This coming Sunday. Arrive 10:30. Roll out at 11am sharp. This ride has some of the best scenery to be had on any ride in Los Angeles...as well as being a good work-out.
> For those who'd like a scenic--but fairly tough--vintage
> ride in SoCal, here's the deal.
>
> Sunday July 21 2002
>
> Meet in Marina del Rey (directions below). I'll be
leaving
> from the Dock 52 parking lot at 11am sharp. Plenty of
free
> parking there.
>
> This is *not* a formally organized or sponsored ride. If
> you show up and happen to come along, great! I'll be
> bringing up the rear; this is a no-drop ride..
>
> Vintage italian iron strongly encouraged, but ride
whatever
> you like. Any gearing ok, but I'm encouraging nothing
> smaller than a 42 in front, and nothing larger than a 26
in
> the rear.
>
> Route follows the coast south to Palos Verdes, up PV
Drive.
> Then around the front of the Peninsula (there are some
> wonderful coastline and ocean views all along the route,
as
> well as plenty of places to stop and rest and/or gab.)
>
> Then it's up PV Drive east, to the top of the Peninsula,
> taking a loop back to the beach bike path, and then back
to
> Marina del Rey...there are several good places along the
> beach bikepath to stop and eat.
>
> The ride is about 50 miles round-trip, with one quite
tough
> hill, and a couple of less-tough hills. Lots of pretty
> scenery and sea air.
>
> Here are directions to the start:
>
> Take the 405 freeway to the 90 Marina freeway west. The
> freeway dumps out and terminates at Lincoln. Mindanao is
the last cross street before you get to Lincoln
>
> Turn left at the second signal (Mindanao).
>
> Left again on Admiralty.
>
> Right on Fiji. Look for the *Dock 52* sign just past the
> entrance to the boat launching area. It'll be on your
> right.
>
> I hope to see you there.
>
> Best,
>
> Charles Andrews
> SoCal