Welcome to the Hammerin' Wheels Cycling Resources page.

This ever growing page will contain everything you need to know about cycling in our area. If you know of a resource that is not listed on this page please email me and I will look into getting it added to the page.

Other area clubs
Sacramento Bike Hikers
Sacramento Wheelmen
Davis Bike Club
Cycle Folsom
Chico Velo Cycling Club
Road Rash Cycling Club
Cool Cycling Club (meetup version)
Cool Cycling Club (official club site)

Pete and Ed Books - extensive list of many clubs all over the USA. (cycling, Hiking, Tri, and more)
Bikecal.com - Another extensive list of club and rides all over the USA.

Sac Tri Club For those looking to get involved with triathlons





Advocacy Groups
SABA - Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates. Improving cycling in our area.
League of American Bicyclist
Folsom Area Bicycle Advocates
California Bicycle Coalition
CalTrans Bicycle Program
Rails to Trails
American River Parkway Foundation
Y Cycle - Non profit educating and promoting safe cycling.
Sacramento Tansportation Management Association - Lost of good info for bike commuting and other items of interest.





Organized rides
Western States Ride Calendar - Organized rides all over the western US.
Great Western Bicycle Rally





Shops
Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen - Located at 1915 I Street (between 19th & 20th) in Sacramento.





Maps, Route mapping tools and repositories
Hammerin' Wheels Road Ride Repository - A list proven club rides.
Map My Ride - Large database of saved routes. Serves runners and hikers as well. Extensive workout calculators.
Bikely - Large database of saved routes.
Gmap-pedometer - Very easy to use but you will need to bookmark the route to view it later. There is no database in which to save routes.
Garmin Connect - Lots of data uploaded from Garmin GPS units.
Beautiful Vista - Routes in the Placer County
Sac Region 511 - All area bike maps in the Sacramento Region
American River Bike Trail Map - Detailed map of the American River Bike Trail.
Bike Journal - Log your miles, read the message board, browse other clubs, and lots more.





General information
City of Sacramento Bicycle information
City of Folsom Bicycle information
City of Roseville Bicycle information
Sacramento Regional Transit - Good to use to get to club rides or to ease your commute to work.





Safety and Education
Snell Memorial Foundation - use your head, wear a helmet!!
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
The Science of cycling - Great resource on how bikes came about and how they work.
Jim Langley - Tips, tricks, fix it yourself, stories, and more.
Bicycle Meseum - History of the bicycle.






Magazines and Articles
Bicycle Source - Lots of tips for proper equipment, training, food intake, and much more.
Cycling News - All the latest news in the cycle racing world
Tandem Magazine
Bicycling Magazine






Reviews
Road Bike Review - Reviews of bikes and accessories by riders who use them. Lots of other stuff.
Sheldon Brown.com - Lots of great info on cycling parts, accessories, making repairs and other cool stuff.





Misc
Sacramento Valley Cycling - Maps, rides, other clubs.
Road Guardian - Up and coming site that reports places to be aware of while on your bicycle.
California Triple Crown - Complete 3 double centuries in a single year to earn this prestigious award.
May is Bike Month - log your miles and help us complete with other area clubs for bragging rights!







Other area Meetup groups of interest