[brenth]

word, I'm moving to Santa monica in a week! I'm way stoked, should be good stuff. Where are good places to ride?

 

[Riff Raff]

Originally posted by brenth
word, I'm moving to Santa monica in a week! I'm way stoked, should be good stuff. Where are good places to ride?

The Beach.

-H

 

[reflux]

what kinda stuff do you ride? some friends and i ride this trail in pasadena near jpl. it's an 8 mile exposed fireroad climb, but you get almost 8 miles (i think) of singletrack downhill. you'll come across a couple hikers, but for the most part they are few and far in between. i know there's a lot more riding in/near la, but that's all i've really done. some friends and i are going the weekend of june 10, let me know if you're interested.

 

[brenth]

I'd love too, but I'm not getting out there until the 16th. maybe next time

Being from florida and texas, I'm going to have to get into better shape for some climbing , but that sounds like a fun ride.

 

[MikeD]

You'll be near lots of cool riding. In the Santa Monica area, there's Backbone trail and the rest of the generally buffed-out, long singletracks in the mountains above Malibu; I'm sure the locals will fill you in on that and the astounding amount of riding that's in the middle of urban LA.

You'll also be a short drive from Pasadena and Mt. Wilson/Gabrelino...amazing singletrack riding, shuttle-able or epic-climbable...huge elevation changes. Big Bear's not too far off for chairlifts in the summer, and if you want to venture south to OC there's even more good stuff.

 

[RIDE 831]

where are some good riding spots in OC area? + anything in malibu / santa monica. i like riding street, dirt jumps, skate parks and trails. i was in newport a while ago and couldnt find any outstanding riding. i go to so cal quite a bit, and im gonna start bringin my ht with me. any good spots specifically would help. thanks