Lightning Velo Saturday Ride
Long Beach, CA · East Long Beach · Road
- When
- Every Saturday, 7:30 amThen 8:00 am from Nov 1, by the host's own schedule.
- Starts at
- Marina Dr parking lot (temporary start during Studebaker Rd construction), 6460 E Marina Dr, Long Beach, CA 90803 Map ↗
- Pace
- A 23+ mph, B 19–22 (no drop), C 15–18 (no drop), D 10–15 developmentalSplits into pace groups
- Hosted by
- Lightning VeloClub
- Cost
- club membership
- Kind of ride
- Road
- Made for
- Beginner friendly
For visitors
The club's Meetup post calls the C-Group a good ride for a strong cyclist to try the group out. Sign the ride waiver on the club's site. The start is the Marina Dr lot, not the Eldorado Park library lot, until the construction ends (club notice dated May 2026).
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before the meet time. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- The easiest pace the host lists is 10–15 mph: you can talk the whole way. It splits into pace groups. Pick the slowest one your first time; you can move up next week.
- Check
- Look at @lightningvelolb the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
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About the Lightning Velo Saturday Ride group ride
Lightning Velo Saturday Ride is a road group ride in Long Beach, CA. It rolls every Saturday at 7:30 am from Marina Dr parking lot (temporary start during Studebaker Rd construction).
Road club with four groups rolling every Saturday morning, and Sunday too. A and B groups hold 19 to 23+ mph; B and C are no-drop double pacelines; the D group is for newer road riders and covers skills and rules of the road. Rides end at a coffee shop in Seal Beach.
Where to find them
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Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.