When I got to the pier, there was no one sitting on the bench I usually rest at, but there was a group of three cyclists resting next to the bench.
I asked if they were using the bench and one rather friendly guy said hello and said that they were not and that I'm welcome to use it, which I did.
The same friendly guy said that they're giving out the Kombucha drinks and that he'd watch my stuff if I walk over to get some, which I did.
I think I've seen the three guys riding before.
I think I went by them one time & one or two of them decided to pass me back... (happens quite often; some people don't like to be passed...).
They left before me headed north on the bike path.
Later, as I was riding back home, a spandex guy passed me on the bike path. He was going just a little faster than me & he stayed ahead but within sight. As we got close to the Marina Del Rey bridge over Ballona Creek, I could see that the spandex guy caught and passed the three guys that I had encountered at the pier.
Two of them chased after the spandex guy (kinda predictably).
When I got to the Ballona Creek Bridge, the three guys had stopped to take a break and the spandex guy was nowhere to be seen. (long gone)
During the lunchtime ride, I don't listen to music (ear phones while riding is dangerous), so I need something to keep me occupied & alert for dangers.
On most rides, there's usually about half-a-dozen times where I have to do something to avert a potential accident (sometimes it's evasive maneuvering or yelling out to alert someone who's not paying attention or someone deciding to cross the bike path without looking, etc.)...
