Thread started by Cutter at 11.28.07 - 12:32 pm

not an official ride per se. my friends and i are getting together to ride the bike path all the way down to LB on saturday afternoon. we'll take the metro back.

we're meeting at the bike path entrance on los feliz at 12 noon. if anyone else wants to join us, please come!!

additionally, this will be our first time doing this particular route, so if there any bikepath vets out there with some tips on potential hazards or closures (or where on the web we can find up-to-date information), please let me know!

thanks!

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To get to the southern part of the LA river path....you have to enter at Leonis Blvd. in Vernon....that is where the southern portion of the bike path starts up.

So heres how to get there....

Go down Alameda into Vernon.

LEFT on E. Vernon.
Vernon turns into Pacific Blvd.
LEFT on Leonis.
PASS Atalantic

just after you pass Atlantic on Leonis.....
!!!Enter the bike path on the left....just after a rail yard.
Pass under the 710 Fwy.
(the next exit is Imperial Hwy!! Pass under Imperal Hwy, turn around to Exit the path, then ride on the sidewalk to the East side of the river. You should watch for this street...just after you pass under the 710.)
Ride to the end of the path.

There you go.



tern
11.28.07 - 12:43 pm

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+If you don't cross over to the other side of the rivier....you'll end up in San Pedro. So watch for it.



tern
11.28.07 - 12:47 pm

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Cutter,

Did you see this post?

http://midnightridazz.com/forums.php?topicId=1500&pgnum=1



User1
11.28.07 - 1:42 pm

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"we're meeting at the bike path entrance on los feliz at 12 noon. if anyone else wants to join us, please come!! "

Are you talking about the bridge that goes over Los Feliz Road?







User1
11.28.07 - 1:47 pm

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yeeaah... that's the griffith park portion of the path, right?

and thanks for the tips so far!



Cutter
11.28.07 - 3:38 pm

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My only advice is to watch out for idiots walking their dogs on the bike path. The first time I encountered this was on the LA River Ride, with a thousand or so newbies, intermediates, and FloydLandis-wannabes hurling themselves towards the LBC at various velocities when there's a bunch of people walking their freaking pitbulls under a bridge in the middle of the path where nobody can see 'em at 25+mph.

I always knew they baggy pants would be the death of democracy.



ephemerae
11.28.07 - 9:18 pm

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+If you don't cross over to the other side of the rivier....you'll end up in San Pedro.

And then we will eat you.



PC
11.29.07 - 5:18 am

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Hey, where's the start of this ride?

You said,
"we're meeting at the bike path entrance on los feliz at 12 noon"

But hey I don't know where that's at.



User1
11.29.07 - 12:38 pm

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Hey Allen...

I google map it for you. I used the google stree view feature. It'll show you the bridge and entrance. Close the streetview window and you'll see the map.

Click Here

This should help out. Man... this sounds interesting. I don't know if I would be able to hang on a ride of this distance yet.



digablesoul
11.29.07 - 1:08 pm

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watch out for huge potholes and gnarly dips in the trail. Shit is dangerous if you dont see it coming. I have never taken the trail all the way down to LB but for the most part the trail is in pretty shitty condition throughout the entirety of the Los Feliz heading downtown portion.



bone_yer_bike
11.29.07 - 2:33 pm

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Oh yeah... those dips are real nasty.



digablesoul
11.29.07 - 3:41 pm

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You guys are going to miss all the WIFE BIKE debauchery.



Richard_Colossus
11.29.07 - 4:00 pm

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Hey Al,

You should be able to do this. If you did Rollers B day ride, this should be no sweat. I'll hang with you to the Blue Line station if you want to do this.



User1
11.29.07 - 11:30 pm

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yep this sound like a good ride, you can do this Al



SONNY
11.29.07 - 11:56 pm

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w00t. thanks for the map, dig. this is definitely going to be a ride for bike path n00bs. slow and steady all the way.

i hope to see some of you at noon o' clock tomorrow!



Cutter
11.30.07 - 10:58 am

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so who's all coming? we'll meet at 12, like planned, then ride out at 1230.





Cutter
11.30.07 - 9:38 pm

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I'm down!



markedge
11.30.07 - 10:04 pm

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Okay, If markedge is going, I'm going. See you all there.



tern
11.30.07 - 10:21 pm

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see you guys there... looks like the weather will clear up



Roadblock
11.30.07 - 10:23 pm

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I live next to Lon Beach, so I'm rolling out at 12:30 from home, going north until we meet up. I'll ride back to Long beach from that point, and hope I don't miss you!
Tern, does your post mean you got your wheel straightened out?



Creative Thing
12.1.07 - 9:29 am

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I about to bring anotherone to a shop to get trued. That'll do.




tern
12.1.07 - 9:47 am

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See. you on the way, Creative Thing!



tern
12.1.07 - 9:48 am

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Leaving my house in 5 minutes. See you guys there!



markedge
12.1.07 - 11:10 am

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Nice breeze all the way to the ocean, eh?
Thanks for the spoke card, Cutter. First donation to the archive!



Creative Thing
12.1.07 - 6:24 pm

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I'll be sure to sponsor another when I get down to that area.
I could hang with any ride as long as there are actually others around.
LA River bikepath sounds cool, but I'm still pissed off that the California Aqueduct bikepath has been, somewhat "barricaded".
Ever since 9/11, the gubmint has been paranoid towards therapists pissing in the water that flows through there.




bentstrider
12.1.07 - 6:41 pm

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mark, drew and leslie it was good riding with you guys yesterday! you learn a lot about your relationship with your bike when you ride that far. looking forward to next weekend!



Cutter
12.2.07 - 10:26 am

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are you doing it again??



Limeyfly
12.2.07 - 10:31 am

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yeah, for METRIXXXXXXXXXX...



Cutter
12.2.07 - 2:54 pm

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