Brief History of Sacramento Bike Hikers
1968 - 2020

• 1968 - Sacramento Bike Hikers was started by Cliff Belarde and Miles “Woody” Wood
• The Club was affiliated with American Youth Hostel (AYH)
• Club motto “Not For Myself Alone But For The Group”; club colors were canary yellow and Kelly green
• 1969 - The club was named the Sacramento Bike Hikers as suggested by Pat Dane
• 1971 - First Club logo and Ride Schedule masthead were designed by Dwight Eberly
• 1972 - First North Coast Tour took place (August)
• 1974 - A spin-off group of SBH formed named the Sacramento Wheelmen
• 1975 - Affiliation with American Youth Hostel was dropped
• 1975 - First League of American Wheelman sanctioned century ride was led by Dr. Don Bouchard
• 1977 - The Annual El Dorado Century was led by Mark Drake, Bill Ralston, and Gail Rothwell. Club membership total was 59.
• 1978 - The newsletter was started and named the Leaky Valve by Dale Kemery
• 1978 - Club starts to track members mileage

1980 - 1989

• 1981 - First Annual Awards Banquet--pizza was served
• 1981 - The bike trail was extended from Discovery Park to Old Sacramento. The Club donates $900.00 to the County for the purchase of a sweeper for the trail
• 1982 - 450 cyclists rode the El Dorado Century
• 1982 - Animal miles were added to the Annual Awards Banquet
• 1983 - SBH runs the bike to watercraft portion of Eppie’s Great Race
• 1983 - Club membership now over 150 members
• 1983 - Sister Mary Redempta, a member of the Club and nun at Mercy San Juan Hospital, made the cover of California Bicyclist. The article title was “A Nun’s Bicycling Habit Inspires Sacramento Bike Hikers”
• 1984 - 600 cyclists rode the El Dorado Century
• 1984 - 42 club members contributed $500 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Jerry’s Kids
• 1985 - First Annual Soup Ride
• 1987 - Money was contributed to build a bike barn for the Sacramento Children’s Home
• 1988 - The Federal Government grants SBH tax-exempt and non-profit status
• 1988 - Club celebrates its 20^th Anniversary
• 1988 - The Club presented a Santana tandem bicycle ($1600.00) to the Society for the Blind, permitting blind riders to enjoy the freedom of cycling.
• 1989 - Club logo was adopted and the colors changed to blue and white

1990 - 1999

• 1993 - First Party Pardee Century was initiated with several hundred cyclists participating
• 1994 - Club participated in the KVIE membership drive by manning the phones and taking pledges
• 1995 - Club adopts the Parkway Project at miles 15 to 16
• 1995 - Club celebrates the Highway Centennial (1895-1995). A ride on one of the historic roads will celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the California State Highway System. The State celebration is being coordinated  by Californians for a Better Transportation, Auto Club of Southern California, California State Auto Association, California Transportation Foundation and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
• 1995 - Club is now on-line with the World Wide Web
• 1996 - By nearly a unanimous vote the El Dorado Century will no longer be a Club event
• 1996 - Final North Coast Tour transpired, ending a 24-year tradition
• 1997 - Howard Park in Ione is the new location for start of Party Pardee, relocated from Rancho Seco
• 1997 - Expansion of the American River Bike Trail from Nimbus Fish Hatchery under Hazel and past CSUS Aquatic Center was approved by the County
• 1997 - April Fools edition of the Broken Valve was issued
• 1998 - SBH celebrates its 30^th Anniversary
• 1999 - Registered our domain names Biker Hiker.Org and BikeHiker.com

2000-2009

• 2000 - Folsom Historic Truss Bridge reopens on its original stone abutments (Bridge originally crossed the American River from 1893 to 1931 then moved to Siskiyou County; in 1998 Folsom City Council voted to return the bridge to Folsom. About 60% of the bridge is original)
• 2001 - SBH contributed $1000 each to the following charities, American Lung Association, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, American River Parkway, National Kidney Foundation and 4H Club
• 2002 - Leaky Valve banner makes a change and is the last year of publication
• 2003 - Club hosts members of the  JAL (Japan Air Lines) Comets on the Yosemite bike tour
• 2003 - Spring Blitz is created by Larry and Yvonne Robinson
• 2004 - Non club members will be required to sign the American Wheelmen/League of American Bicyclist Release and Waiver of Liability form
• 2007 - First Annual Pie Ride hosted by Bob and Sherri Keven
• 2007 - SBH monthly meeting location changed to Carmichael Park from Mercy San Juan Hospital (October)
• 2008 - Club celebrates its 40^th Anniversary

2010 - 2019

• 2016 - A group on Meetup.com was created to facilitate outreach to the cycling community
• 2017 - Club presents new bikes and helmets to children devastated by the fires in Santa Rosa
• 2018 - Club celebrates its 50^th Anniversary
• 2018 - Founding member and first Vice President Cliff Belarde passes away (April)
• 2018 - SBH plaque is added to the newly opened Johnny Cash Trail Donation Board in Folsom
• 2018 - Club joins the Sacramento Hero Ride charity helping Veterans and First Responders (May)
• 2019 -  SBH continues to be the bike transition team for the newly named Great American Triathlon, formerly Eppie's Great Race
• 2019 - The printed Ride Schedule was discontinued (October)
• 2019 - SBH transitions from legacy website to new site powered by ClubExpress
• 2019 - 20 Bikes, helmets, water bottles, and locks were donated to the Sacramento Children’s Receiving Home. Goods were provided by the Sacramento Bicycle Company (December)
• 2019 - The Holiday Party was upgraded from a potluck at the Clubhouse to hors d'oeuvres at the Northridge Country Club (December)
  

• 2020 - In March, due to the Covid-19 world-wide pandemic, Party Pardee was postponed for the first time in its 28 year history to October 24, 2020, and subsequently canceled until 2021.
• 2020 - Also canceled were all scheduled rides, all Club tours, and the Annual Club Picnic.  All in-person meetings of the board and membership were canceled and held on line.