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Bike Valet
Ride your bike to your next event and leave the parking to us. It's safe, secure, and free!
For Cyclists - Cycle to Your Next Event
Bike Valet turns a community event into a bikeable destination. Arrive at our kiosk and exchange your bike for a claim ticket, and we park your bike in our fenced compound — we’re the only ones who handle the bikes and access the compound, so your bike is safe. It’s fast, easy and secure and it’s free for any event attendee arriving on a bike.
Let us park your attendees' bikes at your next event. Many event organizers obtain sponsorships to defray the cost, and in return, the sponsor gets free advertising during the event. Here are some other good reasons to use Bike Valet:
Increases accessibility by providing security for bikes (and accessories). More people will ride knowing they have a safe place to park, and more people will attend and event that is so easy to get to.
Creates peace-of-mind for attendees. Individuals that aren’t worried about the safety of their ride will be more inclined to stay at an event longer, and will be more engaged.
Is a fully insured operation for commercial liability, including holding of third party property- we take responsibility for the safety of attendee’s bicycles
Operates professionally.
Turn-key service includes custom bicycle racks, fencing, banners, way-finding signage.
Offers high value 3rd-party sponsorship opportunities to offset costs. Custom set-up allows for highly visible promotion of sponsor brand to all event goers.
Bicycle Valet is a highly visual indicator that an event supports a local, sustainable initiative. Bikes are neatly organized in a custom fenced corral, instead of having bikes locked up to every available pole.
Reduces congestion. Driving to an event can be frustrating, parking expensive, and shuttles or public transportation overcrowded. Bypass the crowds, drop off your bike, and enjoy the event.
Is environmentally friendly. Transportation is a significant part of an event’s carbon footprint. Enable attendees to choose an efficient, zero-carbon trip.
Provides free cross-promotion to all of our events. We let the public know we'll be at YOUR event via our newsletter, Instagram, Facebook and our website calendar.
We give you a claim stub, and you give us your bike. After the event, you bring back the stub and we return your bike.
Absolutely! We’ve been running the service since 2006, have parked over 180,000 bicycles, and have never lost a single one. However, it’s up to you to keep your ticket safe because we’ll give the bike back to whoever has it.
Definitely. Because we can’t inventory your accessories, we can’t be responsible for them, but anything securely attached to your bike will be safe.
It’s free to use but please let event organizers and sponsors know how important the service is to you!
Please do not lock your bicycle. The site is secure and attended at all times. If you have your lock with you, you are welcome to leave it with your bike if you don’t want to lug it around.
When you take your claim check, you are agreeing to our service terms. If you’re not back to pick up your bike 30 minutes (or otherwise posted time) after the event has ended, you will have to email us (valet@sacbike.org) the day following the event to pick up your bike.
Do your best not to. We cannot verify that the claim ticket holder is the actual owner of the bike, so keep that ticket safe! If you DO manage to lose it, it’s up to the on-site supervisor to handle the issue.
We support innovative sustainable transportation! We’ll park anything human-powered including electric bikes.
We try to be as efficient as possible. Events where everyone is trying to leave at the same time, versus staggered departure times may produce a bit of a line. In this case, chill out, talk to the person behind you, and be glad you are not trying to maneuver your car out of the multi-level parking garage.
SABA's Bike Valet stations are operated by a combination of staff and volunteers - and we’re always looking for more! Fill out a volunteer form or email us (valet@sacbike.org) for more information.
The Bicycle Valet is a social enterprise of Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates
We would love to be. Our model is free for you, paid by event hosts. Not every event is ready yet to pay for the service, but as soon as they do, we’ll be there. You can help by suggesting the event organizers hire SABA's Bike Valet.
We try to accurately anticipate how many bikes we’re going to get at each event and how much space we’ll need, but sometimes way more people ride than we thought. Or we just aren’t given enough space to work with.
We try to provide a uniform to all our team members so you know who is there to help you. We are also developing a digital and online check-in process with the option to pre-register prior to the event day.
We post every event on our website calendar, and promote our service on Facebook and Instagram. But most results show that people look mostly to event websites for the information. We provide a media kit and encourage event organizers to promote the service as much as possible.
We try to always have a pump on site. We will be starting a bike registration service through our Project 529 program and we may have a mechanic or two at the event to help with these little emergencies. Be sure to ask a SABA staff person if you need help.
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Ride on!
Support SABA to make the Sacramento area a safe, convenient, and enjoyable place to get around by bike.
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