• BIKE RIDE TO “OJAI DAY” ACTIVITIES – 35 MILES

    Will Rogers State Beach Pacific Coast Highway & Temescal Canyon Road, Pacific Palisades, CA, US

    USING PAUL TAYLOR'S TEMPLATE that has been successful for years, here is his BIKE RIDE TO "OJAI DAY" ACTIVITIES event for 2025! This event can be viewed, but RSVPs will be open on Sept 18th (or sooner) as we dial in the details. Once everything looks good, we'll open up the RSVPs sooner. :D While […]

  • BIKE RIDE TO “OJAI DAY” ACTIVITIES – 35 MILES

    Conejo Creek Park 1379 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    The city of Ojai celebrates Ojai Day the third Saturday of October each year. So, mark your calendar for this event because there's lots of entertainment, arts & crafts and food. So plan on having lunch there or someplace nearby. Bring snacks. Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube and bike lock. Also, […]

  • ELECTRIC LIGHT PARADE / Halloween Ghost Ride

    Beach House Tacos 668 E Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA, US

    Cross-posting this fun event hosted by John Quinn. The Ventura Electric Light Parade. Light-up your bike and join us for this special Halloween cruise to the sounds of Monster Mash and other haunting tunes as we roll. Costumes are welcome, or just be yourself. Do be mindful of long capes or fringe that could get […]

  • EBIKE RIDE – SANTA CLARITA BIKE PATHS

    Ventura City Hall - upper parking lot 501 Poli St Ventura, CA 93002, Ventura, CA, US

    This is a redo of our first E-bike ride in Santa Clarita on May 14, 2021 - when we were still doing the rides as Calabasas Day Hikers. The route will be primarily along the Santa Clara River and San Francisquito Creek. These are really beautiful and well maintained bike trails. The ride should be […]

  • 44 Beautiful Coastal miles – E biking

    Will Rogers State Beach Pacific Coast Highway & Temescal Canyon Road, Pacific Palisades, CA, US

    A round trip on the entirety of the Marvin Braude Bike Path for a total of 44 miles. DETAILS: ROUTE: BIKE RIDE DESCRIPTION: This E_Bike ride will be on the Marvin Braude Bike Trail (aka the beach bike path). This beautiful bike path will take us along the beach to Torrance Beach, that little sliver […]

  • BIKE RIDE – Lake Balboa to Burbank and back

    Mission Park E Main St, Ventura, CA, US

    BIKE RIDE FROM LAKE BALBOA TO BURBANK AND BACK This is an easy event for a change which has very little elevation gain with a great place to have breakfast or lunch along the way. The Orange Line bikeway runs along the Orange Line in the San Fernando Valley. We'll be starting at the Swan […]

  • E-BIKE STREET – PIUMA RIDGE LOOP

    Cedar Grove Park 11385 Pioneer Road, Tustin, CA, US

    This loop is short and offers a ride on paved roads with some awesome views of the ocean from Piuma Ridge. It starts with a long climb up Stunt road and then it's mostly downhill from there. Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube. MEETUP LOCATION: one mile marker on Stunt Road TIME: […]

  • VENTURA TO RINCON AND BACK

    McDonald's 27103 McBean Pkwy, Santa Clarita, CA, US

    BIKE RIDE FROM VENTURA TO RINCON AND BACK We'll be riding from San Buenaventura State Beach in Ventura to Rincon Point and back. Afterwards, as an option, we'll head (via bike) to Dukes Bar and Grill at 1124 S Seaward Ave, Ventura for a debriefing. Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube. **MEETUP […]

  • Griffith Park and LA River Loop ride

    Bouquet Canyon Road Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA, US

    We did this one recently with Jim and it was so great we really need to do it again. This trip will have a different lunch destination. 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 […]

 

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