Hi Rae,

I have a T8 Air, also.  The smoothness of the road isn't that much of a bother, it just makes it a little easier to ride if the road isn't full of cracks, loose asphalt, etc.  I wouldn't ride my poly on anything but a side-walk or smooth paved area.

I live in West Sac and they are putting in a lot of new parks with "walking paths" that I plan on checking out.  I'm hoping they'll put in a paved bike trail to link the different areas.  That will save me from having to drive 15 - 20 miles just to go trikking (if I'm not up to the American River Bike Trail, that is).

I'm definitely going to check out ARC and Negro Bar, thanks for the tips.  Have you ever ventured out to UC Davis?  I've heard it is full of bike paths.

The path in Rancho Cordova, if you are interested, is off of White Rock Rd. To get there from Sacramento take Hwy 50 to Sunrise and head South on Sunrise.  At White Rock Rd make a right.  The first intersection will be Kilgore; make a left onto Kilgore.  At the leading edge of the housing development look to your right and you will see the start of the paved bike path.  It continues, block by block for about 3 blocks and then continues on without you're having to cross a street for  about 2 or 3 miles.  It's a great workout.

As for the kickbiking forum .. I joined it at the same time I joined this one and I'm actually considering opting out of it.  Too many emails!  LOL!  I guess I prefer forums like TrikkeTalk.com that only send you emails if you want to receive them. 

Question: Are you one of the Trikkers in the photo?  And if so, which one?

Take care,

Alicia



Rae Impster <curlyhairedimp@...> wrote:

Hi Alicia,

You must use polyurethane wheels if the smoothness of the road bugs you :-)

There's a woman on "kickbiking" who goes in Old Town Sacramento and just rides in the city on the streets with her Trikke 8 version 1 - her name is Marg.  I went with her a few weeks ago, it's a neat spot.

I know that at American River College they just repaved nearly all of the parking lots and if you go early on a Sunday, you can Trikke there.  It feels really smooth...

The path near Negro Bar is nice too, but I'm not sure if it's super smooth.  I have a T8 v 1, but I use my T8.5 with air tires which doesn't rattle so much (now that I finally have one).

There are about 6 other riders in Sacramento.  They all are on the kickbiking listserv.  I'm trying to get them on this listserv as well but they're being a bit obstinate ;-)

Rae

On 7/12/06, Alicia <aliciap@...> wrote:

Hi Rae,

I tried the trail that starts in Old Sacramento. It's a little rough
(surface wise), but seems like it would be a pretty good trail. But
unfortunately I tried it for the first time a couple of weekends ago
on a 100 degree day, so I guess I should try it again.

Is that the trail you wrote about below?

Oh, and I Trikke, which is why I'm looking for newer pathed trails.

Thanks,

Alicia

--- In river_city_trikkers@yahoogroups.com , "Rae Impster"

<curlyhairedimp@...> wrote:
>
> Hi - the American River bike trail is HUGE. Have you tried there yet?
>
> Do you trikke or bike?
>
> Rae
>

> On 7/11/06, Alicia <aliciap@...> wrote:
> >
> > I've been looking for some good bike paths in the Sacramento
area and
> > am wondering if your group knows of any?
> >
> > The best one I know of is in Rancho Cordova on the outskirts of a new
> > housing development. It goes for at least a couple of miles and is
> > newly paved.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alicia
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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>
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"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't
support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history majors does
one country need?"