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Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-03-23, 02:52 PM

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Posted By Bad Lag

Wow! 20+ mph head winds today, gusting to...

Wow!

20+ mph head winds today, gusting to over 40 mph, made for slow going while northbound. When I got to the bike path section of my ride, sand was blowing in wave after wave. You could see and...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-29-23, 01:04 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I ride the same ride every day - local streets to...

I ride the same ride every day - local streets to the beach bike path; go north to El Porto, then turn when I reach "The Machine" and head back home. It isn't a commute, it is for exercise and...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

01-23-23, 04:07 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

Oh my, today was beautiful. It is sunny, warm,...

Oh my, today was beautiful. It is sunny, warm, (~65 deg), with a gentle breeze, just like djkashuba

And it's a fair wind
Blowin' warm out of the south over my shoulder
Guess I'll set a course...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

01-05-23, 11:31 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

This shows a sort stretch of my daily ride. These...

This shows a sort stretch of my daily ride. These two photos were taken in the same area, separated by a week of rain.

Rain is GOOD!

The first one shows the storm clouds blowing in north of...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-06-22, 11:11 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I started a thread the other day about the bad...

I started a thread the other day about the bad local traffic. That thread turned into a total and complete downer. It made me realize those were NOT the important parts of riding.

As a...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-23-22, 10:46 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I do more or less the same ride all the time. I...

I do more or less the same ride all the time. I enjoy the heck out of it, too. It never gets old for me. I've been at it since 1978. In that time, the route hasn't changed but the people who...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-03-22, 02:22 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

nm.

nm.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-13-21, 04:44 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

Another beautiful day at the beach in El Porto -...

Another beautiful day at the beach in El Porto - the northern end of Manhattan Beach (SoCal, South Bay).
...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-07-21, 12:07 AM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I used to live in TO, too, ~1977-1978.

I used to live in TO, too, ~1977-1978.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-06-21, 03:41 PM

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Posted By Bad Lag

I'm going to be taking more photos, as I may be...

I'm going to be taking more photos, as I may be leaving the area and want to document some of the local places I've ridden during my tour of duty here.

I did not do any of that during my years...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-06-21, 03:26 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I did it! As promised, I finally got some photos...

I did it! As promised, I finally got some photos of a ride on the bike path.

These were taken in Manhattan Beach.

Looking north - Santa Monica Mountains in the distance on the horizon; Malibu...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

05-30-21, 11:06 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I rode on the beach bike path, again. It was...

I rode on the beach bike path, again. It was glorious!

Yesterday, while out riding, I was actually struck by a car. A woman made a right turn while I was right along side her. She actually hit...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

05-10-21, 08:38 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

Yes, indeed I do. Although, I always think of The...

Yes, indeed I do. Although, I always think of The Strand as the pedestrian walkway and those portions where the bike path comingles with The Strand, I just call it The Bike Path. You know,... the...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

05-09-21, 04:48 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I love riding on the bike path down at the beach...

I love riding on the bike path down at the beach through El Segundo, El Porto, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Torrance Beach. It's just that the people are totally "out to lunch" -...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-28-21, 05:43 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I went for my first ride of the year. As...

I went for my first ride of the year.

As usual, it was along the beach. It was great!

As usual, no photos to share.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-31-20, 05:43 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I've said it before and I'll probably say it...

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again, "This bike just CANNOT go slowly."

Also, as usual, I have no photos of the ride - a very foggy day down by the beach.

Like SurferRosa, above,...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

08-02-20, 01:56 PM

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Posted By Bad Lag

The bike path on the beach was an absolute mob...

The bike path on the beach was an absolute mob scene, a disaster waiting to happen.

Riding on the streets with the cars is safer than being mobbed by pedestrians and children on a bike path. The...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-21-20, 03:59 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I went for a ride today along the South Bay Bike...

I went for a ride today along the South Bay Bike Path. "My" portion of it runs from Torrance Beach, Redondo Beach Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Playa del Rey and Marina del Rey.

The...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-05-20, 11:17 AM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

No pics, as usual. I rode yesterday here in...

No pics, as usual.

I rode yesterday here in the South Bay (the beach cities of Torrance, Redondo, Hermosa, Manhattan). I was amazed at how many people were out and about and how much pedestrian,...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

02-01-20, 07:10 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

It was a BEAUTIFUL day today, was it not? I...

It was a BEAUTIFUL day today, was it not?

I was on the South Bay beach bike path. Almost no cyclists. I've read that there are a bazillion bikes being sold. The thing is, there are fewer riders...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-21-19, 12:18 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

Do you go out on the ride with the deliberate...

Do you go out on the ride with the deliberate purpose of photographing your ride? Are these photos incidental to your ride?

I never stop riding on my rides, so I never have photos.

I have...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-20-19, 01:21 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I'm headed out for a ride right now.

I'm headed out for a ride right now.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

08-21-19, 07:44 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

We are having the most mild summer we have ever...

We are having the most mild summer we have ever had (knocks on wood).

It was about 70 degrees today with a gentle, cool breeze coming in off the Pacific Ocean (again). The sun was shining and the...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-26-19, 05:19 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I have no pics to post. I never have pics. :( ...

I have no pics to post. I never have pics. :(

I rode the bike path along the beach. The marine layer rolled back, the sun was shining and a gentle breeze was blowing. It was beautiful,... and...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

07-01-18, 11:32 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

Two womenz! You sly dog, you! ;) I used to...

Two womenz! You sly dog, you! ;)

I used to go up into that area cycling back when I was in high school and college. Poor kids from NY City could afford nothing more. I made my vacation money...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

07-09-17, 07:38 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

I went there and then there and back again. ...

I went there and then there and back again. Sorry, no photos.

The beach and adjacent bike path were incredibly crowded.

Today was more typical of an east coast day. It was hot but it...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-12-16, 08:01 PM

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Sticky Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)

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Posted By Bad Lag

There was plenty of food available but the...

There was plenty of food available but the British masters would not provide for those in desperate, deathly need. Almost all famine is caused by man. Almost always used as a tool against an enemy....

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