A Bike Tour of Studio City, Los Angeles, Is the Best

bike tour studio city los angeles
Bike Tour of Studio City, Los Angeles

You miss the details of a city if you see it from a car.  The best way is on foot, or to go the distance, on a bike.  My hotel in Studio City, Los Angeles, last week had free bike rentals.  I hadn’t ridden a bike, other than a stationary one, in 20 years, and I wanted to visit Freakbeat Records over a mile away from my hotel and check it out.  

 

The front desk attendant thinks I’m a goofy middle aged woman wanting to rent a bike.  Fair enough.  She’s my age and politely says she would NEVER ride a bike around Los Angeles!! I call my friend who lives nearby but was on holidays, and she also advises me to not ride there.  So, of course I have to do it! 🙂 Haha.

 

The sidewalks in Studio City are over 12 feet wide, and empty as people are in their cars, except for couriers riding bikes on the sidewalk.  I google if it is legal to ride a bike on the sidewalk in LA and Google says:

 

The City of Los Angeles allows riding a bicycle on the sidewalk unless it is done “with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property”(LAMC 56.15).”

 

So off I went, and it was super fun.  They supplied a bike lock and a helmet.

 

Brian Wilson Pet Sounds
Brian Wilson’s Beach Boy’s Pet Sounds Book

 

I read through The Beach Boy’s or basically (Brian Wilson’s) Pet Sounds Album 50th Anniversary story is at FreakBeat Records.  I love that ground breaking album, and this is a 50 year tribute.

 

 I saw an “I <3 LA”  designer dress in a bespoke clothing store window:

I Love LA designer dress
I Love LA designer dress

 

I stopped for a cold pressed juice with cucumber and lemon and kale to quench my thirst on the nearly 80 degrees hot day.  By the time I got back to the hotel, I was happier than a Mexican fan palm tree.