San Dimas Fruit

It's been a while since I've taken my fruit stand ride, a good 44 mile ride starting from Pasadena, and rolling along all the different versions of Route 66 around the foothills here. My buddy Cisco and I rolled through Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Bradbury, Azusa, Glendora, and San Dimas. We even got stopped in Sierra Madre by a kind cop letting us know about the stop sign traps they set up that morning. The Montrose riders, a big huge peloton that's full of testosterone and traffic scofflaws, had already collected thirty tickets for blowing through stop signs. Needless to say, we did not roll through Sierra Madre Blvd on our way back.

Starberry Farms in San Dimas has a neat little stand that boasts fresh fruit, sweet corn, and enticing desserts.

How about those "healthy" dipped strawberries above? Cisco had a chocolate nut-covered version. I had a nice Coke in a glass bottle. What else would I get on Route 66? Starberry Farms also likes to have fun displays in its front yard, so this summer, they're reminding customers of San Dimas' pioneer roots.