A Catrike Trail E-Cat accessorized with a Shimano Alfine-8 drivetrain upgrade, Racktime rear rack with integrating basket, phone-mount, and extra mirror using AlphaBENT accessory mounts.
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Fire 2024
A fire in the early morning of 5 June 2024 destroyed our neighboring business, MidCentury Sacramento. An investigation is in the works.
Thanks to thick masonry walls and the skills of the Sacramento Fire Department, AlphaBENT came through the event relatively unscathed.
More news at:
UPDATED 29 June 2024:
Our power is back on and the internet is up. Business almost as usual. The entry-door to the shop still looks like a grizzly had its way with it, but that should get fixed soon. Other miscellaneous repairs are in the works.
Thanks to all of our customers and vendors hanging in there while things were a bit wonky!!!
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Wheels - This is the ONLY workshop of the year on wheels. It is a bit on the technical side: to satisfy the need for more knowledge.
How to build a wheel; true a wheel; make it round; calculate spoke lengths; smooth out bumps inside your drum brake. When can't a wheel be saved? Why are good spokes important? How and why to dish a wheel. How to make or true an unconventional (single-sided) wheel. Replacing wheel bearings.
Come with a thirst to learn.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Workshop starts when the caffeine kicks in. Cost: FREE
A benefit for homeless services
100 miles | 100 kilometers | 45 miles for avid & recreational cyclists alike!
Rolling start at 7am.
Starting and finishing at the Church of the Incarnation in the heart of historic Santa Rosa, the Incarnation 100 offers three different course options: 45-mile, 100-km, and 100 mile.
Incarnation 100 supports three vital homeless service entities: The Living Room, Sunday Open Table, and St. Andrews Food Program
Join Kyle, Izzy, and a whole bunch of amazing people in the FARA Norcal Ride.
All the details right here on the official FARA Norcal website.
Always great food, friends, and beautiful weather. See you there.
Find out more about FARA here.
The Tour - This is the ONLY workshop of the year on trike touring. What do you need? Credit card, day-trips, or full-on Living the Homeless Lifestyle...
Learn why it's a bad idea to leave food in your fancy Arkel RT60 packs when you sleep..
Bring your thoughts, experiences, and share them with others.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Workshop starts when the caffeine kicks in. Cost: FREE
Join Kyle, Izzy, and a whole bunch of amazing people in the FARA Norcal Ride.
All the details right here on the official FARA Norcal website.
Always great food, friends, and beautiful weather. See you there.
Find out more about FARA here.
Catrike
Join Kyle Bryant and the Ataxians for the RideAtaxia Norcal 2018 on June 2, 2018 in Winters, California.
This annual ride raises much-needed funds for research to cure Friedrich's Ataxia (a progressive neurological disease.)
We raise funds for research by cycling. And, we raise hope by joining together in support.
PBW
Recumbent trikes (and quads), unlike two-wheelers, need to be properly aligned. Without proper alignment, your tires will wear out too fast, and there can be serious safety penalties.
In this free workshop, we'll show you:
PBW
Come out and learn about chains.
When to lube and how. Lube options. How to measure the wear on your chain. How to open quick-links (power links). How to use a chain tool.
We'll show you how to do all this and more concentrating on conventional multi-speed bike chains.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Bring a chain conundrum for our version of Stump the Chumps. Go for a ride on the beautiful American River Trail afterwards.
Where: 1114 C Street, Sac'to.
Cost: FREE
Come out and learn about adjusting your own shifting.
Enjoy beautiful, crisp shifting. Eliminate pesky trips to a bike shop to get rid of that clunking. Take charge of your handlebars. We'll show you how to do all this and more. Covering twist shifters, bar-ends, internally geared hubs, as needed.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Bring a shifting conundrum for our version of Stump the Chumps. Go for a ride on the beautiful American River Trail afterwards.
Where: 1114 C Street, Sac'to.
Cost: FREE
Azub, Bionx, Catrike, GoSwiss, ICE, HP Velotechnik, Greenspeed
Join AlphaBENT in welcoming HP Velotechnik during their 2017 West Coast Tour.
FSA, Patterson, Pinion, Schlumpf, Rohloff
Find out about options to standard drive systems: planetary gears, continuously variable transmission (CVT's), Capreo cassettes, Schlumpf drives, Rohloff Speedhub, and Patterson Metropolis 2-speed bottom-bracket / spider.
When are the different options appropriate? When are they on the edge? What works with what? How do you install?
We'll cover the highlights. There will be Show and Tell. Focus this week will be on the Patterson Drive. We'll put one on a test boom for a trike and see what it takes to do it.
Cost: FREE