First ride of the season

[Gottagetone]

Sacramento is great for cycling weather ... my husband once counted the number of weekends when riding was actually impossible in a given year, and it was something like seven weekends, and that is only because he won't get up and ride early in the morning so he misses the weekends when it's going to be over 95 by 11 a.m. In the winter it is really only windstorms and hard driving rains that keep people on the trainer.

We have some NE transplants in our neighborhood and they claim to like Sac because we do get a bit of fall color, and snow is close enough to visit. We also have actual seasons, they're just very mild compared to yours!

I'm gonna have to get myself there one of these days. What about the traffic when riding?

[tulip]

It took me a few years to get up the nerve to go riding with a bike club, but when I finally did, it was no big deal. There were people faster than I was and there were people slower than I was. Everyone was nice. I did have to get a cycling computer for my bike so I could use the cue sheets ("turn right at mile 21.3"). I don't know why I hesitated so long. Like you, I had ridden by myself for years.

[xeney]

It's California: there's traffic. You can get out to quiet rural roads pretty easily, and then people in big trucks and SUVs will try to kill you for the hell of it. Just like everywhere else, I think.

The downtown/midtown area is reasonably bike friendly and we have a long bike trail that is perfect for family cycling. Lots of roadies use it, too.