alicestrong

The Pershing Square Discovery Bike Ride is happening again this year...


I love these events with LAPD assist...

gumbii

sigh...






i wish my friends would want to participate in stuff like that... i always want to go to rides, but they don't... and i don't have a car or anyways to get to them... sucks...

grrlyrida

You live in BG. Why don't you ride or take a combination or ride and transit?

I may go since it's less than 5 miles away.

David13

Hey, why does their website not show and list that Pershing Square, where the ride starts is a Metro Red Line Station?
Gumbii. From BG you would head west on Florence 5 1/2 miles to the Florence Metro Blue Line station. As far as I know, they still allow bikes.
You would get a day pass. $5. Then travel north to the 7th & Broadway Blue Line Station and trasfer to the Red Line, and get off at Pershing Square. 1st stop.
Voila. You are there. You do the ride, lock your bike and have lunch somewhere down there, and return the same way.
You will meet many other bikers doing exactly the same thing, from all over So Cal.
I may come from further down the Blue Line for this ride.
It sounds like a good opportunity to see the central business district and all the locations for ATOC.
dc

David13

Ah, call MTA for a bike permit.
dc

gumbii

'cause i've never taken a bus or train before...


LOL... how embarrassing...


i talked to my neighbor about it... i think he's interested in going... so i might take the fixed gear... woo hoo... see you guys there...

alicestrong

No bike permits needed...no restrictions on rush hours, either, on Sunday.

Who else wants to go?

travelmama

Not really my type of ride but I am considering it to raise awareness and hopefully get some friends involved. If I ride, I will take the Blue Line then have lunch at Cliftons Cafeteria.

grrlyrida

Definitely not my type either, but police ******* downtown. I don't want to miss out on that. When I visit my sis downtown, I'm always fighting with distracted, speeding-trying-to-beat-the-lights drivers.:sigh:

Ms. Alice, you didn't say whether or not you're going to be there. I just invited a friend and I'm going to invite my sister, since she's one of the loft dwellers that don't venture past a few blocks from their loft.

alicestrong

This is a good ride to invite your friends who may be newer to cycling than you to, ...

90% chance I will be there. It was very nice last year...all kinds of riders from commuters to roadies to advocates to kids on fixed gear bikes. They raffled off a beautiful folder...

grrlyrida

My college roommate from, uh hmm, back in the day said she will come. She's newer to cycling. Or she's actually rode her bike in college many years ago and would like to get back into it.

Well I hope to see you there. I'm definitely going. This should be fun.

Too bad I don't have my Dutch bike yet. I guess my pink roadie will have to do.

alicestrong

Seriously you're getting a Dutch bike? Have you seen the bikes at the Flying Pigeon?

grrlyrida

Nope. I keep meaning to stop by there. It's on my way to a climb I frequently do.

JetWave

It looks like fun, how much is the ride & can I register ahead of time? The website have the info.

alicestrong

The ride is free. I don't think that there is advance registration, but the release form is available online.

If I'm remembering correctly from last year, the raffle tickets were included with the free registration. You have to be there to win, the raffle was at the end of the ride...there are food vendors to purchase lunch from.

LAriverRat

I might go, if i do i will just ride my bike to the start point. Don't know which bike to take.

alicestrong

I'm riding my 77 Motobecane mixte w/dual bells...

TamaraEden

hey, Avi and I will join ya! . By the way, he finally signed up here. his name is Kosher Wheels

David13

Clifton's for lunch. AHHH! I want a turkey leg.
Or maybe Philippe's. But I've been there twice in the last few weeks.
dc

grrlyrida

We're going to Wurstkuche in the Art District. The have every sausage imaginable, even alligator and rabbit. And the best frites this side of Belgium.

TamaraEden

Since I do vegetarian and vegan restaurants or kosher only...won't be joining you at Clifton's or Phillipes but totally appreciate their role and history in LA

alicestrong

...and I wanted to try that Blue Star place ...

alicestrong

I'm still in for this, even if we don't agree on where to lunch. There's time to socialize before and after the ride itself...

buck65

Anyone taking the Gold Line from SouthPas into downtown?

If I can manage to wrangle up some friends, we'll probably stop by Busters before heading out on the train on Sunday morning. And Union Station is practically a stones-throw away from Pershing Square--very doable by bike.

alicestrong

I'll be probably be taking the Silverline Express Bus into Union Station ...

Busters is a cool place.