I just got back from vacation in so cal. as I went to watch a surf competition, this is what I ended up admiring most. look at all the bikes under the pier. many many others riding on , and the bike trail. This is how it should be
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[sorry about the photo links, still learning how to do this

Welcome to Huntington Beach, my home. Did you catch the road riders along Pacific Coast Highway?

When me and my cousins ride out to the beach, that is where we park/lock our bikes.

Looks like amsterdam

Beijing too.

Looks like heaven.

Here we can't find bike racks...

I pedal over to Huntington Beach, CA a few times a month during summer. It's a beautiful trip along the coastline, and refreshingly cool most mornings or late afternoons even in the middle of summer. HB and most of Orange County is a bicycle friendly area. Lots of the main thru streets have wide bike lanes along the shoulder. The 20+ mile ride from my place to HB through the Orange County megalopolis is a breeze on a Saturday or Sunday morning. All around HB you see lots of bike riders, many on single speed, fixed gear or cruisers. HB is fairly flat terrain and for a round town errand and transportation bike, one gear is OK most of the time.

I hope you had a great trip and enjoyed the competition!!!

My commute takes me right through HB from the wetlands down into Newport (along PCH, not on the MUP) it's a nice drive...but it's the best commute a person could ask for. Compared to other areas of the country I have lived I think HB is one of the more bike friendly cities around. I would have to say a large portion of those bikes were used to get from a parking spot a few blocks inland to the beach more than anything else though. Venture more than a quarter mile in any direction and the number of cyclists you see can be kind of disappointing at times for an area with such great weather and scenery

That doesn't make sense.

I'd say "venture a mile inland and you'll see far fewer bicycles." Most of those in the OP's pic are cruisers which are pretty ubiquitous along the beach. And I'll bet most are pedaled by folks who live or parked a mile inland and use them to get to and around the beach area. You'll see far fewer in the winter months (or do beach cruiser bikes hibernate in the winter? )

True, H.B. ain't no Portland Oregon. The roads may be wide enough for cycling but not that friendly. Its not just the road widths but its the mentality of drivers. I don't see much difference.

The scenery along Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, all the way down to Dana Point is really nice. Most of it is wide enough, except for parts of Corona Del Mar, Laguna Beach.

That makes sense.

My boyfriend and I rode to the competition last week and were amazed at all of the bikes down there. We had to seek out a place to park our bikes. I thought it was a great sight and surely and added bonus to the competition and freebies. Every city in America should look like this but that is wishful thinking.

You know, Portland wasn't always a great place for cycling.