Review of Bicycling Los Angeles County: A Guide to the Great Road Bike Rides (Bicycling)

Bicycling Los Angeles County: A Guide to the Great Road Bike Rides (Bicycling)
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Not great but not expensive

On: 2008-08-15

Its ok. Too many of the "rides" are "star home tours" or bike paths that are pretty obvious (like Santa Monica bike path) and could be found online. Also, a substantial number of the rides are on surface streets within dense parts of Los Angeles ("sights of downtown", "Hollywood landmarks"). It lists Santa Fe Dam but neglects to mention how dangerously hot it can be for part of the year and only gives a passing "isnt known for its crystal clear air" instead of mentioning it as a serious potential health hazard.

I also find it irresponsible that they list the Rose Bowl ride with no mention of the charged atmosphere surrounding it on the weekends (and conflicts with law enforcement). Ditto for Mandeville Canyon. Id certainly want to know these things if I werent an experienced Los Angeles rider. It seems more important than pages of addresses (mostly ex-addresses) of stars.