Short Bike Rides in and around Los Angeles, 2nd (Short Bike Rides Series) [Paperback]

Robert Winning (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998 | Series: Short Bike Rides Series

Park your car, put on your helmet, fill your water bottle, and discover the best way to see the sights in and around Los Angeles--on two wheels. A bike and a couple of hours is all one needs to enjoy the carefully selected routes in this well-researched guide.

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Here is the Los Angeles that lies beyond the freeways, with 24 rides ranging from 8 to 40 miles. Covers Malibu, Beverly Hills, Moorpark and other areas, and includes directions, maps, attractions, restaurants, ride length, peddling time, terrain, and road surface.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 2nd edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762702095
• ISBN-13: 978-0762702091
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,802,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad routes - obvious the author is unfamiliar with the areaa, May 7, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Short Bike Rides in and Around Los Angeles (Paperback)

Having lived in LA for 5 yrs I bought this book
in hopes of seeing more than my own neighborhood.
Unfortuately I was very worried about the routes
chosen - suggesting riding down Sunset Blvd. borders on criminal negligence. The book also suggests riding down WIlshire Blvd. to the beach in Santa Monica despite that fact the Wilshire is a busy 4 lane commerical road with nothing but strip malls, while only 1 block south is a bike path through a tree lined neighborhood

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure trove of fascinating facts, November 16, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Short Bike Rides in and Around Los Angeles (Paperback)

Short Bike Rides in and around Los Angeles is an absorbing book to read whether or not you are not going to do the rides. I found that each page is full of interesting history, geography, and explanations about what to see in different areas of the city, from Griffith Park to Hollywood to Santa Monica to Santa Clarita. I discovered the origins and meanings of street and city names which I'd always wondered about. As a cyclist and a member of the San Fernando Valley Bicycle Club, I have done many of the rides described in the book. They are scenic, safe on weekends, and enjoyable for both beginning and intermediate cyclists. The maps and routes are easy to read and right on target. I recommend this book for any rider who wants to try a bit of bicycle touring while learning fascinating facts about Los Angeles and vicinity. If you are not ready to ride, read it just for fun.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Need to use some common sense on some of these routes, June 22, 2005

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Jessica Lux (Rosamond, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Short Bike Rides in and around Los Angeles, 2nd (Short Bike Rides Series) (Paperback)

I bought this book for my husband, who loves to ride. We live just outside LA. When I cracked it open, I got excited about a downtown LA route. My husband read the route and said we'd be crazy to be on bikes through some of LA's most dangerous neighborhoods (both in terms of crime and in terms of traffic). A lot of these routes are nice in theory, but I wouldn't exactly want to put them into practice.

There are better guides that stick to the well-known, safely traveled routes like the beach bike paths and stuff through the Malibu mountains. This isn't recommended for a LA novice, because you need to know if a route makes sense before embarking on it.

The lay-out of the book is great, with detailed maps and turn by turn directions. If you know you want to do a route, it is very easy to follow along.