Ride Report: Windbreakers Special Edition - Orange County West Loop

January 13, 2024.  An eager bunch gathered on a cold but clear Saturday morning this past weekend at the Anaheim Regional Transportation Center for a beautiful ride through west Orange County.  We started on the Santa Ana River Trail south toward the coast, then north along PCH to Seal Beach for a coffee stop.  Following coffee and a quick cruise along Main Street Seal Beach, we resumed the ride north on the San Gabriel and Coyote Creek trails, before heading west along Ball Road to Downtown Anaheim and the Anaheim Packing House for a lunch consisting of pizzas and great beer from Monkish Brewing. Following lunch we returned to the transportation center, celebrating another great cycling day. 47 miles - Ride On!

Ride On!

Happy New Year 2024

January 1, 2024.  Happy New Year to all!  September of this year will mark 20 years together as a merry band of bicycling brothers.  Looking forward to many adventures together as we celebrate.  Ride On!

Merry Christmas 2023

 

Merry Christmas to all from the Windbreakers!  Ride On!

Annual Holiday Palooza 2023

Some of the Windbreakers gathered recently for our annual celebration to welcome the holiday season.  Ride On, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Cheers!

With a few members of our fabulous "support crew"

Happy Cranksgiving 2023

November 25, 2023.  A beautiful weekend in Windbreaker Country!  Some of the lads gathered on Thanksgiving morning, followed by another ride on Saturday morning.  Ride On! and Happy Thanksgiving to all!

L to R: Dan, Craig, Jim, Mike near Brackett Airport in La Verne

L to R: Jim, Mike, Craig, John, and Tom at one of our favorite
post-ride coffee stops in support of Small Business Saturday:
Butter Cafe & Bakery in Upland www.buttercafebakery.com

Our Favorite Roads III

November 1, 2023.  Next in our occasional series...our favorite routes in Windbreaker Country.  Bonita Avenue (aka "Beautiful Bonita"), connecting Downtown San Dimas on the west, through Downtown La Verne and Pomona, then to Claremont Village on the east, this route is often used on our weekend rides as part of our longer route loops.  And as an added bonus, a couple of our favorite brewery and coffee stops are either directly on the avenue or just a few short blocks off-route.  Ride On!

Headed east through Downtown La Verne-
a nice, wide tree-shaded bike lane

Ride Report: Tour de Craft Breweries XI - San Gabriel Valley

October 8, 2023.  On Saturday, October 7, three hearty souls from our Windbreaker ranks ventured into the San Gabriel Valley for the latest "Special Edition" ride, Tour de Craft Breweries.  Under sunny, warm skies, Joe, Jim and John headed west to the valley, with stops at Hop Secret in Monrovia, Mt. Lowe Brewery in Arcadia, then south on the Rio Hondo trail to Progress Brewing in El Monte.  We finished with a Metrolink train ride home to Windbreaker Country and a celebratory last round at Pro-Five Brewing in Upland.  Good times!!

After a rest stop at Hop Secret, off to stop #2 for cold beers and 
pizza at Mt. Lowe Brewing

Refreshing!