Oh...and if you want to ride the beach paths, just take the ferry over to Balboa Peninsula and you can catch the bike path by the Balboa Pier. It will take you north right along the sand, then you jump off and onto bike lanes on Seashore Dr. until you hit Orange. At Orange I usually jump on the sidewalk on PCH, take it over the Santa Ana River Jetty and then you hit the beach path in Huntington Beach that will take you all the way up to Bolsa Chica State Beach. It's a pretty ride, though be prepared for people on the path and slow riding at some points.