A little CiclaValley secret: if I ever won one of those large Powerball jackpots, you’d be sure I’d give a good chunk of it to the Encino Velodrome. I’ve never even ridden a track bike […]
Walk Bike Burbank continues to go strong and what better way to learn more than by going to their annual meeting this Saturday at Pure Cycles? This is an organization that continues to grow, but […]
(image via Metro) I love transportation news, especially concerning the Valley. We’ve been underserved how tax dollars have been distributed in the past and Measure M is supposed to help make things right. While […]
Fires suck, but this is the Valley. Despite my views on climate change, I am convinced that most of the surrounding natural areas are due to burn one way or another. Last year, I was […]
Is CiclaValley getting too full of himself? Mt. Baldy is an iconic climb, so much so that when I came up with my “Most Essential Climbs in LA” list, it came out on top. It […]
It was good to have someone last week check on the progress on the 7th Street bike lanes in DTLA if not overdue. As some people remember, protected lanes were supposed to be funded by […]
Damn me. Like bikes, you can never have enough cycling kits. About twice a year I get to the point where I’ve gone through enough of them without washing to go into my older tier […]
Everybody hates excessively steep streets. Even me. Climbing I love, but worrying about falling backward onto my head is a different story. Sure, there’s a sick side in all of us that wants to know […]
The question I have about evening rides: why don’t we have more of them? It can get so friggin’ hot this time of year, isn’t the last two hours of daylight the most ideal (as […]
Going up the switchbacks is the headliner on the Mt. Baldy climb. Once you make that big left turn after Icehouse Canyon, it’s on as you have a little under two miles of constantly changing […]