All Sunday rides, except out-of-town rides, leave from the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 13420 Maxella Ave, Villa Marina Marketplace. Most people ride to the start, but some drive and park on nearby streets.
Sunday departure time is 8:00 am up to Memorial Day weekend and then switches to the summer start time of 7:30 am through Labor Day weekend, except for out-of-town rides. Please be ready to roll at the departure time!
Your bike should be in good working condition and you should be prepared to fix a flat (i.e., have spare tube, tire levers, patches, pump or CO2 inflator, etc.). You should also carry a water bottle (two in warm weather), snacks, and lunch money. Helmets are required at all times, and no headsets or earbuds, please!
This schedule is always subject to change. As a convenience to riders, it may include mention of and links to other organized rides that some of us participate in, but these are not “official” or “out-of-town” MDRCC rides.
Please, no E-Bikes. This group is somewhat traditional and part of the reason people ride with us is for the fitness it brings under their own power.
Event Information:
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Sun13Oct20198:00 amHelen's Cycles - Marina Del Rey
PV (was GMR to Baldy Village (Out-of-Town))
Due to possible road closure, unhealthy air, and low response, the ride has been changed to a PV ride from Helen's. Specific route in PV TBD by whoever is there.
Previously ...
As requested by Alysha for this date ...
This spectacular ride is about 57 miles long, and if you look at the Elevation profile, you'll see that it's mostly uphill on the way out and mostly downhill on the way back. Funny how that works! About 6200 feet of climbing. The steepest sections are shown as 6% and the pavement is generally good.
The bike route is shown on this RideWithGPS link:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26849100Meet at Encanto Park in Duarte at 8:15 for an 8:30 am roll. This is a convenient and pleasant starting point and allows about 6.5 miles of warm-up before the real fun begins. Allow about 40 minutes from the 10/405 (SM/SD) freeway intersection. A suggested route from WLA to get there is shown on this link:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31283227