Hi Tracy,
I'm in Sac, south Sac near Elk Grove. Since I work nights, I usually ride in the mornings. The Sac Bike Hikers have a ride everyday. They are a cool group. The morning folks are older. The afternoon group is a faster group. But almost all of their rides are no drop. Check their ride schedule, it's pretty specific. The Wheelmen are faster, and will drop you fairly fast from what I've heard from others.
I haven't been out much lately because I'm battling a cold. On the tail end now, so I'm riding with some friends Wednesday(tomorrow) morning. I'll be starting in Goethe Park and going up to Folsom on the bike trail. Pedal down is around 8-ish.....I'm supposed to meet some other friends at the Nimbus fish hatchery at 9, so I should have enough time to get there.
PM me if you want to hook up some time....
And welcome to the board!