ok so i moved to L.A. a few months ago and i just started realizing how lucky i was in washington to have to many trails in my backyard. now im in the metrocana of los angeles called bellflower. its all cement! it sucks! people down here ride, alot, but it to get to places because they dont own cars and want to get there faster than walking. the closest ok-quality trails are thirty miles away. this adds a major suck factor. and the smog. not so cool. they call it coastal layer, but everyone knows it to be complete B.S. when downtown la is thirty miles out from shore. im at the 15 mile range. it really sucks. the closest thing they have to cool trails is some illigal bmx dirt jumps here and there. but as eric idle would say- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo