![]() What’s the perfect bike for Los Angeles? You’re lookin’ at it!Īs Italian as a cannoli stain on an Armani suit, this Pegoretti Marcelo with Campagnolo Chorus is right at home on HWY 2 or Griffith park. While visiting, I took a few minutes to feature some of the builds Mike has on display inside the shop, so let’s check ’em out… There are even some stunning showcase vintage bikes for visitors to ogle.Īs previously noted, Let’s Ride is a dealer of Pegoretti, Moots, and REEB. With three floors of stock and a healthy array of vintage components on display under glass, this ain’t your typical shop. Let’s Ride doesn’t discriminate if it has two wheels, you’re good to go! On any given afternoon, Mike, or Steph (sorry to have missed you, girl!) will have a stunning Pegoretti in for a service, or a Moots YBB waiting in the stand for an overhaul, and even e-commuter bikes in for a kickstand install. The bike companies he stocks at Let’s Ride range from Moots, Pegoretti, REEB, and then a handful of QBP brands to round out the spectrum of affordability. His takeaways were, in short, service is king, building community takes effort, and support the small guys as much as possible. ![]() Mike learned a lot over the years, having worked at a number of shops in Southern California. It is also home to the chillest airport in all of California… IYKYK. While it’s not as hip as Highland Park or Silverlake, Burbank has its own vibe and with its proximity to parks and gravel, is often overlooked by prospective residents of Los Angeles. Let’s Ride Cyclery is in Burbank, California, right next to Los Angeles, and has lots of easy access to Griffith Park and the Verdugo Mountains, my bastion during my five-year residence in the city. Over the years, I’ve shot a number of his bikes – which you can peep below in our Related archives – and have been lucky enough to have him service my own bikes. He’s a superb mechanic, a strong rider, and is full of charisma. I first met Mike years ago on a ride with Pedaler’s Fork in Calabasas. On my last visit to Los Angeles, I swung by to say hey to Mike and to check out Let’s Ride… This event breaks down the barriers of sprawling city navigation, taking entrants from the palm tree-lined streets high into the San Gabriel Mountains. That route finding was the impetus for Let’s Ride Cyclery‘s Mike Kalenda to start his LA Tourist Race. ![]() Be it road, gravel, mountain, or inner-city mixed terrain routes, there is a myriad of hidden paths, bike expressways, and cutty cut-throughs connecting this city’s many parks. Up until recently, Bastion Cycles relied on external (but still local) AM services to produce its titanium bike parts. Personally, from the way you write, you are not an obvious candidate for attention to detail or research skills, so don't go for jobs that require this.Los Angeles has no shortage of amazing bike shops, which should come as no surprise for those who have ridden bikes there. The 3D printed lugs, unique to Bastion Cycles, are characterized by their thin walls and internal structural lattice structureboth of which have contributed to the components’ extremely high stiffness-to-weight ratio. ![]() Instead a technical role in cybersecurity or back office tech may suit you better. Otherwise you will burn out.įor example, if you dislike presentations, pitches, sales and schmoozing, better not to go for a front office role or a role that requires you to build a blackbook. The competition is tough so you want to shine in an area which you can excel, not in an area where others will naturally have an advantage. The idea is also to find out what type of job is the best and natural fit for you. I agree with LittleBT that the most important thing right now is to work hard, be the best you can and grab as many opportunities as you can. OP, you are comparing the pay of the top performers at each of the sectors.ĭo you have superstar quality? It is not just hard work (but there will be lots of it and a given) but luck, being in the right place at the right time and personal qualities like ambition, likeability, raw intelligence and a certain X factor, call it 'presence', 'fit, or 'looking the part', all of which does not tend to work in favour of women in cut throat male dominated industries. ![]()
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