Nina, I tried to PM you about the bike fitter, but I'm not sure I did it right. Would you please PM/email me.

I've ridden the strand south from Manhattan Beach to South Redondo, and through parts of Santa Monica. It's a nice ride, but if I'm there too late in the morning it's too crowded for me (I'm not the best bike handler in the world, and I feel like I'm too much of a menace to all the cute little kids with their cute little mini bikes who are aimlessly and obliviously tacking back and forth across the bike path!)