Bicycling

The Bicycle Statue on Russell

Davis is Bike City, USA. According to the League of American Bicyclists, Davis is the most bike-friendly city in the nation (article). Here are other cities. The city is set to be the home for a new US Bicycling Hall of Fame headquarters.

Davis was the first city in the nation to experiment with and implement the now-ubiquitous bike lane. There are now more than 100 miles of bike paths, lanes, and trails inundating the city. Bicycles even outnumber the bipeds in the People's Republic of Davis (take part in the Bicycle Census). This page attempts to be the starting point for all of your bike-related inquiries.

Bicycles have been the normal mode of transportation for UCD students for many years, as seen by this 1966 Ansel Adams photo

Do you know how to navigate a bike circle?

Visit the Bicycling Tips page ...

• if you're a freshman.
  

• if you were several feet shorter when you last rode a bicycle.
  

• if you've difficulty negotiating cars/trees/etc.
  

• if you don't want your bicycle's owner to be someone else.
  

• if you want to give up your car and become car-free
  

• if you are new to Davis and don't know the difference between a Bike Path and a Bike Lane.

B&L Bike Shop

Visit the Bicycle Shops page ...

• if you want to make the bike thieves drool by buying a shiny new bicycle.
  

• if you want to find a used bicycle (without resorting to theft).
  

• if you need a wrench-wielding bike mechanic to convince your temperamental bicycle that, yes, it really does want to be a bicycle.
  

• for budget alternatives to the expensive bike shops.

View from the top of Cantelow

Visit the Bicycle Rides page ...

• if you want to get from Point A to Point B.
  

• for bike maps of Davis and the surrounding area, including the new Bike Loop.
  

• if you want to meander through the countryside surrounding Davis.
  

• if you want to bike to Dixon, Winters, Sacramento, Lake Berryessa, Napa, or even San Francisco.

Davis is home to Californiaman Triathlon.

Visit the Bicycling Activities and Clubs page ...

• for local cycling teams and groups.
  

• for organized events (such as centuries, double centuries, criteriums, triathlons)
  

• for other bike-related resources.

On the wall near Davis Creamery in the Oakshade Town Center

Visit the Bicycle Tire Pumps page ...

• to locate the nearest pump (compressor) for your bicycle's squishy tires.

Visit the Bicycling Advocacy page ...

• to find organizations geared toward keeping Davis the bicycle capital of the world.