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25 April 2017 - 9:40pm
 

TARTAR Spring 2017 - Recumbent trike ride on Sacramento's American River Trail

 

An informal ride called Tour of the American River for Trikes and Recumbents TARTAR will be happening in Sacramento and riders from all points will be converging on the Sacramento area to enjoy the American River trail and to meet other recumbent trike riders.

This ride has been happening semi-yearly for quite a while and has gained a strong following.

Rides are scheduled for

  • Friday 28 April 2017 at 5pm
  • Saturday 29 April 2017 at 9:30am
  • Sunay 30 April 2017 at 9:30am

All rides start and end at the Double Tree Suites by Hilton - Rancho Cordova - 11260 Point East Drive Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

The main information page for the rides is at http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=132689

There are announcements on two separate Meetup pages at:

 

Information

Catrike introduces a new trike with a wider stance and higher seat and weight limit.

Catrike has discontinued the venerable Road recumbent trike model.

This event has taken place and the notice is simply part of our articles archive

Face-time with ICE. Ask all of your questions. Find out what happens behind the scenes. And, try trikes, trikes, trikes... including the fully automatic ICE Adventure electric trikes.

An inexpensive hitch-mount rack for folded recumbent trikes. For example, the ICE Full Fat big-tired adventure tricycle.

Azub trikes are adventure ready

Azub will be at AlphaBENT on Wednesday, October 23 to show the latest Czech recumbent technology. Come to for test-rides, and bent-talk.

Catrike has made wider hubs with through-axles standard equipment on all large-wheel models. This change affects the following recumbent trike models: Expedition, 559, Dumont, and 700. The change promotes laterally stronger wheels and prevents movement within the dropouts under load at the expense of compatibility with equipment such as electric hub moters that are designed to the older 135mm dropout widths.

Catrike Eola lead banner image

Catrike announces the Eola, a new recumbent trike model for 2019.

Classifieds

PBW

Explore the elements of a tricycle drivetrain from the pedals through the cranks, chain, rear cog or cassette, and into the wheel.

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:

Azub, Bionx, Catrike, GoSwiss, ICE, HP Velotechnik, Greenspeed

Join AlphaBENT in welcoming HP Velotechnik during their 2017 West Coast Tour.

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

PBW

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

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.

33 mile, 56 mile, and 108 mile routes aroud Lake Almanor and through the Indian Valley.

Great views of Mount Lassen on all rides.

These supported rides have:

  • rest stops
  • high quality natural food and beverages
  • a delicious post-ride meal
  • bike raffle at the end of the ride

Information on the Lake Almanor area.

Information about this ride.

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

10, 50, and 100 mile options riding in the beautiful high desert around Carson City and Lake Tahoe.

More information at ediblepedal100.org

Cost is $77 and the ride is sponsored by the Reno Rotary Club.

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

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.

brakes

PBW

Never fear going out again. Have confidence in your patch kit and your patching technique! Meet a goathead / puncture-vine and know your enemy. Morning snacks and caffeine provided. Workshop begins when the caffeine kicks in. Bring a flat tube to fix and tire conundrums and puzzles. Go for a ride on nearby American River Trail afterwards

Azub

Azub Open-House at AlphaBENT on the morning of 18 Oct 2016. Open invitation to try the new Azub Ti-FLY full-suspension trike, 2015 Trike of the Year TriCon, Azub Six full-suspension trike, and Azub T-Tris upgraded with 250W Neodrive electric-assist system.

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