About Us

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Our Purpose:  Camaraderie and friendship are a main goal while at the same time providing excellent exercise and less use of our cars.  We provide good bicycle rides starting in the Oak View/Ojai area with no need for a car to reach the starting point.  [In the hot summer days we may start and complete the ride near the cool ocean!]  

To Join US:  If you can ride 25 miles at an average pace of about 13 mph or higher, you can probably ride comfortably with us.  For slower riders, see the "Rear Brigade"  page.  Our normal starting points are from Oak View and Ojai.  These are shown on the map on this link.  In the summertime when it is hot in Ojai we go cycling near the ocean from different starting points.  If you wish to receive more information or to be on our E-mail list, please get in touch with the webmaster on this link.  For the regular rides, the two starting points are: (1) From the bike-path and Barbara Street across from the U-Haul in Oak View (this ride provides a distance of about 30 miles.)  (2) From Von's parking lot in Ojai, this ride provides a loop of about 23 miles.  The starting times are: From Oak View U-Haul/bike path at 9:05 AM and from Ojai Von's parking lot at 9:30 AM (in front of the hardware store.)  These rides go on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with no announcement except if the weather is very hot.  In very hot weather we may start near the ocean and ride close to the water.  Also if the weather is not suitable for a ride, the ride will be canceled.  An email announcement is sent to all members to let them know about any such changes.  To join the E-mail list for this group, simply send a message to Ojai Cyclists.  If you have any questions or concerns please send your questions to this same email address.  We take three short rest stops on the ride: one by Lake Casitas, another in Foster Park and the last at Camp Comfort.  All stops have a bathroom and drinking water.  This road route combines uphill, downhill and flat roads to provide excellent exercise and beautiful scenery.  At each of the three rest stops the lead riders of each group usually wait for the slower riders of their group to arrive before continuing the ride.

Our History:  For a brief history of the group, please click on this link.