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Aug 04 2009

Bicycling Los Angeles County: A Guide to the Great Road Bike Rides

Posted by Levon in Books

Bicycling Los Angeles County: A Guide to the Great Road Bike Rides

With some of the most extensive and scenic road biking in the United States, Los Angeles County riders now have an expert guide to 40 of the best road rides in their own backyard. Researched and written by world-class road biker and Asphalt editor Patrick Brady, Bicycling Los Angeles combines first-hand road research with GPS map-making technology. From the descriptive narrative and crucial at-a-glance info to the cutting-edge ride maps and elevation profiles, Brady definitively shows riders how to get there, what to expect, and how to get the most out of each ride.

Customer Review: Not great but not expensive
It’s ok. Too many of the “rides” are “star home tours” or bike paths that are pretty obvious (like Santa Monica bike path) and could be found online. Also, a substantial number of the rides are on surface streets within dense parts of Los Angeles (”sights of downtown”, “Hollywood landmarks”). It lists Santa Fe Dam but neglects to mention how dangerously hot it can be for part of the year and only gives a passing “isn’t known for its crystal clear air” instead of mentioning it as a serious potential health hazard.

I also find it irresponsible that they list the Rose Bowl ride with no mention of the charged atmosphere surrounding it on the weekends (and conflicts with law enforcement). Ditto for Mandeville Canyon. I’d certainly want to know these things if I weren’t an experienced Los Angeles rider. It seems more important than pages of addresses (mostly ex-addresses) of stars.

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