...I keep learning about LA.
How many of you LA peeps actually know that you can ride your bike (or run, I suppose) all the way from Azusa to Seal Beach without taking any surface streets? Or from El Monte to Long Beach without worrying about getting hit by a car? That’s right! The San Gabriel River Trail and the Los Angeles River/Rio Hondo Trail pretty much allows cyclists to ride North-South across LA entirely on dedicated bike paths. Pretty cool, huh?
Never heard of these trails? You've probably at least seen the LA River in the movies. The drag race scene from Grease and the chase scene from Terminator 2 were both filmed at the LA River. And yes, I know that to call this concrete monstrosity a “river” is like calling the Epcot China Pavilion "China". But in its defense, water *does* run through it. Most of the time.
Best of all, aside from the occasional underpasses, both of these trails are flat as a table. There are tons of places where you can hop on, so you can make your ride to the beach as long or as short as you want. Most of you triathletes already know that these are great trails to practice time trialing too. You’ll still have to watch out for the occasional unleashed dog or kid though. Heh.
What better way to spend a Saturday or Sunday morning than to ride down to Long Beach, have brunch, and ride back? Fun!
http://www.labikepaths.com/
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