For many, the bicycle is viewed as a toy or a piece of exercise equipment, but John Boyer, owner of the Edible Pedal bicycle shop and food delivery service, said that people should view it as a mode of transportation, and since May is Bike Month, now is the time to act. “We have a disconnect of being around people,” Boyer said Wednesday. “We’ve had such a car-centric society for so many decades that people don’t recognize and talk to each other. In the bike world, it’s different: we make eye contact, wave hello and ask, ‘How are you?’ “ Boyer added that he thinks bicycles will only become more widespread, and the benefits are many – from exercise and connecting on a more personal level t

Mike’s Bikes and PODS of Sacramento team up to collect bikes for African charity through April 29   For the second year, Sacramento moving and storage company lends support to gather donations for bike retailer’s sister shops in Africa. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – From now through April 29, PODS of Sacramento is lending its support to Mikes Bikes, the largest independent bicycle retailer in the U.S., to help collect donations for their ongoing Africa Bike program. A PODS® container has been placed at the Sacramento Mike’s Bikes store located at 1411 “I” St. (at 14th Street) and the public is encouraged to help fill it with donations of new or used bikes that will then be sent to Mike’s Bikes

Bike drive supports the Mike’s Bikes Sister Shops project which aims to improve everyday life in Africa, one bike at a time. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – PODS of Sacramento and Mike’s Bikes, the largest independent bicycle retailer in the U.S., have partnered at three locations with PODS containers placed to serve as temporary bicycle donation centers and on-site storage during the Mike’s Bikes Africa bike drive. Bicycle donations are tax-deductible and will be accepted at the following Mike’s Bikes stores from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 26. 1411 I St. (at 14th), Sacramento 264 Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma 1615 North California Blvd., Walnut Creek “Our Sacramento location is deeply roote

Some of the world’s top bicyclists will be racing into Sacramento Monday to finish the second stage of the sixth annual Amgen Tour of California at the Capitol. Racers will enter Sacramento from the northern city limits on Sorrento Road to Main Avenue, then head to Highway 160, where they will then enter the central city on 12th Street, according to Department of Transportation spokeswoman Linda Tucker. For the race route and road closures, click the interactive map below. View Amgen Tour of California Route in a larger map “You’ve got the opportunity to watch some of the best athletes in the world ply their trade,” said Andrew Messick, president of AEG Sports, which owns the race. “

As Sacramento’s bicycle scene continues to grow, be it among fixed-gear aficionados in Midtown or hardcore racing fans, a decades-old indoor cycling sport is gaining popularity – Gold Sprints. “It started out 50, 60, 70 years ago,” said Dean “Dino” Alleger, a mechanic at Rex Cycles, 1811 E St. “It had two fixed bikes and a big clock with wires, but now it’s all digitized.” Alleger said the basic premise of Gold Sprints is that racers use fixed-gear bicycles mounted without their front wheels while the rear wheels rest on rollers. When the race starts, racers “pedal like crazy” for 500 meters or one kilometer, and the computer keeps track of who wins. “Gold Sprints are all indoors, and t

Jonathan Smalley, an employee at City Bicycle Works, said he has been stopped three times within the past five months for riding his fixed-gear bike without brakes, but has managed to evade a citation each time by playing the "ignorance card." Of the people in Sacramento who ride brakeless, knowing that it's illegal, Smalley suggests some do it as a "f--- the cops" gesture, while others do it because "they know what they are doing." Smalley said he rides without brakes because he, too, "knows what he is doing." "It's a purely cosmetic thing for me," he said. "I like the minimal look." Wayne Sigmund, service manager at Mikes Bikes, said that by subtracting brakes from fixed gears -- bike