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The Ride of Silence

May 15, 2012
The Ride of Silence

An photograph of CSUS student Arlene Sasse remains attached to a light pole at the entrance to the university in Sacramento. Sasse was killed on her bicycle in the early morning hours of April 1, 2011 in a collision with …

May is Bike Month photo gallery

May 14, 2012
May is Bike Month photo gallery

The May is Bike Month photo gallery is posted here.                

May is Bike Month Capitol BikeFest

May 10, 2012
May is Bike Month Capitol BikeFest

Nathan Carnahan of RackNRoad and Park-a-Bike of Sacramento lifts a bike off one of the racks in the Bike Valet area at the May is Bike Month Capitol BikeFest on the west steps of the Capitol in Sacramento on Thursday, …

Warm bike trail attracts snakes

May 9, 2012
Warm bike trail attracts snakes

A warning painted on the bike trail alerts trail users to watch for snakes. I noticed about a week ago someone has been painting alerts to watch for snakes on the American River bike trail. The paintings appeared and then …

In the news: making Sac a “cycling Shangri-La”, a Tour walk-up and more

May 7, 2012
In the news: making Sac a “cycling Shangri-La”, a Tour walk-up and more

A group of cyclists make their way along the American River bike trail recently. Plenty of cycling news in The Bee over the weekend. On Friday, reporter Tony Bizjak focused his entire “Back Seat Driver” column on May is Bike …

Warmer and drier weather

May 6, 2012
Warmer and drier weather

It was a gorgeous day on the bike trail today as you can see from this image of a cyclist headed west on the trail on the south side of Lake Natoma on Sunday afternoon. The weather for the week …

Water flows in American River increase

May 3, 2012
Water flows in American River increase

A cyclist looks at the swiftly flowing American River from the bicycle bridge at the William Pond recreation area. The river is flowing at a rate 50 percent greater than last week. According to a story on sacbee.com, the river …

May is Bike Month kick off event, more than a million miles pledged

May 1, 2012
May is Bike Month kick off event, more than a million miles pledged

In the photo above, Sacramento Wheelmen bike club members Bob Backer, left, and George Koch, right, listen to T.J. Windmiller, a mechanic at Mad Cat Bikes, (on stage above and in the photo at the left) explain how to change …

Morgan Territory rest stop time-lapse video, DMD

Apr 29, 2012

Runtime1:22 View count1 It’s an amazing sight to watch a rest stop at a cycling event take shape. It seems almost like a Flash Mob, but with a purpose. A group of volunteers converge on a location, set up tents, …

Video of Berkeley cyclists hit by car

Apr 27, 2012

Runtime4:24 View count17,544 This is scary video of a car sideswiping two cyclists in Berkeley. The crash happens at 2:40 in the video. The motorist took off after hitting them. They seem to be okay – standing and moving around …