Bikeside LA

Jon Anderson of Midnight Ridazz just released this amazing CRANK MOB video. Many videos have come out of C-MOB, but this one stands head and shoulders above the rest. That’s no offense to the other video producers, it’s just that Jon is in video production. Clearly the CRAKN GODs filled him with the CRANKY spirit [...]

(the videos in the post will come through as links for RSS and email subscribers – just click em and check out the videos – trust me!  Or go to WestsideBikeSIDE.com) CRANK MOB was double awesome. All the CRANK faithful have speculated what warmer temperatures would bring, and we were right to do so. The [...]

Midnight Ridazz: Mother of All Rides was last week and it was fun. A lot of hundreds of humans rode their bikes in unison through Hollywood while chasing cyclists dressed as eggs in the most unorthodox East Egg hunt ever. These wild Ridazz went through the Grove (once around 10pm, then again at midnight), cruised [...]

Okay, I have to admit I wasn’t expecting all the Wolfpack Hustle dudes to be in such good shape. I can’t believe I am still standing after that spicy 40 miles. Pretty much all pavement we touched, whether road or bike path was buttery smooth, allowing for sustained speeds of 21-24mph. From Tang’s Donut at [...]

Midnight Rida “barleye” put together that recap of Saturday’s CRANK Mob. I’ve overlooked a bunch of other videos from previous months, so I’ll sprinkle them through the post, and I’ll leave some for y’all to find on YouTube. The mass exodus of some of Midnight Ridazz best and brightest to the Salton Sea, together with [...]

CRANK Mob is Saturday, and since I heard that Santa Cruz has discovered the CRANK Mob, I knew it was time I shared my CRANK Mob recovery regimen. CRANK Mob is a million mile ride through haunted urban forest full of goblins, gremlins, glitter monsters, and Republican’ts. You’re going to need at least a nap [...]

Great weather, great turnout. Almost every single person that needed front or rear lights was outfitted by a few enterprising folks selling them at cost. Riders were also briefly instructed on the ways of riding safely alongside thousand pound metal boxes. Everyone was on their best behavior, walking their bikes across crosswalks and allowing car [...]