What we’re about
This group is looking for other E-bikers to take our E-bikes out on bike paths, roads and dirt. I’ll try to post at least two rides a week. Bike path rides are usually along a river or beach and range from 15 to 40 miles with very little elevation gain. Our city street and road rides can range from 20 to 35 miles with elevation gains from 500’ to 5000’. I pick cities to ride in that offer hills to challenge our e-bikes. There are those of us that have E-mountain bikes that are looking to take them on dirt, so I will be posting dirt rides which, for the most part, will be on fire roads (wide track). There are a lot of these roads in our open spaces and national forest which can open up new areas usually too far to hike in a day. Presently, this group will not be riding on single track dirt trails unless they are easy.
Upcoming events
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EBIKE RIDE - OLD PAVED ROAD - THE UPPER OLD RIDGE ROUTE
Location not specified yetOLD RIDGE ROUTE HISTORY
We'll be exploring the upper half of the Old Ridge Route on this ride. On 11/25, we did the lower half.
Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube.
INITIAL MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: Vista Del Lago Visitor Center at 9:15am. We'll all meet here to use the restrooms before heading to our FINAL MEETUP LOCATION.
FINAL MEETUP LOCATION There are no restrooms here
ROUTE This will be our planned route.
DISTANCE: 22 miles
ELEVATION GAIN: 2500'
DURATION: 4+ hours
BIKE RIDE DESCRIPTION: This will be on an old paved road with no cars
THE PACE: 9 MPH on up.
LEVEL: Easy Intermediate
DEBRIEFING: After the ride, as an option, you can join me for lunch at the WaBa Grill (31739 Castaic Rd, Castaic).
MY CELL # IS 818-307-6460
MAP PROBLEMS? In case you are having trouble bringing up the maps for the Initial and Final meetup locations, here are coordinates that you can enter into google maps to get those locations:
Initial meetup location: 34°39'46.2"N 118°45'39.5"W
Final meetup location: 34°44'40.2"N 118°42'45.9"W6 attendees
Griffith Park and LA River Loop ride
Location not specified yetLet's try this again! Hope for better weather.
We meet up in the parking lot near the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round. We proceed south on Crystal Springs Drive into the suburban hills above Los Feliz Blvd and then make our way near the Greek Theater onto the (car closed) paved Vista Del Valle Drive that snakes up into the hills. Vista Del Valle takes us past Cedar Grove, the Helipad, Bee Rock, the Haunted Picnic Table, Cathy’s Corner, Royce’s Canyon and finally down to Griffith Park Drive. We wind our way to Crystal Springs Drive and head north to the LA River for a sojourn down the dedicated bike path for about 5 miles, before returning to our cars.
Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube.
MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: 10am. This is Parking Lot #1 just above and south of the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round.
PARKING FEE: Free
ROUTE (RIDE WITH GPS)
ROUTE (ALLTRAILS)
DISTANCE: 21 miles.
ELEVATION GAIN: 1650 feet
LUNCH: We plan to have lunch at the Basecamp Dinette, 1221 W Riverside Dr Burbank, (its on our way home 10 minutes from our cars).
THE PACE: No faster than the slowest in the group
DURATION: 3+ hours
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner Ebiker
TERRAIN: Road bike lanes, dedicated bike paths, low volume traffic roads
RESTROOMS: Restroom at the start (next to the Merry-Go-Round) and then one is available at about 13 miles into our route.
MY CELL # IS: 661-433-330117 attendees
Holiday bike ride and potluck at Joan's in Newberry Park!
Location not specified yetHoliday ride and potluck! Come out to the Newberry Park area for a holiday loop ride and then head to Joan’s for a potluck meal.
Note: Rain cancels ride, but not potluck. More details to follow.
Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube.
MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: 9am. Rancho Sierra Vista/ Satwiwa Main Parking Lot in Thousand Oaks. This is the trailhead for the Sycamore Canyon Trail.
PARKING FEE: Free
ROUTE (RIDE WITH GPS)
ROUTE (ALLTRAILS)
DISTANCE: 25.6 miles. (2.5 miles of unpaved, which I’m hoping Elaine approves).
ELEVATION GAIN: 1770 feet
LUNCH: Our plan is to have a potluck lunch at Joan’s house after the ride. Plan to keep your potluck food in your car (in an ice chest if necessary). Joan will give you her address at the ride.
THE PACE: No faster than the slowest in the group
DURATION: 3+ hours
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner Ebiker
TERRAIN: Road bike lanes, dedicated bike paths, low volume traffic roads
RESTROOMS: Restroom at the start and at Paige Lane Neighborhood Park at 10.5 miles
MY CELL # IS: 661-433-330110 attendees
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