Catrike introduces a new trike with a wider stance and higher seat and weight limit.
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5 April 2016 - 2:43pm
Bay Area to AlphaBENT
Directions to our recumbent trikes showroom from the Bay Area
We are located on the northern edge of Downtown or even Midtown Sacramento.
By train
Amtrak takes you from Richmond (on the BART Red Line) to Sacramento on the Capitol Corridor train.
The shop is less than one mile from the Sacramento train station. Here are walking directions and a map.
By bus
Greyhound: The Greyhound bus stop is on Richards Blvd, quite close (only 1.2 miles) to the shop. However, that direction from the shop is a world away and a walk from the Greyhound terminal goes through a rough neighborhood. We recommend getting a ride.
MegaBus: Megabus runs a very inexpensive shuttle from San Francisco in the heart of the Bay Area. The MegaBus terminates in Sacramento near CSU Sacramento at the 65th Street Light Rail Stations. Here are directions to get from the Megabus bus stop to AlphaBENT.
By car
We are at a major interstate hub. We are near the junction of I-5, I-80, CA-99, or US-50. From San Francisco, it is very efficient to take US-50 to the Capitol City Freeway. It brings you into Sacramento past Raley Field and the Gold Bridge.
By trike or bike
When you get close to Sacramento, there is a causeway just west of West Sacramento with exclusive bike lanes. Here are directions to the shop by bike if you are on bike travelling from the Bay Area.
Information
Catrike has discontinued the venerable Road recumbent trike model.
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Face-time with ICE. Ask all of your questions. Find out what happens behind the scenes. And, try trikes, trikes, trikes... including the fully automatic ICE Adventure electric trikes.
An inexpensive hitch-mount rack for folded recumbent trikes. For example, the ICE Full Fat big-tired adventure tricycle.
Azub will be at AlphaBENT on Wednesday, October 23 to show the latest Czech recumbent technology. Come to for test-rides, and bent-talk.
Catrike has made wider hubs with through-axles standard equipment on all large-wheel models. This change affects the following recumbent trike models: Expedition, 559, Dumont, and 700. The change promotes laterally stronger wheels and prevents movement within the dropouts under load at the expense of compatibility with equipment such as electric hub moters that are designed to the older 135mm dropout widths.
2019 Norcal FARA (Friedrich's Ataxia Research Alliance) Ride coming up June 1, 2019.
Join Kyle and Team FARA to kick this debilitating disease!
Catrike announces the Eola, a new recumbent trike model for 2019.
Classifieds
Azub, Bionx, Catrike, GoSwiss, ICE, HP Velotechnik, Greenspeed
Join AlphaBENT in welcoming HP Velotechnik during their 2017 West Coast Tour.
PBW
Wheels - This is the ONLY workshop of the year on wheels. It is a bit on the technical side: to satisfy the need for more knowledge.
How to build a wheel; true a wheel; make it round; calculate spoke lengths; smooth out bumps inside your drum brake. When can't a wheel be saved? Why are good spokes important? How and why to dish a wheel. How to make or true an unconventional (single-sided) wheel. Replacing wheel bearings.
Come with a thirst to learn.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Workshop starts when the caffeine kicks in. Cost: FREE
Join Kyle, Izzy, and a whole bunch of amazing people in the FARA Norcal Ride.
All the details right here on the official FARA Norcal website.
Always great food, friends, and beautiful weather. See you there.
Find out more about FARA here.
The Tour - This is the ONLY workshop of the year on trike touring. What do you need? Credit card, day-trips, or full-on Living the Homeless Lifestyle...
Learn why it's a bad idea to leave food in your fancy Arkel RT60 packs when you sleep..
Bring your thoughts, experiences, and share them with others.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Workshop starts when the caffeine kicks in. Cost: FREE
Join Kyle, Izzy, and a whole bunch of amazing people in the FARA Norcal Ride.
All the details right here on the official FARA Norcal website.
Always great food, friends, and beautiful weather. See you there.
Find out more about FARA here.
10, 50, and 100 mile options riding in the beautiful high desert around Carson City and Lake Tahoe.
More information at ediblepedal100.org
Cost is $77 and the ride is sponsored by the Reno Rotary Club.
33 mile, 56 mile, and 108 mile routes aroud Lake Almanor and through the Indian Valley.
Great views of Mount Lassen on all rides.
These supported rides have:
- rest stops
- high quality natural food and beverages
- a delicious post-ride meal
- bike raffle at the end of the ride
A benefit for homeless services
100 miles | 100 kilometers | 45 miles for avid & recreational cyclists alike!
Rolling start at 7am.
Starting and finishing at the Church of the Incarnation in the heart of historic Santa Rosa, the Incarnation 100 offers three different course options: 45-mile, 100-km, and 100 mile.
Incarnation 100 supports three vital homeless service entities: The Living Room, Sunday Open Table, and St. Andrews Food Program
Catrike
Join Kyle Bryant and the Ataxians for the RideAtaxia Norcal 2018 on June 2, 2018 in Winters, California.
This annual ride raises much-needed funds for research to cure Friedrich's Ataxia (a progressive neurological disease.)
We raise funds for research by cycling. And, we raise hope by joining together in support.
brakes
PBW
Come out and learn about adjusting your own shifting.
Enjoy beautiful, crisp shifting. Eliminate pesky trips to a bike shop to get rid of that clunking. Take charge of your handlebars. We'll show you how to do all this and more. Covering twist shifters, bar-ends, internally geared hubs, as needed.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Bring a shifting conundrum for our version of Stump the Chumps. Go for a ride on the beautiful American River Trail afterwards.
Where: 1114 C Street, Sac'to.
Cost: FREE
Come out and learn about chains.
When to lube and how. Lube options. How to measure the wear on your chain. How to open quick-links (power links). How to use a chain tool.
We'll show you how to do all this and more concentrating on conventional multi-speed bike chains.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Bring a chain conundrum for our version of Stump the Chumps. Go for a ride on the beautiful American River Trail afterwards.
Where: 1114 C Street, Sac'to.
Cost: FREE
PBW
Explore the elements of a tricycle drivetrain from the pedals through the cranks, chain, rear cog or cassette, and into the wheel.
Azub
Azub Open-House at AlphaBENT on the morning of 18 Oct 2016. Open invitation to try the new Azub Ti-FLY full-suspension trike, 2015 Trike of the Year TriCon, Azub Six full-suspension trike, and Azub T-Tris upgraded with 250W Neodrive electric-assist system.