SABA works to make the Sacramento Region a safe, enjoyable place for people of all ages to ride their bicycles for daily transportation. Through advocacy, encouragement, education, and community, we’re making the Sacramento Region safer, more environmentally friendly and fun!

Our work could not be done without the help and support of the people who believe that bikes can help change the world.

Through meetings with city leaders, press conferences, letters, and collaborations, we helped to pass policies that allocate more funding for active transportation, and for safe street design especially in Sacramento’s disadvantaged communities. We have staff members who are commissioners on the City of Sacramento and West Sacramento Active Transportation Commissions and the Sacramento County Bicycle Advisory Committee.

SABA supports and acts as a “mentor” to other bike advocacy organizations like Yuba Area Bicycle Advocates (YABA), Bicycle Advocates Rancho Cordova (BARC) and Auburn Trails Alliance. We are active with Calbike and other statewide organizations that push for safe streets and lowered vehicle miles travelled (VMT).

In 2024, SABA was interviewed by news outlets advocating for infrastructure changes that make Sacramento a safer place for cyclists and pedestrians. Through our bi-monthly newsletter Gear’d Up, and through our social media channels, we reach subscribers about legislation, biking events, and workshops.

Through our Bike Valet program, which secures your bike for free at events, we encourage people to ride their bikes instead of driving to events in the Sacramento area.

Our May is Bike Month and Biketober events together brought out 12,000 cyclists for rides decreasing the impact on the environment.

In economically disadvantaged neighborhoods SABA provides free bike repair, which can be expensive even for the average person. In addition to bikes, we donate helmets, locks and lights so people are encouraged to ride bikes for their daily travel.

With the goal of replacing car trips with e-bike trips, SABA educates people how to choose an e-bike, providing test rides and distributing information flyers in multiple languages.

Our bike rodeos help more people gain the skills they need to ride safely!

SABA is all about building and fostering community. Our monthly social rides build confidence about navigating the City’s streets while educating people about bike infrastructure and how to get around Sacramento…plus they are super fun!

At community events, SABA brings blender and art bikes to encourage people to think about how pedaling can generate energy and to make bikes part of a fun and engaging experience. SABA’s Supermarket Sweep, an event where cyclists shop at local grocery stores, generated food for River City Food Bank. 

We hosted, “Cicladova,” an open streets festival in Rancho Cordova this fall. Bike related booths and activities, plus community offerings to support Rancho Cordova residents. 

SABA tabled at events such as Community Climate Action Day, Clean Air Day and a host of others in 2024 interacting with many members of the public who weren’t already familiar with us. 

We are thrilled to start working on the new Community Bike Shop in partnership with Community Shop Class (CSC) and Sierra Service Project (SSP) on Stockton Boulevard. 

SABA is guided by a board, a part-time staff who always rise to the occasion and volunteers to make it all happen.

We are grateful to all of our members and supporters who make this work possible.