r/BikeLA

Hey everyone, SB 79 takes effect on July 1st to allow up to 7-story housing near major transit stops. LA City Hall is rushing To block this with the Low-Rise Ordinance, to exploit a state loophole. By allowing 2-to-4 story updates at 55 stations, the city gets to pause the rest of SB 79 citywide until 2030.

Read the city’s official plan in the LA City Planning SB 79 and Low-Rise Ordinance Fact Sheet, then call your Councilmember and tell them to Vote NO on Council File 25-1083.

I bike and metro most places, but most of my friends drive, so I'm working on a tool to find places to hang out in person, even if several people are using different transportation modes.

You can enter the location of two people, their respective transportation modes, and what you're looking for. It will try to find the best places so that both have similar travel times.

It's still a work in progress, and the Google Maps API costs are higher than I expected (because it has to basically calculate directions for each friend, to each possible destination), so it's a bit limited for now while I figure stuff out, but I'd love to hear if it's something useful and any suggestions.

Thanks!

I live in the valley, and it's all I know, I'm turning 25 this year and getting older. I want to start bike touring, what are cool places and routes to take?

Must be overnighter/ weekend

The Trailforks will continue to be updated. 4 trails were added today, notably showing the Perimeter trail that takes you around the entire park and is more suitable for beginners or gravel riders not looking to tackle actual downhill trails: https://www.trailforks.com/region/haskell-canyon-bike-park-74120/

I'm also compiling a youtube playlist of any Haskell video I see, which will allow you to preview everything about the park: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIz43Zu1mIBEqraflIS6zIKz_wB0uUvjJ

Please ask any questions in this thread. I'd love to know what peoples thoughts are on the park and what concerns they may have surrounding the park / visiting the area.

In celebration of Bike Day on May 21, there are several transit agencies offering free fares to riders.

For LA Metro, all buses, trains and Metro Micro will be free. Metro Bike Share will have free 30-minute rides with promo code: 052126. Also LADOT is offering free rides [Commuter Express + DASH + LAnow (promo code: ACTIVE26)] .

Other transit agencies I found offering fareless rides are: Big Blue Bus, Culver CityBus, Metrolink + Arrow Service, Norwalk Transit, Torrance Transit. However, you will need to bring either a bike or a bike helmet (except for Metrolink which is just bike only).

Here are upcoming Bikeshare events planned for the month: https://bikeshare.metro.net/events/

And have a great Bike Month!

My favorite place in LA. Where else can I find a place with a similar vibe, receptive to cyclists with a great atmosphere?

This happened to me for the first time today. I was riding when a passenger in a passing car threw a full water bottle at my back. It hit hard enough to explode on impact.

As they drove away, the passenger stuck his arms out and gestured something. Earlier in the ride I also had another vehicle cut into the bike lane in front of me, so it just felt like nonstop aggression.

Honestly, it pissed me off pretty bad. I wanted to know if other cyclists here have experienced similar stuff and how you deal with it mentally/safely afterward.

Is there anywhere in LA I can rent a gravel bike for the day? Extra points if it's within riding distance of a good gravel route!
TY!

I hate Bass as much as she hates safe streets.

"Three years later, the project is still not in the ground. After years of outreach and community engagement, StreetsLA is finally ready to repave the street, and LADOT has finished its final design. Work was set to move forward in early May, but was rescheduled to early June in order to not interfere with Mother’s Day or Memorial Day, busy days for the two cemeteries that share this road – Forest Lawn and Mount Sinai (you can see their letters here and here).

Last week, Mayor Bass intervened and asked StreetsLA to pause the work (here’s her memo to city departments). The reason? Cemeteries have been lobbying state representatives to insert language in Sacramento’s budget trailer bill to try and kill this project. Yes, you read that right: the two cemeteries – perhaps in a bid to get more customers – are not only opposing a road safety project, but are asking legislators in Sacramento to have the state interfere with a road safety project in Los Angeles."

https://www.streetsforall.org/blog/mayor-bass-has-intervened-to-keep-forest-lawn-dangerous

Are there any LA riders out there that are using a Gates Carbon Belt Drive on their bike? If so, have they been noisy or squeaky in dusty Los Angeles? And do you have to constantly clean them or use dry lubricant on them?

I am considering the new Tern Vektron P5i with the belt. My use case for this bike is that it will be a bike to ride around LA and to take to campsites when we go camping (and ride simple trails). It will be my only bicycle. I'm a little concerned about using the carbon belt drive though since Los Angeles is extremely dusty and campsites in SoCal also tend to be very dusty. I keep reading stories of people with belt drives that get so annoyed with the squeaking and unpleasant noises of the belt that they revert back to a chain. It seems almost all of these stories occur in dry/dusty climates, too. Now I'm thinking I should maybe just stick to the tried and true chain. I'd love to hear some feedback from people in LA (or in similar climates).

https://preview.redd.it/7eiocr16cj1h1.jpg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51fae5683079f4911322544aa29235e0ea985c66

I’m 6’6 and just had my old bike stolen. Looking for a used xxl hybrid bike in the $200-$500 range

Facebook marketplace, OfferUp, Craigslist have pretty slim options

Anyone here have recs for a bike shop that might have? Or you might have one you’re selling?