A Good Bit of Biking

Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at 07:00AM

By Eric Richardson

I didn't put too much thought into the idea that summer meant working full-time and therefore meant back to back bike ride days. I'm sure in a couple weeks this won't be an issue, but on day two I can say that my legs are pretty tired.

They better get over it fast, though, 'cause Sunday is the LA River Ride and as of right now I plan on doing the 45 mile ride from Griffith Park to Long Beach (plus a couple miles here and there). Of course it's also a ten mile ride from my apartment to the starting line, so added all up that makes it a 65 mile ride -- perhaps more like 55 if I take the Red Line over to North Hollywood and come at it that way. That, plus riding in to work and back four days should give me a week total of around 135 - 145 miles. I know that's not a lot when it comes to serious bikers, but it's a good bit on my beat up urban mountain bike.