Originally Posted by
duckweed
Just got back from the on-site interview a few days ago. Long Beach is great! The bike path along ocean shoreline is super nice. I was told that you could take the bike path all the way down to Newport Beach. I also checked out the Bike Station and the new painted Sharrow lane on 2nd st. The city is definitely much much more bike friendly than Los Angeles. And, best of all, I just got an offer from the firm today. So I am officially moving to Long Beach and joining all the Long Beach bike commuters.
Thanks again for all the great info.
congrats.
and you can't take the beach path all the way to newport beach.
the beach path in long beach ends at naples. you can then do a small neighborhood cut to 2nd street, then to PCH, then go down till you hit Bolsa Chica. Take that Beach path, go back on PCH, hit Huntington, take that congested path filled with people and so on and so on. I've ridden there before using that method. We usually take small breaks at all the beaches along the way. It is a nice ride, though there are a bridges and inclines which can burn your legs quite a bit along the way.