Upcoming Rides

Every Thursday, 8:30 a.m. (unless otherwise specified). 

Start Location: Ballona Creek Bridge.  From I405 exit Culver Blvd and head West or take Rte 90 West and take Culver Blvd exit turn left. Right on Esplanade St, left on Convoy St, and right on Pacific Avenue. Park by the Lagoon on the right. The bridge is about 2 blocks North on Pacific.

For a map and directions to the start, click Start.

Riders usually goes South to Palos Verdes on the bike path and then do some riding on the Peninsula. There are optional climbs including the 3 “dips” which give the ride its name. The group usually stops for a break at the Golden Cove shopping area. Occasionally the group will decide to vary the route and explore specific sites elsewhere in the city. A typical day is 40 - 50 miles but often individual riders either cut the day short or add extra miles as desired.  Contact Nancy Domjanovich nancydomx@nullicloud.com for details.

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We hope to see you there!

Sunday, April 14th - 8:30 am.

Start Location: CORTEZ PARK in WEST COVINA.  From San Bernardino Frwy (I-10), off & South  mile on Citrus to Park on right at Cortez.

For a map and directions to the start, click Start.

Routes:

• Long – 54 miles – 2700 feet of elevation gain (barometric)
• Medium – 47 miles – 2800 feet of elevation gain (mapping software)
• Short – 38 miles – 1500 feet of elevation gain (barometric)
• Combined Routes

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but tomorrow is tax day. So how does that affect your riding today? Here’s a rundown of some of the possible scenarios. If you are some sort of tax nerd and you got your taxes done early, you can show up today and smugly ride with a clear conscience. If you are like most true Americans, you still need to do your taxes. You have all day tomorrow to do them, so why not ride today. It will clear your head and the exercise will sharpen your mind for the job ahead. If you think your return is fairly simple, you can do the long. If you want to get a head start on them tonight, do the medium or short to give yourself a bit more time to rest up and hit the books tonight. If there is no hope getting your taxes done on time, you might as well resign yourself to taking the automatic extension. You can ride today and worry about taxes months from now. So you see, there is no reason not to ride today. Here’s a rundown on the routes. Although called the “Tri-County Safari,” only the long hits three counties. From West Covina, the long and medium start by heading out to Claremont and then head south to Chino Hills for lunch Then, for the long, its over Carbon Cyn, Brea Cyn (two of the easiest canyon climbs in Southern California) and then over Grand Ave. to the finish. Not up for that? The medium skips some of the post lunch climbs (and one county) but somehow still ends up with about the same total elevation gain as the long. Sound like too much? Well, the short goes out towards Claremont with the others, but simply returns via Puddingstone to the start.  

Sunday, April 21st - 8:00 am.

Start Location: CARLSON PARK in Culver City. From San Diego Frwy, off and east on either Culver or Washington (careful--neither exit actually put you directly on those streets). Right on Overland and Left on Braddock a few blocks to park.  We will meet near the restrooms. (Check parking signs around park – if you drive, you may need to park a block away.)

For a map and directions to the start, click Start.

Routes: 

• Full Century – 96 miles – 2500 feet of elevation gain (barometric)
• Metric Century – 63 miles – 1400 feet of elevation gain (barometric)
• Half Century – 56 miles – 1400 feet of elevation gain (mapping software)
• Combined Routes

(NOTE EARLIER START TIME) This is the official century and metric century of the month for April and this year we have added a half century route. These are distinctly urban routes, but I have always found them fairly pleasant. Despite staying close to the city, they find a lot of open areas to ride. Even riding through downtown in the early hours of the day is nice. You get to see some of the newest building and some of the oldest. Later the full century rides some semi-rural areas such as Brea Canyon Cut-Off, Fullerton Road and East Road/West Road. All routes start in Culver City and first head downtown to ride through the heart of the city in the early morning hours. You ride along Broadway and can see all the old theaters that line that street. Some of them are still being used as theaters of one kind or another. Then it’s on to Alhambra and West Covina where the routes begin to diverge. The long continues east as far as Walnut. It then climbs Brea Canyon Cut-Off and a bit later Fullerton Road to the top of East Road. East Road and West Road are always fun. After lunch in Whittier, the return is fairly flat as it heads west through Lakewood and then north to complete the loop. The metric and half centuries are somewhat similar except that the metric century heads a little further east before turning back. They join up again for lunch and then make a direct return taking them back through downtown.  The metric and half centuries miss the Brea Canyon Cut-Off, Fullerton Road and East Road/West Road hills done by the full century. Don’t be scared off by the urban riding. I think you will be surprised how nice these routes can be. 

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Typically we offer one or two Sunday rides per month; these are announced around the middle of the prior week.  Join the Meetup Group to receive email notices.