Stopped on Redondo Boulevard waiting for the green to continue south across Pico Boulevard on my way to Venice Boulevard on my way to work this morning, there I was just minding my own business when came an “Excuse me?” from the woman driving the vehicle that pulled beside me on my left that got …
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The What:Â The 8 Presidents Ride The When: Saturday, February 13; Gathers at 10 a.m., departs at 10:30. The Where: Meet at Wilshire and Hoover by the tennis courts on the south side of Wilshire across from Lafayette Park. The Where We Going: About 30 miles, pretty flat; the route is mapped here. Ride ends …
Pretty uneventful commute this morning. Everything was safe and sane and the most interesting thing I encountered being an elderly gent in full suit and tie — looking like someone straight outta Copenhagen — biking south on La Brea this morning as I was stuck on 4th behind a line of cars waiting for the …
Well after a quiet start to these first few weeks of 2010, I made up for lost flats last night. Got three — count ’em: three! — on the ride home from work. Silly me: Earlier in the day I’d actually dared to consider that I might get through the first month of the new …
Coming home east along Venice Boulevard I spotted a black coupe a half block up poking out from a side street fully across the bike lane waiting for motor traffic to clear so the driver could make a right. I slowed hoping he’d get his chance but the flow of cars was too thick and …
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It is in the interest of fairness and balance that I post these two slow-mo clips from this morning’s ride. Submitted for your perusal, the following bits of video are a demonstration not only that I can recognize and applaud the good behavior I encounter on the road, but also that I’m not afraid to …
Alternate Title: A Less-Attentive And Intuitive Cyclist Would Have Become A Momentary Hood Ornament Here’s the slow-mo video of the slow-speed encounter beginning when I proceed from my stop on 4th Street a couple blocks east of Western Avenue as the northbound vehicle crosses the intersection (worth noting in that first frame below how the …