Originally Posted by
hack
That's surprising. I did a couple of December races down in Compton last year and we had pretty full fields (50+ in each). I assumed that was a reflection of all of LA's cycling scene (fyi, I pretty lump anything south of Ventura, north of Oceanside, and maybe west of Palm Springs as "LA").
When I say around here, my reference is Redlands / Riverside. LA has about 8 different micro zones of cyclists. Our club used to be active enough (so I was told) that we had teams in many categories. Now its just a handful of racers scattered across categories, with almost zero new blood (I'm think the only guy racing in the 4's or 5's). The positive thing is the scene all around seems to be on the rise, but there is more focus on group rides / unsanctioned races.
I still believe its down slightly in SoCal, but there will always be a scene here. Compton is always popular, but a few have shortened (Ontario) and we lost at least one race series (Rosena Ranch).