Social Rides

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.
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.
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.

Entrance to the Sojourner Truth Museum

A mural depicts a time period when whites and Blacks had to drink out of separate drinking fountains.

Mural of the Artist formerly known as Prince.
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!

The weather started out rainy but eased up

Life on Planet Teddy Bear, by Gerald Heffernon

Unidentified sculpture

Grand Granary, by Atlas Lab

Flying Frog, by Gerald Heffernon

Resistance, by Stephen Glassman

Two Collectors, by Janet Zweig

Cork and Snakescrew, by Gerald Heffernon

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.

The ride started at the Tree House Cafe in West Sacramento

Mirasol Community Garden

Neighborhood garden at O & 19th