Tuesday's of the month. On the third Tuesday's we are going to switch things up a bit and do a little group riding. Come on out and join us. We will be posting ride locations a week in advance, so check back for the details. See full results
2/05/08 Nice conditions make for a tough battle at Sycamore Rocks. Matt and Chad attacking each other all the way to the line. See full results
1/29 Deep Creek Super-D, Cancelled because of weather!
1/15 Carolyn smashes the competition at Honda Valley!See full results
12/04 Deep Creek was brutal. The recent rains made for a tacky course. Check out the latest results. Kent has set the time to beat on the Super D course with a 15:30.See full results
11/25 Next Time Trial is the dreaded Deep Creek Hill Climb on the 4th of December. We will be doing a practice run of the Super D course after the time trial. If your not interested in the time trial, but are interested in the Super D be at the top of the Deep Creek Climb by 4:00 p.m. It's a steep 3 mile climb. If you're riding to the top, allow for at least 50 minutes if you're an average climber. If you hate riding up hill, find a friend who is brave enough to drive you to the top. This will be the most exciting Super D course of the series. 95% of it is single track, with 90% of it downhill.See full results
11/06 Freshly graded roads at Oak Hills, make for a tough course. Lots of loose dirt. Matt had the victory in sight, but a missed turn cost him some time.See full results
10/30 Honda Valley's first ever Super D race was a high octane smash hit. We had a good showing, with some great racing. Romolo jumped quickly out front in the mass start and held on for the victory, with the real battles taking place between Russ and Matt, and Cody and Chad. Great passing, a few elbows, and with fast cornering made for a ton of fun! We will be sure to add a few more of these to the schedule. Check out the message board at the bottom of the page for possible dates and locations. If you are looking for speed, crazy turns, jumps, and more don't miss these races.See full results
10/16 A true suffer fest up the 173. Matt Gregg came out from Grand Junction to push the pace See full results
Please see the mountain bike time trial calendar below for all the time trial dates and locations.
3/18 - Club Ride - Deep Creek Powerline Rd 3:30 2+ hour ride
4/1 - no club ride
4/15 - Club Ride - Sycamore Rocks 3:30 at the Slab
5/6 - Honda Valley
5/20 - Club Ride - Honda Valley 3:30
6/3 - Oak Hills
Times:
All time trials are on Tuesday's and start at 3:30 pm, but anyone can show up and start at any time, or on any other day of that week. We use an official timing piece, but will take your times based on an honor system.
Locations: Sycamore Rocks – North on Central to Johnson (dirt) turn right. Go 1 mile, turn right at asphalt pile, 200 yards. Park at the cement slab. Oak Hills – Oaks Hills off ramp of HWY 15, outer hwy on West side of fwy, 200 yards the road ends. Park there. Honda Valley – Take Arrowhead Hwy Rd out of Hesperia towards Hesperia Lakes. Turn West on Ranchero, pass the middle school, turn left on Summit Valley Rd. Pass the airport, drop into valley, turn left on small paved access road for the aqueduct. Park along road. Hwy 173 – Take Arrowhead Hwy Rd past Hesperia Lakes and the flood control dam. Turn left on Hwy 173. Park at turn out <1 mile, at PCT. Forest adventure pass required to park. Deep Creek – from Bear Valley road, turn south on Deep Creek (rd east of the narrows), cross Rock Springs Rd, continue until you reach the power lines. Park on left side
Courses: Sycamore Rocks – fast 4.5 mile loop with an expert option. Beginners run 1 loop, advanced run 2 loops, and experts run 2 expert loops. Mild elevation gain. Excellent single track. Marked with orange paint on time trial weeks. (20 – 60 minutes) Course Map & Info Oak Hills – fun 6 – 7 mile loop with an expert option. Many small ups and downs, fun single track return trail. Expert option uses many of the ridges. Marked with orange paint and irrigation flags. (30 – 60 minutes) Honda Valley – 6 – 7 mile loop of beautiful winding single track starting on the aqueduct. Everybody runs the same course. (30 – 60 minutes) Course Map (Note: map doesn't look quite right, but a reasonable approximation) Hwy 173 – all climbing on a dirt road that turns to pavement at 5 miles. Beginners go 2.5 miles to the bridge (~1000 ft of climbing). Advanced go 5 miles to the pavement (~1500 ft). Experts go 7 miles to the cattle guard (~2000 ft of climbing). (40 – 70 minutes) Course Map Deep Creek – follow the power line access rd from the cattle guard to the saddle at the top. All Climbing! Everybody runs the same 3.1 mile course. (30 – 60 minutes) Course Map - Course Profile
Course descriptions (expert loops where applicable): Sycamore Rocks – some short technical rocky sections, short steep rocky climbs/descents, lots of flat riding. Careful of pinch flats. Oak Hills – some sandy/loose soil, steep short-moderate length climbs, a lot of short climbs, a few technical descents 2 or 3 of which can be a little sketchy, fun fast flowing singletrack section. This course works you. Honda Valley – lots of winding singletrack, a couple short rocky climbs/descents, lots of short climbs/descents, rarely flat or time to rest, not very technical, trail is fairly smooth overall, lots of sharp turns/corners. Hwy 173 – moderate non-technical climb on a dirt road followed by a paved road climb, soil is a thin loose layer atop a hardpack base, a few sandy sections & washboarded sections, there are a few downhill/flat sections that allow for some recovery. The climb starts off steep up a short paved section. After the lookout the climbing mellows a bit. The paved section near the end is steeper climbing. Slight downhill finish. This is the least technical of all the rides but will test your fitness. For singlespeed, 32x16 is tough but doable. Deep Creek – like the 173 climb except shorter and steeper and no time to rest, a real grunt, bring your granny ring.
Who we are
Victor Valley Bicycle Club Mountain Bike Group is a small group of individuals who enjoy mountain biking, time trialing, racing, and recreational mountain biking in and around the high desert area. Our members often compete in other races such as Norba Nationals, CA State Series, Rim Nordic Racing, Southridge Racing, etc. Time trials are free and casual with friendly competition usually including beginner, sport, and expert level riders. Most of our time trial courses have loops of different lengths/difficulties depending on your skill/fitness level. Some of the courses may be hard to follow at first but can be learned after riding a couple of times. We try to mark the courses where ever possible with orange paint/flags and/or piles of rock also known as cairns or ducks and of course our tire tracks. If you like mountain biking, join us for the next time trial.
Road Cycling
If you're interested in joining weekly road club rides, go to the VVBC page for all the info. Weekly rides Saturday and Sunday Mornings.
Victor Valley Bicycle Club, VVBC, mountain biking in the high desert including Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Oak hills, Phelan, Wrightwood, Lake Arrowhead, Crestline, Silverwood Lake, Lake Gregory, Deep Creek, Ord Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, Sycamore Rocks, Honda Valley, Highway 173, Deep Creek Powerline Road, Pinnacles, Pilot Rock, Big Pine Flat, Coxey Road, Miller Canyon, 3N34, 2N33, 3W12. Join us for some great mountain biking in the High Desert of Southern California.
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