A few bicycle friends and I met Jim from SABA at Bella Bru on Sunday morning. Jim has a project to share brief video clips of people who ride e-bikes. Thank you, Paul ..
Jim ..
Elaine ..
and Kimberly.
SABA video project
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Velo Ball
SABA’s annual fundraising party. This year at Pintworks. Deb Banks presenting awards:
Jim and Pamela:
BarbaraL, Kathy, me, Elaine:
Michael Rock:
Learn 2 Ride
Kathy and I weren’t sure who would show up today. Sharmaine and De’Veona came back .. with a new bike. After practicing for a while, I rode with De’Veona up and down Miller Park, about 2.5 miles altogether. Great progress.
Kathy working with Aries.
Learn 2 Ride
Saturday morning at Miller Park. This time we completely closed off this section of the parking area to keep cars OUT of our space (and thankfully, no one contacted parking enforcement). We also brought a broom – chalking our lines was much easier.
In the last 15 minutes, this student’s second foot found the pedal and off she went. Although wobbly, she did not fall.
Kathy worked with our Level 2 student who already knew how to ride. She already does marathons, but wants to start doing triathlons which means better bicycling skills. Another necessary skill: be able to change your own flat tire quickly – today she got her first lesson. Kathy was the perfect person to coach her.
A very proud mom:
SABA Social Ride
Today was the last day of the 50% off promotion if you ride your bike to Taqueria Rincón Alteño. On my way to meet the SABA group who met in Old Sac and rode out to N Natomas, I got a flat tire and had just enough time to walk home, get in my car and drive over to meet everyone (no discount for me).
Thank you Pierson for leading and Jeremiah for sweeping. About 20 people came on this ride.
Learn 2 Ride
at Miller Park on Saturday morning. Every class is different and so much fun.
So cool, a train from Old Sac chugged by, passengers waving.
This week, ~13-year old twins came to our class. Shh, don’t tell anyone, but our classes are never full and participants frequently get a 2-hour private lesson for $25. Kathy and Barbara go through the basics:
As it turned out, they both knew how to ride. I talked to their mom who told me they wanted to learn the skills needed to ride their bikes to school. We adjusted the plan and taught hand signals, lane positioning, left turn and the box turn.
Membership meeting
Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates has been having a membership drive. Tonight was a chance to showcase the many part-time employees who work for SABA and the programs and projects which keep SABA going and making a difference.
Deb Banks, Executive Director.
Grand opening
SABA partnered with Community Shop Class and Sierra Service Project to create Community Bike Shop, Oak Park’s new non-profit, community-driven bike repair center, training facility, and retail store. Today was the grand opening.
A fun eclectic place to explore:
The bike shop area:
Classroom area:
Pizza from Luigi’s and a very good music duo:
A large outdoor area with a garden, huge barbecue, and pop-ups with misters.
Bike Rodeo
in Elk Grove, at District 56 and The Preserve.
Station 1: Register and helmet fitting.
Station 2: inflate tires (thank you Nathen)
and a bike check by Robert, SABA mechanic.
Station 3 with LCI BarbaraL: ride straight, controlled stop, left turn signal.
Station 4 with LCI Kathy: scanning, stop signal, controlled stop, right turn signal.
Station 5 with LCI Gina: slow race.
BarbaraL and Cub Scouts after returning from a trail ride.
A successful event.
Getting ready
I’ve been getting ready for weeks for a big (to me) event in Elk Grove. A bike rodeo for 55 Cub Scouts, ages 5-11. I came up with a plan, hired 3 LCIs and 4 SABA staff members, and purchased supplies ..
Now, fingers crossed, I’ve thought of everything and tomorrow will go well. According to the SABA website http://sacbike.org I am the Education Manager .. here goes a new part-time job.
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