Cheap accommodation around LA for cycling holiday

brit66
brit66 Posts: 350
edited March 2017 in Road general
I fancy doing some cycling in the hills around LA somewhere. Does anyone have any recommendations as to a good place to base myself, and cheap accommodation in that area?

Thanks.

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  • AK_jnr
    AK_jnr Posts: 717
    Compton will be cheap and help with your sprint training.
  • brit66
    brit66 Posts: 350
    Would I need to lock my bike up there, do you think?
  • AK_jnr
    AK_jnr Posts: 717
    Haha naaaah. Hopefully someone can come up with some suggestions. Looks a great place to ride.
  • Thigh_burn
    Thigh_burn Posts: 489
    If you're over there, another place you might want to consider riding near is Santa Barbara. I didn't ride there, but it looked particularly good around the hills behind SB. They seem to take their riding seriously. I visited a couple of bike shops there which IIRC did some decent rentals. There's also a great coffee shop called Handlebar, run by some former pro cyclists, so it's a decent place to meet other riders.

    We stayed in Air bnb in SB which was ok value, but I wouldn't say cheap. In LA we were in a hotel. The roads around LA are a bit mental, you want to be sure you know where you're riding - you're not going to want to find yourself on the wrong road around there.
  • brit66
    brit66 Posts: 350
    Haha naaaah. Hopefully someone can come up with some suggestions. Looks a great place to ride.
    Thanks. I enjoyed the joke anyway :D.
    If you're over there, another place you might want to consider riding near is Santa Barbara. I didn't ride there, but it looked particularly good around the hills behind SB. They seem to take their riding seriously. I visited a couple of bike shops there which IIRC did some decent rentals. There's also a great coffee shop called Handlebar, run by some former pro cyclists, so it's a decent place to meet other riders.

    We stayed in Air bnb in SB which was ok value, but I wouldn't say cheap. In LA we were in a hotel. The roads around LA are a bit mental, you want to be sure you know where you're riding - you're not going to want to find yourself on the wrong road around there.

    Thanks. I have been looking at SB, the only thing which puts me off slightly is the costs around there - being very affluent and all that. I'll take a look at Air BNB too. I know deep down California isn't going to be cheap. :shock:

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