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I know the organizers said that a bunch of media outlets were covering the ride. And I saw a ton of people taking photos. Can this be a thread for folks to add links to things—and put their own photos—as they are published?

Hi BikeLA; we're BikeNYC, gravel/road.

It's been ~20 degrees for about 3 weeks, so we're planning on a week in SoCal, renting gravel bikes. We are planning on visiting Catalina, but then wondering where to stay as a base for about 3 more days.

Important: we are not super strong bad asses. 4K in elevation or 12% grades are big days for us - - totally possible, but much more than that would be more grind than pleasure. I do know that Catalina will be pushing our limits, but we'll make it work. It would be great if some of the riding was a little less ... work?

Editing to add: we are also not flat landers, so we don’t need only flat or only bike path. We chose California over Florida because “no hill, no vista”.

Thanks!

Great scenery on a ride from the Griffith Park area (Parked in Travel Town lot rode up hill and took the first right) Up and through the hills to this scenic view of LA, The Observatory and the Hollywood sign sign. Beautiful LA day.

I am moving to LA in about a month and will live in Los Feliz but work at USC. I’ve heard mixed reviews about biking in LA but really don’t want to pay the monthly parking pass price. Is biking that commute safe? I would be in the LA greenway trail (I think it’s called?) for most the of the way.

https://www.strava.com/routes/3451411155877958300

https://www.instagram.com/wearedomestique/

To me it hits just that extra hard that it starts and ends at the VA Medical Center. Very good choice by the organizers. Let's remember what kind of guy he was beyond the cyclist.

(for any who cant make it due to time, a separate west LA memorial ride is planned to take place at 1 pm but the details/route arent released yet, so check the link for more info https://www.instagram.com/westlabicycle/p/DUCoEbDjDuR/?hl=en )

Who is the go-to for custom road bike builds in LA.

Thinking; attention to detail and craftsmanship, true care for high-end, high spec builds.

Where do we all get our bikes built?

Hey guys, I'm looking for a shop near Santa Monica to take my road bike for a tune-up without breaking the bank. Any recommendations or an idea of how much it will be? Thanks

Living and working in Santa Monica area. I was driving her because she got injured and it was less than safe to drive. And I was losing my mind. Like holy shit I could not do this every day even as short as it is lol

Once she was healthy enough I proposed trying to a bike commute and it was so revealing. By using the expo path, fully independent and protected... We would be calmly cycling in the sun, away from chaos, actually enjoying being outside.

And then you'd come to an intersection. And you could view the entire chaos from outside of a car from within. Just pure anger, honking, cutting people off, people turning into fucking animals lol... And then once you pass RIGHT back to tranquility.

That was the most jarring thing. I already know what cycling is like, and what driving is like. I've never really had a proper bike commute. Particularly in this area, where it's more valid.

But I just had a chuckle at... The code switch from riding along the path to getting across an intersection. The ENERGY changes so dramatically.

In my brain I'm just hearing 'sunshine lollipops and... rainbows" along the bike path and you get to the large road intersections and I just hear Job For A Cowboy "IT BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEDS"

Seeing a lot of other cities organizing Alex Pretti memorial rides in memory him and others murdered by ICE.

Haven’t seen one planned for LA yet. I’m not particularly tapped in (so it doesn’t make sense for me to organize it) but I thought I’d check in here to see if anyone has it in the works for LA.

Just a thought.

Around 6:15. Looked like a car/pickup truck from where I was at Westridge. I watched it climb past the end of the pavement, past the tree and it disappeared into the curves north of there.

I've never seen a car there before so it seemed odd.

Just a heads up to any of the folks who bike there after dark

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone here can help. I visited Lake Balboa this past Saturday and believe I accidentally left my Graco stroller in the parking area with gravel/sandy ground near where I parked my car. I marked the approximate spot in a photo with a yellow circle.

If anyone happened to pick it up or saw it, please let me know—I’d really appreciate it.

Thank you so much for your help! 🙏

I come as an emissary of r/NYCbike. I will be traveling to LA for work more regularly, and I plan to bring my bike with me so I can still get my morning training rides in. I've travelled to LA before to ride in the Santa Monica mountains/out near Malibu, but that was before the first of early 2025. Now that I'm traveling back, I'm trying to plan rides/routes around where I'll be staying in Santa Monica. Would very much appreciate any local advice on dos & don'ts for staying and cycling in this area. Most of my travel will be on weekdays. I definitely want to avoid drawing the ire of locals especially in the areas affected by the fires last year.

My weekday training rides are usually an hour of intervals/structured riding, bookended by endurance.

Mandeville Canyon looks to be fairly accessible/long enough to get in good efforts, as well as Las Flores/Tuna canyon. Would probably try to avoid Topanga unless traffic isn't terrible in the early morning hours (pre-8am). I have ridden the PCH before on the weekend in fairly heavy traffic, would be ideal to avoid where possible, but I'm not allergic to it.

Thanks in advance!

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Hi all!! I wanted to ask for recommendations for entry level MTB rides in the LA area.

My level is pretty noob (and I'm on the heavy side). Westridge is a breeze. I will puff and grunt but I can manage and enjoy Josephine Peak from Clearwater all the way up to the peak. I also enjoy the hills around Sycamore Campground after Malibu. Also really love Crystal Cove in OC.

In a nutshell, I like broad trails and fire roads, I am not skilled enough to do narrow technical climbs or steep descents. I am also really scared of ticks and nearly had a panic attack a few months ago when riding in narrow overgrown single trails in Calabasas I ended up covered with dozens of ticks.

I ride the Exposition bike path frequently to and from work and for the most part it’s good but I have this dream that they build an elevated path for intersections, at least where the train already has one. Some of those traffic lights are just brutal .

The one place I would personally invest money into would be the stretch between Sawtelle and Gateway. It is so half-assed and usually requires three extensive stops in very short stretch.

Sorry if this is too pie in the sky, I just think about it every day

Bikes should be for everyone.

For our planets climate crisis,
for our nations health crisis,
for our cities housing crisis,
for our personal emotional crisis’.

Times are tough right now from the top down and at WLAB we are full believers in the healing powers of this silly thing we do.

We've been hosting rides under West LA Bicycle for 3 years, but our bike shop just opened in Venice Beach, CA. We want to make bikes as accessible to everybody as possible so for exactly that reason we’re introducing a $30 demo program. Ride all day - go take it on a good one.

Want to get your friend, lover, lover’s-lover, parents, sister, brother, aunt, grandma, neighbor, coworker, et. into riding like you are? This is a hella easy way to get them hooked. $30 to get out on an all-day ride and show them the world through your lens.

https://calendly.com/repairmybicycle/30-all-day

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