thank you all for such valuable information. I have been riding this path every
Sunday for the past year with my another female. We are been lucky thus far,
because our rides have been safe. However, i will reconsider riding that area.
thank you all for the info
[ed. Note: Riding in pairs or groups is certainly preferable to riding alone.
If you commute regularly, consider posting here to see if there are others who
could ride with you.]
Laura, Went around the golf course and traveltown area last weekend when the l.a. river ride was going on.. so there are things open, but didn't get a chance ...
... From Redondo Beach to the northern-most part of Santa Monica Beach is a very nice ride. Better to ride on weekdays, or mornings and evenings on the...
There's a great one right at the beach...I believe it is called "Ballona." I used to start at Venice Beach and ride to Santa Monica, turn around at Temescal...
yeah, ballona creek is the name of it. i ride it all the time. there's an entrance off of Jefferson and Duquesne. Mostly clean. Safe. Flat. Fast ride to...
I'd double check the safety of the Ballona trail. I've heard that gang bangers hide on that trail and then come out running and jump bikers for thier money (so...
I haven't ridden it since we moved two years ago. But I had heard the same. Yet I rode the entire length of it for two years with no incident at all. I...
... about "WMDs". ... heard the ... incident ... that gang ... bikers ... that ... principal(retired in 1998) and used to ride the stretch of that trail that...
again, i've heard the same stories. but at the same time i've been riding that route (jefferson/duquesne to beach and back) at least two times a week. i...
I've ridden the length of the Bellona Creek trail and to end many times, with no problem other than dawdling pedestrians. There were some reports of problems a...
quick question concerning the ballona creek path: how far up (away from the beach) does it go? I've gotten in the habit of getting on at Duquesne and Jefferson...
It pretty much stops at Syd Kronenthal park, which is just past the Jefferson overpass. The path looks like it continues, but there are big permanent barriers...
The other endpoint is just a few miles further along, near the Syd Kronenthal park on National. The closest cross street appears to be La Cienega. Terry...
There was a shooting last year where Centinela creek crosses under the Ballona bike trail. Centinela creek is the Eastern edge of the Mar Vista Gardens housing...
... At that bikepath bridge today, I was screwed with: Wed, Aug 15th; approx 1:30pm; riding southbound, alone on Ballona Creek bike path just south of Mar...
Hi Dan, Thanks for the report. I ride thru there almost every weekday about the same time as your attack and will now be extra careful. Let us know of any...
thank you all for such valuable information. I have been riding this path every Sunday for the past year with my another female. We are been lucky thus far,...
BTW, I was called in to look at photos; I didn't have much useful recollection, but I spent some time chatting with the detective (Bopp, in the anti-gang unit...
I ride fairly often. Fortunately, nobody messes with a 6'3" 240 lb rider. It may help that I don't wear an mp3 player. In any case, if anyone needs a partner...
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