glite109

Please share experience biking between Palos Verdes and Long Beach.
LA River bikeway to dusty W Anaheim St?
LA River thru awful off ramp traffic at Del Amo?
LA River to CA-1, to Carson St (looks OK)?
Or, risk ticket on picturesque Seaside Fwy (with fat tire bike)?

glite109

I live in Huntington Beach and ride to the Wedge in Newport Beach frequently.

I really want to enjoy going North from Long Beach, thru Palos Verdes - Redondo - Marina del Rey - Venice - Santa Monica.

The Long Beach bikeway is fantastic, with separate pedestrian and bike lanes. Can really crank it through there.

But… Getting between Long Beach and Palos Verdes is miserable, since “they” opted not to put a bike lane on the Seaside Freeway over the Vincent Thomas Bridge.

If you ever said the heck with it, and rode that freeway, please share your experience!

skidder

All routes in that area seem to have their own negatives, just pick what you think is the best of the bad. I've only done it on Anaheim St between where Palo Verde Dr North turns into Anaheim in the Harbor/Gateway area and the L.A. River (west to east). About 4 miles of no-man's land; the roads have lots of trucks, the neighborhood is sketchy, and lots of trash in the street. Sometimes the shoulder is wide enough, sometimes its not, and lots of stretches with cars parallel parked at the curb you have to watch for (car doors opening suddenly). Its four miles, I always just sucked it up and dealt with it. I might have to look into the Carson St/ PCH route to see if that's any better if I do it again (maybe this fall).

bikeme

Some good input when I asked about it: https://www.bikeforums.net/southern-...-pv-route.html

diphthong

the farther southwest you can get is best. lots of truck traffic but it is sloooow and they are more aware than the average suv bear farther north like on pch, carson, etc.

the anaheim/alameda/harry bridges/john s. gibson gauntlet is the best/fastest of the worst/necessary evil. try otherwise if you have an exquisite sense of humor/the absurd
and you enjoy courting danger as an unpaid hobby. extra care on the multiple railroad crossings.

and no...do not ride ca hwy 47/vincent thomas bridge on a bike in either direction. if you are contemplating it, seriously seek mental health assistance/help. please.

tFUnK

Back in the day (early 2010s) when I lived in the LBC we did the jaunt fairly frequently. Anaheim was the default choice. Potholes, debris, and punctures were definitely risks but I don't recall too many of us puncturing at a higher than usual rate.

I've done the bridge once (excluding on the TdC when they closed it to cars and blocked the pavement gaps) and it ranks among the scariest things I've ever done.

diphthong

dealing with approx 20% of all cargo to the ultimate, consumerism country has a downside or two. one is navigating the area. could be worse.
i'll take it any day vs navigating the semi-nearish, marvin braude bike path any day after 11am.