Name: BIKE SCENIC TRAILS – EZ RENTALS - CDM TO BACKBAY – SOCIAL EXERCISE – PICNIC
Start: 2025-11-22T10:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-22T15:00:00-08:00
Location: Galley Cafe

**BIKE SCENIC TRAILS – CDM to BACKBAY – CASUAL SOCIAL EXERCISE – PICNIC**
Saturday 10:00 – Newport Beach. casual social exercise. 20+/- miles of social, casual exercise with positive like-minded people. Great for first timers, shy people, and expert riders. Open for all levels but should have a basic level of fitness and be Willing and Able to ride as part of a supportive group. Are you ready for a beautiful fun day? We have scheduled stops along the way to ‘Group Up’ and hydrate. Any kind of bike or rent one. (EZ Bike Rentals – Liam delivers your rental to the start of our ride at the Galley Café - see end of post)
**TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT – SOCIAL EXERCISE ON THE MOVE.**
If this seems too challenging or uncertain – just come and do the first part. This is how the ride is designed. The point is to get out and show up for a very social exercise in the beauty of where we live.
**A MICRODOSING LIFE RIDE.**
If you are in a hurry to get somewhere – this is not the ride for you because the journey IS the destination.
We plan the ride - you bring the enthusiasm.
\- Socialize
\- Exercise
\- Meet New People
\- Sightsee
\- Be outdoors and by the ocean\.
**HISTORY OF OCEAN BIKE TOURS**
We have led over 350+ bike tours over recent years on bike paths, side roads and paved trails (No PCH) along the ocean from Laguna Beach to the Queen Mary. Meet new friends, like-minded people, exercise and enjoy the beauty of where we live. Please read the entire post.
**LEADER**
Roz – 714-728-2033
Text with questions.
If motivated to support these rides the Zelle is [aeroebizdev@gmail.com](mailto:aeroebizdev@gmail.com)
**SELF REGULATED FUN**
We ride as a safe, supportive group for casual exercise in well-organized rides and everyone is Self-Responsible. You should have a basic level of fitness and show up with water and a bike in good working order or rent a bike. (see end of post)
**START**
10:00 Leaving the Galley Cafe - 829 Harbor Island Dr in Newport Beach 92660. Come early to eat, relax and meditate.
**RETURN BY**
3:00+/- Route is designed to be individually shortened as needed.
**BIKE RENTALS**
Yes – If you do not have a bike - see the end of this post for all the details.
**THE RIDE**
NOT a ‘pack ride’ and no PCH, keeping to trails and side streets for casual social exercise. Plan for 4+/- hours and 22+/- miles with many stops. Leave from the Galley Café to Bayside Drive to Corona del Mar Heights. After lunch we take a route through UCI to the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and return back to Newport Beach via the Back Bay trail along Irvine Avenue into neighborhoods and on to Castaway Park and the Galley Cafe. A few hills and a bike with gears is highly recommended. This will be a well-organized, relaxed, social day of fun.
**PICNIC LUNCH**
We will pause for lunch / picnic Harbor View Shopping Center. Pack your lunch or there are many places in this shopping center to buy food. We break for lunch and complete the ride. There is no need for a bike lock.
**RELEASE OF LIABILITY**
Bike outings are rewarding and pleasant activities, but there are certain dangers you should be aware of including Covid 19. Those include, but are not limited to, impact or fall injuries, broken or dislocated bones. By signing up for this bike tour and showing up as a result of reading this Meet Up post, you assume the risks of the outing and agree to release the organization, the trip organizer, and other participants from claims for any and all injuries or other losses sustained during this trip. HELMETS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
**BEHAVIOR**
Please! – No creepy, negative types, anger issues or controlling behavior invited. This is always a supportive group of like-minded people, and it is important that people feel safe. Some adventurous people are trying Meet Up and a bike ride for the first time and we plan with this in mind.
**THE NO’s**
No boom boxes.
No politics
No using your phone while riding. (No accidents)
No complaining
**THE YES’s**
Helmets
Shoes – Protect your feet!
Check your bike’s condition and pump your tires before coming to the start.
Positive Attitude
**BIKE RENTALS**
CALL LIAM (owner) before FRIDAY at 12:00 to schedule a rental. Liam brings the rental to our starting place at the Galley Café. What Service!
Sports Rents – Liam: 714-600-9941
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