Griffith Park News: Fires and Gondolas?
Griffith Park’s health is highly vulnerable. You can see it built up by years of drought and abound by unhealthy trees. Fires are a natural occurrence and Griffith Park isn’t immune to them, but that […]
Ranking the 2018 Tour de France Jerseys
Le Tour is back around and so is its drama. This year’s race format should make it more competitive, the controversy over the proverbial favorite has left a cloud over the competition. Already a couple […]
CiclaFamily Catches Drivers Crash on Video
Mrs. CiclaValley is not a frequent contributor to this site, so when she gets a mention, you know something big happened. As you know, I’m a big proponent of cameras on bikes, but […]
VIDEO: My Figueroa Overtaken by Cabs & Such
CiclaValley would like to think that I connect with the people with my hard hitting commentary and award winning journalism. But it seems when I post videos of crap happening, that’s when I get the […]
Looking at La Tuna’s New Bike Lane
Earlier this month, improvements were made to La Tuna Canyon, one of the most speedy and dangerous streets in the Valley. While the locals have known about these problems for quite some time, Keith Jackson’s […]
Local Escape to Mount Baldy
Entrance of ANF to Baldy Ski Lodge + dirt: 13.3 miles, 5,630 ft elevation Epic rides are important. Having the time to be one with all that nature has to offer provides the opportunity to […]
VIDEO: Forest Lawn Drive’s Bike Lane Fail Lives On!
Time doesn’t heal all wounds. Forest Lawn Drive is arguably known as the most dangerous road to bike due to high speeds, poor upkeep, badly drawn infrastructure and shoddy road conditions. Finally, the last factor […]
Diary of a Valley CicLAvia 3.0
CicLAvia dropped yesterday and I’m giving it two energetic thumbs up even though that makes it tougher for me to type. Having the course duplicated from two years prior made it a little less focus […]
CicLAvia : The Valley Preview Part 2 – Getting There
It’s been a day since I’ve posted Part 1 and in just 24 hours I’ve become exponentially excited! I’m super jacked about CicLAvia coming back and there are a few reasons more than normal. First, […]
CicLAvia: The Valley Preview Part 1
Hearing that CicLAvia: The Valley was returning was met with a lot of emotions. Most of it was full of excitement that it’s returning to the GR818. Seeing how successful the San Fernando Street Festival was at […]