Take The Bike Train to Work, L.A.

Ever wanted to ride a bike to work but were afraid to take on the mean streets of Los Angeles alone?

Now you don't have to. LA Bike Trains just launched and the folks there let us know that they have five routes where you can roll with a gang of cyclists, Midnight Ridazz-style, except not at midnight. There's safety in numbers:

A rep for the group put it simply to the Weekly:

We organize group rides to help people commute by bike together along regular routes.

The organization states that it uses guides who know the streets and who can help get you to work safely:

We provide a rolling party along select routes run by Conductors – experienced urban cyclists – to harness the safety of riding in a group while kicking it up a notch by making the ride a fun social experience. And it's totally free!

Although there are five routes in existence, the group wants to formulate several more. And that's where you come in. The rep tells us:

We have a form for people to sign up for existing routes, suggest a new one and we're gathering data via our commuter survey to help build out our network.

Credit: labiketrains.com

Routes include Silver Lake to Hollywood, Mid-Wilshire to downtown, Silver Lake to Santa Monica, Silver Lake to downtown, and Westlake to Long Beach.

All the schedule info is here. You can sign up here. Once you're in, organizers ask that you be on time. Or else you might miss the train.

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