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Social Rides

Social rides in Sacramento.
SABA holds monthly social rides around Sacramento and West Sacramento. The number of cyclists ranges from eight to close to eighty. We have monitors to help when crossing busy streets so everyone stays safe (you can volunteer to help). Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. The rides usually have a theme and are slow-paced so every level of cyclist can join.

Our social rides are usually the third or last Sunday morning of the month, lasting about 2 hours – check our events calendar for the next one.

See photos of past rides:

Close to 40 cyclists joined us to ride on the Sycamore Trail in West Sacramento. We started at the Treehouse Café, crossed the new bike/pedestrian bridge over Interstate 50 and explored new bicycle routes in the area. See the ride route
Cyclists ride on a bike trail behind a black wire fence.
The group heads up to the bridge crossing Interstate 50.
Cyclists stop before heading up a ramped trail going up to a bridge.
Ready to attack the bicycle bridge.
A group of about 30 cyclists pose with their bikes under a bicycle bridge going across a freeway.
Stopping for a group shot.
Cyclists stop along a trail to look at nature.
Stopping on the levee to enjoy the view.
The Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum is Sacramento's excellent Black history resource. The museum trains young students to be docents and they were the ones who gave us a tour. The ride started at 85c Bakery Café, which is six miles from the museum. 
A young Black woman stands outside the entrance to the Sojourner Truth Art Museum.
Entrance to the Sojourner Truth Museum
Two women look at a mural that shows drinking fountains labeled "White" and "Colored."
A mural depicts a time period when whites and Blacks had to drink out of separate drinking fountains.
A mural of the Artist formerly known as Prince, playing a guitar and riding with a woman on a motorcycle.
Mural of the Artist formerly known as Prince.
Four adults and a child stand in a hallway in front of a mural of Black Egyptians.
A young docent guides us through the museum and its murals.
A Black man wearing a black beret, sunglasses, a loose jacket and pants, and boots stands next to a sign that says, "Black Panther's Party for Self-Defense."
Sign is cut off - should say "Self-Defense."
An old photograph shows a large group of enslaved people outside of a cabin. The text says, "Strength - Former Slaves - 1861 - The strongest people in the world aren't those most protected; they are the ones that must struggle against adversity and obstacles - and surmount them - to survive."
Photograph of formerly enslaved people.
The group that cycled to the museum line up to listen to a presentation by one of the young docents. Behind them is a mural of some famous African Americans.
The cycling group looks at the murals.
A fabric art piece with the words: Aspire to be, and all that we are not God will give us credit for trying. -Nannie Helen Burroughs
Fabric art - the words say, "Aspire to be, and all that we are not God will give us credit. By Nannie Helen Burroughs. 
Large wooden letters spell "BLACK" - underneath is a photo of a older Black woman holding a sign that says, "Stop Police Killings."
Black Lives Matter exhibit.
Despite the rainy weather, we had a total of seven cyclists show up and the rain stopped as we started the ride. We rode from La Bou Bakery & Café on Del Rio Rd south down the Del Rio Trail to the Freeport Regional Water Facility, admiring the art installations along the way. Board member Ron Brasel cleared wet leaves off the steep part of the path beforehand - so nice!
Three cyclists stopped on a wet trail.
The weather started out rainy but eased up
A large teddy bear with a small dog on a leash.
Life on Planet Teddy Bear, by Gerald Heffernon
Two wooden boxes with metal designs on an iron structure.
Unidentified sculpture
Two brown posts etched with a bark-like pattern.
Grand Granary, by Atlas Lab
A flying frog on top of a post.
Flying Frog, by Gerald Heffernon
A boulder with a feather etched on the side sits on the railroad tracks.
Resistance, by Stephen Glassman
Nature objects made out of metal on a table.
Two Collectors, by Janet Zweig
A large cork sits on top of a pole that has a snake wrapped around it.
Cork and Snakescrew, by Gerald Heffernon
Five cyclists stand by their bikes next to the river.
End of the trail at the Freeport Regional Water Facility
We had a nice group led by Pierson Rohr touring community gardens in Sacramento and West Sacramento.
People and bikes outside of a cafe.
The ride started at the Tree House Cafe in West Sacramento
A large garden with benches and a water fountain.
Mirasol Community Garden
A garden with trees and a house in the background.
Neighborhood garden at O & 19th

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