They come into the bike shop with eyes darting from corner to corner.  You can actually feel their fading hope that  at any moment the stolen bike that gave them so much pleasure or secured them a swift passage to their livelihood will miracuosly show up. Then without a hello or how are you, the tragic mental record of loss unfolds. With their face quivering they often confess of the ommision of forgetting to lock up their trusty steed.The carelessness and absent mindedness is afterall a part of modern day life.     If the loss makes them just plain mad the next reaction is to get another bike to make up for the loss but this time its going to be invisible to the common bike thief. the

With May is bike month fast approaching, The Friends of Fremont Park and the Sac Bike Kitchen are teaming up to what looks to be Sacramento's first Bike Bazaar in the Park    Located between 15th and 16th and P&Q,the event looks to be a sure way to load up for the summer with lotsof 2 wheeled fun.  Be it building a commuter,grocery getter or Tweed bike,Townie this is an excellent opportunity in scoring hard to find parts and classics to round out your collection.  Need a classic cruiser for second saturday? Mike from Vintage Bicycle Supply will be on hand with all your cruiser needs. Mike will be  showing  off his Velo Orange assortment of goods now in stock, Whit from Whitworth cycles i

While the Sacramento Kings try to figure out how to put up Ws, the Sacramento State women's basketball squad are turning heads with a 6-game winning streak - a Sac State record. First-year head coach Jamie Craighead has found the chemistry needed mid-season to make a run for the playoffs with an uptempo offense and a swarming back court press that forces strings of turnovers for the opposing team. More than that her team seems to carry out her leadership without question. In return everyone can shoot!  Simply put - this is real TEAM sports with everyone being an offensive threat. Senior guard Ashley Garcia has won player of the week in the Big Sky conference with impressive stats with ke

Famed author from Carmichael Willie Weir has booked 3 shows for next week at REI. The world traveller by bicycle puts on a fine show that combines humor, drama and inspiration. The timing is perfect as Sacramento suffers through its  economic woes. Willy brings answers to the dilema of how one can travel on the cheap.  When Willie gets on stage its clear his objective is to create  pedal powered world travelers with every breath.  The fear mongering  intention that makes up the Media world of today is overmatched when it comes to Willies message. We have all heard it before, the family member who tells you "oh you mus'nt go there! Its too dangerous!"  Simply put Willie Weir is a native tr

Steamers of Old Sac is pulling out an old friend to get the product out .  If you see a bright orange Dutch delivery bike with big baskets for and aft full of salads,panini and homemade soup consider this the next revolution will not be motorized.  Human power and the beautiful creation known simply as  the bicycle, team up once again to save the day.   Yep you got it. Steamers is going green  and bringing to your workplace fine foods and drink to your door without fossil fuels.  You will now be able to say  I did something today for mother earth and the survival of mankind. Think I'm kidding?  Think again. China now owns us financially and they did it with a population that uses the bike