Cycling Links

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Bike Clubs

Sacramento Bike Hikers: One of two excellent touring clubs with extensive ride schedules in Sacramento, CA.; main event: Party Pardee (April).
Sacramento Wheelmen: The other of two excellent touring clubs with extensive ride schedules in Sacramento, CA.; main event: Sierra Century (June).
Stockton Bike Club: The combo touring-racing club in Stockton, CA.
Davis Bike Club: The bike club in the bike town, Davis, CA, famous for the Davis Double Century as well as staging PBP qualifiers.
Chico Velo: The bike club in Chico, CA, with all the great rides, including the Wildflower Century.
SacCycle: An omnibus site, covering everything about cycling in the greater Sacramento area.
Santa Rose Bike Club: Good rides, beautiful country; the club that puts on the Terrible Two (July) and Wine Country Century (May).
Marin Cyclists: Includes a list of weekly standard rides as well as special weekend rides.
Northern California Racing Calendar: List of bike races in northern California area.
Sacramento Golden Wheelmen: One of Sacramento's racing clubs.

Bike Rides

Whitney Classic: Ride from the lowest point in the U.S. to the side of Mt. Whitney, the tallest point in the continental 48.
Tour de Garlique: A century held in conjunction with the famous Garlic Festival, includes routes from 20 mi to 200 km.
The Death Ride: You know what the Death Ride is. The web site gives background, ride info, and a downloadable entry form.
California Triple Crown: The Triple Crown is a series of double centuries each year in California. Recognition is given for riding them fast, riding more of them, etc.
Tour of the Unknown Coast: From all accounts a spectacular (but not easy) tour of the north coast out of Ferndale.
Mt. Shasta Summit Century: August should be a great time to do one of the four routes in the Mt. Shasta area, including one with 12,000 ft. of climbing in 110 mi.
Tour de Fort Ord: A 25 and 50 mile ride through the former Fort Ord Army base and Bureau of Land Management back country on California's Monterey Peninsula.
Nevada bike rides: A list of centuries and tours around Nevada.

Bike Shops

Bicycle Products.Com (Precision Bicycles): Locations in Folsom and Carmichael as well as Web. 15% discount to Erma riders.
ORS Racks Direct: Roof Racks & Bike Racks: Online suppliers of roof, trunk and hitch-mounted bike racks from Yakima, Thule & Rocky Mounts.
Rex Cycles: Sacramento's own custom frame builder, Steve Rex, also runs a full repair and maintenance shop.
Delta Cyclery: "Branches in Stockton, Tracy and Modesto, California, and one of the most complete selections of ready-to-go bikes in California....road bikes, recumbents, duals, bmx, mountain bikes, and all kinds of accessories and biking clothing & gear."

General Bike Info

Bicycling Life: Focuses on the "Good News about Bicycling as a means of transportation and recreation in everyday life."

How-to Information

Road Bike Rider: Two veteran cyclists and writers offer advice on everything as well as books.
Online Gear Calculator: Enter several values and get a gear-inch chart and other kinds of info.
Online Guide to Bike Adjustments and Maintenance: Sheldon Brown has several articles about how to work on most bike components.
Avocet Calibration: Detailed instructions and calibration charts for Avocet bike computers.
Ergobike: Calculating Frame Size: Enter info about yourself step by step and find out the perfect frame size for you.

Magazines

Tandem Magazine
Bicyclist
Velonews
Bicycling
Phys: A Condé Nast mag; general fitness info; this link is to bicycling area

Mail Order

Manufacturers

Rex Cycles: Sacramento's own custom frame builder, Steve Rex, also runs a full repair and maintenance shop.
Voler Cycling Clothing: Custom designs (such as Erma's jerseys) on team apparel as well as ready-made gear—all top quality.
Lemond Bicycles
Terry Bicycles
Trek Bikes
Bianchi
Colnago
Quintana Roo
Campagnolo
Scapin
Sheldon Brown: Wheel building
Cinelli
Cycling.org links page: Good links to manufacturers
Avocet: Computers, tires, saddles

Members' Web Sites

Ed Hensley: Personal page with family pictures, writing samples, and beginnings of a Grand Canyon pictorial/journal.
Ed Hensley: Small site with information about business services on offer.
In Memory of Doug Wiktor: Thoughts about and images of Doug.
Cycling-Related Articles: From the Sacramento Bee, written by Ed Hensley. Email me if these aren't working.

Photos, Art, Gifts

Dave Lawrance Racing Photos: Tour de France photos
Bicycle Gifts dot com: Bicycle-related gifts from the owners of Pete and Ed's Bookstore.
Aaron Kramer/Urban Art: Artwork from objects found along the way during a bike ride around the country by a CA artist.