Originally Posted by tonyc54

Haven't been in the San Gabriels since I lived in Redondo Beach 30 years ago. Used to make the Sat/Sun morning drive to ski Mt Waterman during the BIG winters in the late 70's. Those were drought years in the Sierra with 10 ft snowpacks at Waterman!

Didn't ride then so have no perspective on the road riding. Google Earth makes it look very fun. Steep ramps?

7000 ft in 35 miles works out to <4% on paper but I suspect there are lots of short steep ramps to contend with. Do you have a ride profile or link to one? Thx!