Monday 2/20/23 President's Day; 8 AM Start Breakfast in La Vern, 43 miles
Starts in Live Oaks Park, Temple City, Pasadena
Ride Rating; Intermediate for distance
Ride Description: Nice ride heading East after starting in Temple City. A particularly interesting stretch on Rt 66 starting at the 13 mile mark where you can get a sense of what Rt 66 was like during its heyday when Rt 66 was the Mother Road before the Interstate Hwy system made it obsolete. View the Supper Clubs and Cocktail Lounges and unique architecture. Shortly after the 17 mile mark you head South for breakfast at Roberta's in La Verne.
After breakfast take a lovely excursion around Puddingstone Reservoir crossing the dam. From this point it's all a very gradual grade to the end and if you're lucky a bit of a tail wind as well. You will be back to Live Oak park before you know it.
Tuesday morning ride, 20 miles: 8:30 AM Start (Contact Rashied for details at 626-283-8634) Parking for Tuesday ride: Park in the lot just west of Fair Oaks on El Centro. Then ride two blocks to El Centro to Khaldi's.
Start and end: South Pasadena at Diamond & El Centro at Kaldi coffee shop (across from the library).
Ride Description; Pleasant meandering ride between South Pasadena and Sierra Madre visiting Pasadena and Altadena with a coffee break in Sierra Madre. Returns downhill on Sierra Madre Blvd through San Marino before returning to the start.
Wednesday morning ride typically 30 miles 8 AM Start (Contact Rashied for details, 626-283-8634) Parking for Wednesday ride: Do not park in shopping center, park Jackson Place, one block East
Start and end: Huntington & Rosemead Blvds, SE corner, in the parking lot near the Grocery Outlet Market. Rides are typically 35 miles or so. Various ride destinations with a break for snacks.
Saturday Ride 8 AM Start Fore for Six (originally called Local Links), 46 miles
Starts in Victory Park, Pasadena
Ride Rating; Intermediate, Good ride for a beginner looking for a longer rideIntermediate for distance
Ride Description: Let's loop around Arcadia, Pasadena and Altadena and count the golf courses that we pass. Stop at Brookside at the Rose Bowl for a bite to eat and enjoy the view of the mountains. From the Rose Bowl, we head North into Altadena for a moderate climb. Before too long, it's time to turn south and head back to the start.
Sunday; Easy Ride; 8 AM Start Start and end, CalTech Tennis courts near the Athenaeum The 20 mile or less ride starts from Caltech (corner of Hill and San Pasqual) and heads to a local breakfast destination. This Sunday; This week's destination, Eat Fantastic, Arcadia
Sunday; Moderate Ride; 8 AM Start The ride is typically 40 miles departing from Victory Park, Parking lot North side of Paloma St, and is for those looking for interesting sites and faster pace ride than the Sunday Easy Ride.
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