Our home location of Long Beach, California, offers many scenic rides in and around the coastal area with pleasant riding temperatures. We are a great club for cyclists looking to keep fit, improve one’s ability, and have fun with a supportive group of people.

Our rides vary in length and pace but generally include 40 to 65 miles over varied terrain.  Our “cruising” tempo is 18 – 21 mph on flat terrain with an increase in the pace on the return leg. Because members’ abilities vary when the road pitches up, we regroup after climbs.  The shorter rides will have one bathroom/water stop, and generally two stops for the longer rides.

Additional Details

• We start together as one group.

• Visitors and new riders should ride at the back until their technical skills can be evaluated.

• We stop for flats or other mechanical issues.

• We keep a double paceline except when conditions warrant a single paceline.

• Riders at the front are responsible for calling and pointing out road hazards and announcing stops for red lights.

• Riders keep a steady pace to stay together, but we do not have a no-drop policy.

• All riders are expected to support safety by calling out road hazards, riding in a predictable and safe manner, obeying traffic laws, and avoiding confrontations with motorists.

• At the first water/restroom stop riders will self-divide into those going long or short.

• Regroup at the top of major climbs before heading home.

Saturdays:

Rides are generally 40-50 miles routes and recommended for new members and visitors.  After a warm-up pace of 18 mph for roughly 10 miles, we keep a steady pace of 21+ mph on flat terrain, re-group at the top of major climbs, and before heading home.

Sundays:

Sunday rides are generally 55- 65 mile routes with a higher intensity than Saturday and are recommended for more experienced members and visitors. While we are not in a “race mode”, members do like to test their legs on Sundays.

Special Rides:

There are a number of remote start rides where members drive to the start location.  Examples are riding up Glendora Mountain Road, riding up to Crystal Lake, and riding in the Hollywood Hills.  We also ride to Griffith Observatory and have a club century ride to the Old Towne section of San Diego.