A group of 16 people met on Saturday morning at Peregrine Park and rode to W Sacramento for the Breathe Bike Fest – the kickoff event for May is Bike Month. This was a Jibe-organized ride.
Breathe Bike Fest
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Loopalooza
About 8 cyclists from N Natomas drove to Davis and parked at the train station. A group from SABA arrived by train.
After this picture was taken, all the SABA riders took off in various directions and groups. Our NN group rode together, Galib led, we stopped at every activity station.
Great welcoming arch made from shovels.
California Golden Poppy.
There is a great 12-mile loop connecting all the schools and many parks in Davis. For Loopalooza, there are activity stations along the way. Lennore and Galib:
Jibe ride to the library
This was a fun ride organized by BarbaraL and supported by Jibe. Two different ride groups started from each side of I-5 and met at the N Natomas Library. On my side, there were three of us ready to lead a group, but no one showed. up. On the east side of the freeway, it was another story. Laurie had a group of about 20, families and kids.
Each group had a ride leader, mechanic, and sweep. Lorge and Brenda:
There were snacks and everyone got to choose one book from the Friends of the Library Book Sale. Thank you Jibe and thank you BarbaraL for organizing this ride.
Chicken N Waffles ride
Jibe organized another 50% off if you ride your bike to a local restaurant. I led this one. Our starting group – Laurie, Henry, Milan, Lori, Brenda, Kimberly – however note how Kimberly is standing. She fell while standing over her bike and twisted her left ankle. We loaded her bike back onto the car and she drove home.
This little tree on Redbud Trail is decorated monthly by someone unknown.
Ride to see Santa
This is a fun annual ride thanks to BarbaraL who is Santa’s helper at the Old Eagle Theater in Old Sac for about 4 weeks every holiday season. Today, she was not scheduled to work and was able to ride with us. Another foggy cold day (our third week with no sunshine).
BarbaraL, Hal, Becky, Brenda, Charlie, Greg, Hector, Milan, Brad, Sandi:
Santa came in a bit early to be ready for us – so kind of him. In through the side door
and through the building to the near front door.
Thank you Santa Larry and BarbaraL. Everyone enjoys this annual ride.
Supermarket Sweep
I met Lorge, Kimberly and Hal at Bella Bru at 11a on Saturday forSupermarket Sweep – a SABA-sponsored bicycle-powered food drive.
We rode to three grocery stores in N and S Natomas. We had about $390 to spend. SABA gave us $100, Jibe $250, plus our own contributions.
Our final grocery store was on Sutterville Rd, close to our final destination – Two Rivers Cidery on Attawa St.
We unloaded the groceries from our panniers and trailers into bags, then the SABA team weighed everything. 158 pounds!
Ahead of time, we agreed we weren’t interested in competing or winning prizes. Nevertheless, we improved our strategy this year and it worked. We came in 3rd place! 1-Pull a trailer. Jibe loaned me a trailer, Hal already had one. Lorge bicycle tours so he has front and big rear panniers. 2-Have one rider in your group who can post on social media – thank you Kimberly. Go team! Rob, me, Michael:
Such a fun event. We are ready do it again next year. Thank you SABA for organizing this food donation drive and Jibe for supporting our N Natomas team.
Jibe appreciation
Kicking off the holiday season, Jibe organized a gathering at
Volunteers, Bike Doc mechanics, League Cycling Instructors were invited.
Lots of long-time bicycling friends and a few new ones. Such good little visits. I’ve been a League Cycling Instructor for 12 years – a very fun side job.
CPR Training
Right after the bike ride with the mayor and lunch, a few of us rode back to the Jibe office for CPR training. I’d already spent 3+ hours doing the online training. This afternoon was hands-on practice and coaching.
This afternoon was hands-on practice and coaching.
Long day with a short ride home.
Ride with the Mayor
Saturday morning, I led a 10-mile ride for about 30 people which started at the Jibe office.
Mayor Kevin McCarty and staff rode with us. Mellissa Meng, Executive Director of Jibe, planned the stops and shared information about infrastructure along Jackrabbit Trail.
What a joy to have FOUR bicycle police officers on our ride. They helped at intersections, sprinted up the line to deliver messages, like “slow down Arlete” or a big gap was forming.
The ride ended at Taqueria Rincón Alteño, Jibe bought everyone lunch.
Saturday: ride 2
The second Jibe ride of the day began in the early evening. There was a S Natomas Festival at a park about 7 miles away.
Bike valet by SABA – free secure bike parking – yay!
I stood in line at a food truck for 15 minutes with no movement forward so abandoned the idea of having dinner there .. walked around for at least 30 minutes, and decided to leave. Amazingly the food line had still not moved, good decision to ride back to our neighborhood and pick up some takeout on the way home. 13 additional miles for today, 37 miles total.
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