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Brief History of Sacramento Bike Hikers
1968 - 2020
1968 - 1979
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 J
AL
(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 R
esponders
(
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 - 2029
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.
Note:
This information was compiled by Susan Formanek, Club Historian.
If significant facts about the Club's history pop into your mind, please send them to me for consideration to be added to this page.
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Club Historian