Just Another Day

For a fair number of people afflicted with common sense, the idea of getting on a bike and riding it 20 miles around Los Angeles at night is far-fetched at best, lunatic at worst. Factor in that such a ride occurs on date with a Friday and a 13 in it and you add a …

Where Else Do You Go When Today’s Date is 7-11?

I have to admit my interest in “The Simpsons” tailed off after the first few seasons (or about 15 years ago), but man I just can’t get over the absolute marketing genius that went into these convenience  store conversions , so with tonight’s river ride I called for an excursion to the Burbank version where …

2nd Street Showdown

This is how it ended with the sub-compact sedan full of four 20-something punks: Me saying “We’ve got to stop meeting like this. Either learn how to beat a red light or quit telling me to fuck off!” Then the driver of the car pulled a right onto Beaudry from 2nd and left me on …

The Wheel Deal

So the details regarding the next IAAL•MAF group bike ride have been plastered up on my various indespensable bike-related sources such as Midnight Ridazz, Bikeboom and Bikenow, and now with the aim of inspring anyone who rings in on occasion here at wildbell and might be interested in joining in, please consider yourself welcome to …

RIDE-Arc Recap

Last night was the two-year anniversary ride of RIDE-Arc’s monthly bike gathering, but instead of trying to top past spectacle rides such as May’s which provided unbelievable access to the Long Beach Port or last October’s which included unheard of after-hours entry to two landmark cemeteries, organizers Alex and Gabe delivered a thought-provoking of ride …