In a life changing twist of fate, John and Sherry Turk each had a major accident in the same year and became disabled. Rather than letting their disabilities diminish their lives, they quit their jobs and in 1999 opened “Wheelchairs Unlimited” so that they could help others who also had mobility issues. Unfortunately, the Turks had to close their two-person business in 2008 when Sherry was having health concerns. However, in 2009 the husband and wife team re-opened it, changed its name to Turk Enterprises and changed its focus from durable medical equipment to recreational travel mobility. The store is now a retail shop where the Turks sell and service motorized scooters, travel chairs,

The Scoot Shop at 1619 E Street hasn't been around for a year yet, but it's already developed a reputation as a Midtown magnet within the Sacramento scooter subculture. "There's a big scooter community in Sacramento, and there hasn't been a home [for that community]," said Scoot Shop co-owner Rebekah Spurgeon. Judging by the crowd of enthusiastic scooterists in attendance at the Scoot Store, it appears the community has found a home. The store, a cross between a large garage and a small aircraft hangar, holds dozens of scooters and a vast array of scooter equipment. And on Saturday night, it held the first annual Scooter Jamboree, a two-day event that included a meet and greet and a cha

Sacramento welcomes the first Scooter Jamboree at The Scoot Shop this Saturday and Sunday to raise money for arts and music. In a creative collaboration between The Fay Throckmorton, Kenneth Scott Mackrel Organization for the Arts (T&M Organization) and The Scoot Shop, the Scooter Jamboree was created as a charity event to help local youth gain access to art and music and gain revenue for the city, according to Rebekah Spurgeon, co-owner of The Scoot Shop. "We liked the charity and thought it would be a fun collaboration," Spurgeon said. The Scoot Shop, located at 1619-A E St. opened last year as the only full service scooter repair shop and dealership.  The festivities will begin Sa

The amount of mopeds and scooters out on the roads these days in Sacramento, and really all over the U.S., has been steadily growing in the past few years. I would imagine that this is the most common they have been since the mid to late 70s. I have been watching it happen since about 2005 when I purchased the first moped I had ever even ridden. But even The Wall Street Journal is reporting about their increase in sales. The Wall Street Journal reports that “domestic sales of scooters have surged as budget- and environment-minded consumers look for relief from high pump prices and as more-appealing models come on the market.” Sales of scooters with engine sizes of 150CCs or less…have jump