Awesome, thanks. A quick tour through those suggestions looks like I have a bunch of sweet rides ahead. Much appreciated.
Quick follow-up on Hollywood->Valley route: Am I understanding correctly, are you suggesting a route something like this:
https://goo.gl/maps/qQeDymsQFXR2 ? If so, how's Mulholland at night? That's a commuting route I'd like to do pretty often, and Mulholland looks a little narrow in places. I have lights etc of course but would you think it's an OK after-dark route in terms of danger from cars? Thanks again for all this, really appreciate it.