I heart Long Beach

I know how much madex loves LA and he always pointing out positive places about the City of Angeles. Well, 3 of us whateves members live Long Beach and I think its time I show my love for Los Angele’s South Bay.
I was walking downtown (1st St.) and noticed a little building that looks like a big bus shelter with walls. The sign on top said “bikestation”. Turns out that Long Beach has (the first) indoor attended bicycle parking called Bikestation (map - now they can be found in Berkley, Embarcadero, Palo Alto and Seattle). This service is free to the pulbic during business hours. You can also get a membership that gives you access to the bike lockers 24/7. You can also rent bikes for the day with the “bike-shareing” program and get info about the public transportation. But, what I think is the best part is the attendant can also make bike repairs for you, while your enjoying the city. Although I might have to get a faster bike… my bike is a tank.
link: Bikestation.org






