Sunday morning. Lennore and I rode to the Jibe office for a ride called Eastside Loop.
Laurie was the ride leader, Ki was the mechanic, Lori rode sweep. 22 riders!
A bathroom stop in Discovery Park.
We rode the American River Bike Trail to Northgate where we crossed over to E Levee Rd which is now a bike trail from Northgate to Sotnip Rd then becomes a barely-traveled road. It parallels Steelhead Creek. This picture, taken by Lori/sweep, is close to our left turn onto Sorento Rd.
If you ride a bike to any restaurant any Saturday in May and spend $10, you will receive a $15 gift card from Jibe to a local popular grocery store. Today, five of us rode 14 miles, stopped at Starbucks for breakfast, then 6 miles back to the start. Standing: me, Lennore, BarbaraB. Seated: Skye, BarbaraL.
I led a Jibe-organized ride to Bike Fest at William Pond Park on the American River Bike Trail. There were 16 of us.
Kathy was our mechanic, Laurie rode sweep. We left from Peregrine Park and rode mostly trails. We stopped periodically to regroup, time to visit and hydrate. Almost to the Guy West Bridge at Sac State:
The check-in station to get wrist band, raffle and food tickets:
Bruce, on Jibe Board of Directors, with Buddy:
Maria, Lori, Brenda, and Lorge enjoying lunch:
One of our favorite vendors, friend, and fellow LCI, Gina:
Wednesday, day 2 of street rides. Becky reviewing hand signals while Gina gets the jerseys ready.
Thank you to all volunteers: a parent of a 5th grader, Paul, and Laura.
I rode in the park with the first Red group while Becky worked one-on-one with a student.
For the next group of students, Becky went for a ride in the park with a group of students while I stayed on campus and … hurray … got Ramon riding independently. When Becky got back, and came around the corner, Ramon set off from the opposite corner of the blacktop. Such a sweet boy, his classmates cheered him on, so did Becky. Ramon was so happy and proud.
Thursday, day 3 of street rides. Today’s team: Laura/volunteer sweep, LCIs Gina, Deanna, Pierson:
I rode with the Pierson’s red group.
A great picture to demonstrate the importance of having a sweep. This wobbly rider was far behind the rest of the red group.
Level 3. The students who came to tonight’s class needed to have basic bike handling skills. We reviewed past learning and taught scanning, and the multi-step left turn. We had 3 students 2 LCIs, and 2 volunteers. Kathy and Lennore took the group out for a ride:
In the front row, tonight’s students. Back row: Lennore, Jeff, me, Kathy.
at Witter Ranch Elementary, about 1.5 miles from my house. I was a volunteer sweep for street rides today. BeckyG and Deanna were the lead LCIs.
ABCQuick Check before leaving campus.
Laura was a new volunteer and I trained her by riding with her for Deanna’s yellow group.
Robert from SABA emailed last night and asked if I was available to do intake for Bike Doc on Saturday morning at nearby Blackbird Park. Yes and a very short walk from my house.
Monday at Inderkum High School, early evening.
A couple of students were ready for a trail ride. Kathy was the leader, Lennore rode sweep.
Jeff coached another person.
Joy! Sophia became an independent rider. She was so happy. So were we.
The group returned safely!
This was a class for two levels of beginning riders. Lennore with an advanced beginner on a bike handling skills course.
Jeff worked with a beginner on gliding with no pedals attached:
Kathy worked with a beginner. We had to use blue duct tape to keep her wide-leg pants from getting caught in something.
Jibe invited me to attend this annual event sponsored by the Natomas Chamber of Commerce.
Commissioners in District 1. Odet Ford/Parks, Councilmember Lisa Kaplan, me/Active Transportation, Wellington Smith/Arts:
Many speakers including State Assemblyman Kevin McCarty:
and many more. Thank you Jibe for inviting me. Always a fun and informative event.
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