September 15, 2025

Friday Java Ride Leaders Needed

Volunteers are needed to lead Friday Java rides on September 26 (Lake Machado and the Pinwheel Cafe) and October 10 (The Cow's End Cafe). If you are a ride leader and are available, please let Mike Bechtol know which ride you can lead.

Ride and Event Schedule

Please note that you can always find updated ride
information on the club webpage "Calendar" tab

Upcoming Saturday Club Rides

Level, Distance, Climb, Route, Ride Leader

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L1 59 miles 2,447 ft

Turnbull Canyon with E/W Road

Matt Peck

*Remote Start: Schooner or Later Parking Lot at 241 N Marina Dr, Long Beach, CA

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L2 59 miles 2,447 ft

Turnbull Canyon with E/W Road

TBD

*Remote Start: Schooner or Later Parking Lot at 241 N Marina Dr, Long Beach, CA

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L3 46 miles 1,400 ft

Spyglass - Back Bay

Bill Ungar

*Remote Start: Schooner or Later Parking Lot at 241 N Marina Dr, Long Beach, CA

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L3 Alternate 46 miles 1,481 ft

Amalfi & Two Golf Courses

TBD

*Ride starts at Captain Kidds (Redondo Beach)

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L4 38 miles 787 ft

Montana - Brentwood - Barrington

Laura Lohnes

*Ride starts at Captain Kidds (Redondo Beach)

Monday Bundy/Mandy

Led By Richard Gould

L1 Pace - 53 miles, 2,491 ft

Ride start: 9:00 AM at Manhattan Beach Pier

Regroups at Ocean Ave bathrooms, tops of climbs

Bundy/Mandeville via Homewood

Tuesday LA Explorers Ride

Led By Richard Gould

Route: Watts Tower & LA River

L2/L3 Pace - 50 miles 1,398 ft

Ride start: 9:00 AM at Plaza South of Capt'n Kidd's

We visit Watts Towers, then do a 12 mile uninterrupted segment down the LA River to the Catalina Ferry stop. We return via PV Drive North.

Wednesday Running Group

(aka Chicks and Dudes)

Location: Aviation Park (North of RB Performing Arts Center)

Start time: 9:00 AM ~ 10:00 AM

Leaders: Tom Aaker & Diana Bailey

Every Wednesday at 9:00 AM a group of BCCCSB friends meets for a run on the track next to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Please come join us - the track offers free, ample parking, restrooms and water fountains.

Wednesday Hilly Ride

Led By Carl Tank

Route: Wednesday Hilly Ride Route

L3 Pace - 25 miles 1,800 ft

Ride start: 4:00 PM at Plaza South of Capt'n Kidd's

This ride is ideal for members who would like to improve their overall riding performance and become better climbers.

The ride incorporates short hill climbs and rollers in Palos Verdes, making for a nice hill climbing training ride. Gorgeous ocean views are a bonus.

Thursday Social Ride

Ride start: 9:00 AM at Manhattan Beach Pier

Ride Levels

· Group 1: L1/L2 (18-22 MPH), Ride Leaders - Mark S. / Matt P.

· Group 2: L3 (16-18 MPH), Ride Leaders - Yi Hwa K. / Gary P.

The 25 mile Thursday social ride route heads north along the beach and along Ballona Creek to Centinela, then return for a loop on Westchester.

This is a multilevel ride, L1 to L3, with three regroup stops. Post ride coffee at ~11 AM usually at Cafe Bonaparte on Pier Avenue Plaza.

Thursday Gravel Ride

Led By Bob Kellogg

Route: PV Gravel w/ Library Switchbacks

Ride start: 8:00 AM at Manhattan Beach Pier

27 miles 2,054 ft

We swing by Capt Kidd's, then to PV to warm up on familiar trails. The Boundary Trail has been quite sandy, but you can do the trail up PV Dr North if you prefer to skip the sand. The highlight of this ride is the steep switchbacks behind the Malaga Cove library. The switchbacks are definitely not for beginners, but there is an alternate route. The rest of the ride is beginner friendly. A mountain bike would be best for this ride, but your ride leader will be on a gravel bike.

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Thursday Niteriderz

Led by Linda Campbell/Luis Murillo

Ride Start: Malaga Cove Plaza @ 5:30 PM Route

L1/L2 pace - 14 miles 1,143 ft

Come join the NITERIDERZ group for a challenging, yet friendly, playful, yet sprinty, evening ride around the west side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. This is a fantastic way to improve your hill climbing abilities with a great group of riders. Group meets in front of the Neptune Fountain in Malaga Cove Plaza Parking Lot.

Lights front and rear required.

Friday Java Ride

Led By Laura Lohnes

Route: Grand Casino Cafe & Bakery - Culver City

L4 Pace - 31 miles 566 ft

Ride start: 9:00 AM at Plaza South of Capt'n Kidd's

An easy paced, flat ride to a local cafe or bakery in the South Bay or Westside. Enjoy a fresh cup of coffee or pastry and good conversation with friends.

Know a good local coffee shop for a future Java Ride? Let Laura Lohnes, Trish Botsko or Mike Bechtol know - we are always open to trying new destinations.

Sunday Funday Ride (same ride, all levels)

Route: Whale Watch - PV Interpretive Center

31 mi, 1,469 ft

Ride start: 9:00 AM at Capt'n Kidd's

Enjoy a beautiful ride up the west coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula with views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, and maybe an occasional whale. The route is mostly flat with a few rolling hills thrown in for fun. We will make a bathroom and water stop at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center scenic overlook (aka Whale Watch) before returning home.

We may break into a faster and slower group if we have a large diversity of rider levels. Post ride refreshments at a local cafe a possibility after the ride.

Unsure of your ride level? Here's a handy guide what to expect at each level. The speed is average for flat road and no wind.

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Saturday Rides

L1 - Giro di PV

Led by Tom Aaker

Combined L1 & L2 groups contemplating the upcoming climbs.

L2 - Three PV Hill Climbs

Led by Linda Campbell

L3 - Triple Java

Led by Carl Tank

L4 - Torrance Airport - PV Loop

Led by Krissy Lim

Other Club Rides

Sunday Whale Watch

Monday Bundy/Mandy

Led By Richard Gould

Congrats to Jon on his maiden ascent of Mandeville Canyon.

Tuesday LA Explorer

Pepperdine Waves of Flags

Led By Mario Obejas

Mario being interviewed by Journalism students. Here is a video created by Dale Mooney.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDtfs0LPS7I

Wednesday Runners

Runners were joined by April and Gordon Lam from Hawaii

Wednesday Hilly Ride

Led by Carl Tank

Thursday Social Ride

Thursday Gravel Ride

Led by Bob Kellogg

Thursday NiteRiderz

Led By Linda Campbell & Luis Murillo

Friday Java Ride
Sidecar Donuts - Santa Monica

Led by Laura Lohnes

Other Rides

Linda and Tim O conquering the local PV hills on a Tuesday Hilly ride.

Mike and Trish cycling around Bear Lake, Utah at over 6000 feet elevation. According to Trish, this gorgeous scenery in northern Utah involved a 20 mile ride on her 35 year old, 35 lb. rigid frame mountain bike. Great job!!!

Matt at Bixby Bridge, south of Carmel, CA

Thank You to all who send in photos!

Didn't see the photo you wanted?

If you are wondering why there is no photo of a club ride that you did, it's because no one sent a photo in on time!

To ensure that your photo appears in the newsletter, please send it by 5:00 PM on Sunday!

Photos should be sent to: newsletter@bcccsb.org. Also, please let us know the date, ride leader, and the ride the photo was from. If there was something special that should be in the caption, please include it in your email.