Back to last Wednesday. There was another bike club at Bridgeway Island Elementary in West Sacramento. Again, we didn’t know if anyone would show up. We got 6 kids at Stonegate. How many would show up here? Uhhh .. 25. And it was raining buckets! We met in a PE classroom and I winged it. Taking pictures? Maybe next time.
Today was Week 2 at Stonegate. This is a fun group. Smaller class size = get more done!
L-R: Andrew, Connor, Logan, Matthew, Christopher, Naia
This week, two bike clubs in West Sacramento began. On Tuesdays, Stonegate. This is a beautiful new school. Rain threatened but didn’t materialize, but it was cold and windy.
Until today, we weren’t sure if this bike club would happen. Would kids show up? Yes, four students! 
Almost like going to the high school prom, I had to stop at Thais’ to have my picture taken. Those orange palazzo pants (from the Sewing Cave) were so comfortable.
The Velo Ball was at the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento.
Jim Brown, Executive Director of Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA):
Waving is Board Member Sue Teranishi:
L-R: LCI Dan Allison, LCI Doug Williams and wife Ann, Matt and Abbey Stumpf – Abbey is Communications and Program Coordinator for North Natomas Transportation Management Association (NNTMA). NNTMA funds Project Ride Smart.
The next picture didn’t turn out well, but I have to include it. This is the lady to bid on and won one of the three t-shirts I donated for the silent auction. I hope she enjoys wearing it!
I worked the SABA Bike Valet with Rebecca again.
We didn’t park many bikes, but we had a good visit.
I have found a few vendors I look forward to visiting each time – one selling the best avocados, another with unique jewelry (I feel a purchase coming on). 
Afterwards, I met a friend at Old Soul to talk about doing some safety clinics for Bike Hikers, a local social bicycling club.
Businesses are celebrating May is Bike Month by offering incentives if you ride a bike. This morning, SABA offered free Bike Valet service at Bella Bru in North Natomas and gave each bicycle rider a free pastry or espresso drink. 
I worked with Aaron and Victor.
I volunteered this afternoon for SABA to park bikes for a couple of hours. 
Fairly new: rainbow crosswalks for this part of downtown known as Lavender Heights.
I worked at the Bike Valet for SABA with Joe and Rebecca. How many bikes did we park today? Zero!
I volunteered this morning for SABA at the Bike Valet for the annual Shamrock’n 5K. The half-marathon is tomorrow. The start/finish was at Raley Field.
7:30 am start time, cold and windy, and I didn’t dress warmly enough.
We only parked 12 bikes.
The start:
15 minutes later, the first runner turned the final corner for the finish line. At this point I was thinking I wouldn’t be cold that much longer, but it took the slowest in the field well over an hour to complete the 5K. 
Then there was a half hour break before the kid’s race around the block began.
After helping to dismantle the bike parking apparatus, I got in my car and turned on the heated seat! Ahhhh.
At the Sacramento Convention Center:
I volunteered to do the Bike Valet for SABA (Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates) – free secure bicycle parking inside the Convention Center.
Bicycles were checked in, tagged and set on racks in numerical order.
Over 1000 bicycles were parked over the 3-day show!
As a thank-you for volunteering, after a shift was completed, the volunteer was able to see the show.
Who knew there were so many companies, both large and small, plus many individuals who make bicycles by hand.
Mavic from France, not a bicycle-maker, but a company that specializes in servicing racing teams around the world. 
A few of my favorites.
A bicycle-carrying rack for motorcycles:
A wooden bicycle from Germany:
Bicycle for two with sun canopy:
Biwakoguma Bicycles, handmade in Japan. The artist is also the builder:
The paint job was amazing. I hope the gold leaf shows up in the photo.
And finally, a 9.9 pound bicycle. You could have one just like it for a mere $13,000.
This is a major fundraiser for Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates.
It took place at Beatnik Studios in downtown Sacramento.
At left, Abbey Stumpf – she organizes 50 Bikes 50 Kids, a NNTMA January event. Then local LCIs who work together at various times to teach bicycle-driving: Doug Williams, Jeff Sawyer, Elle Steele, me (wearing the pleather dress by the way).
Valet bicycle parking:
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