So we know you like bikes, but if you like beer as well then listen up!
Lucky Baldwin’s in Pasadena is having their Annual IPA Festival and we intend to go!
Join us Saturday, June 21st 2008 for a 35 mile ride (this is no Farmer’s Market cruise) up the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo Rivers, with a short jog on-street through Temple City, Arcadia and on a section of Historic Route 66. We expect this ride to take a little over 2.5 hours, as we plan to take it pretty easy holding a pace of 12-15 mph (we wouldn’t want to exhaust ourselves and miss out on 63 beers on tap!)
This is a no-drop ride, which means that no one gets left behind. On a typical no-drop ride we will have 3-4 meeting points to allow everyone to regroup. If you’re not familiar with the route or you think you might fall behind, be sure to check in with the ride leader before the ride begins; but please be capable of this distance so as not slow the whole group and ruin somebody elses’ fun.
There is plenty of bicycle parking right outside the pub so bring a lock!
We will probably be there for a few hours, eating lunch and tasting beers.
There’s no estimated time to return, but certainly before dark.
I know what you’re thinking, and no, we’re not riding back! We’re taking the train! Choo Choo! The Metro Gold Line is only a block away from Lucky Baldwin’s, which leads you to the Red Line, which leads to the Blue Line which will take us back to Downtown Long Beach and for less than $5! (let’s see your hybrid do that!) By then you should certainly be rested enough to get home on your own (it’s only another 3 miles back to where we started).
When: Saturday, June 21 – Ride leaves at 10am
Start: Marine Park, Long Beach (Appian/2nd st)
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Like beer more than you like riding? Meet us up there by taking the train!
Can’t make this one? Don’t worry, Lucky Baldwin’s is having Xmas in July 
