<p>Grew up in LA went to college in Nor Cal but during the summer I would come home to work, had to pay the college bills. Rode my bike about 20 miles each way to work all on surface streets with no bike lanes. That being said I wouldn’t recommend getting around LA by bike except in conjunction with public transit, distances are just too far. Getting around Claremont and surrounding area is a different matter as long as you watch where you ride.</p>