A Vintage Bicycle Ride Back in Time with the Camellia City Vintage Lightweight Cycling Club.

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Please note! The start time for this ride is now variable depending on the time of year and temperature. If you'd like to join us, please contact me here or check the group's Facebook page for the current start time.
Back in the 1990's, I turned up a bike-themed photo album out at Denio's swap meet in Roseville, CA. The album was assembled by a fellow who referred to himself as "Gorham" in the album, a cyclist who was an active part of the Sacramento cycling scene in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The photos in the album depict early club rides in the area, as well as several early, pioneering, local bike shops. Today, Rich and I ride with the Camellia City Vintage Lightweight Cycling Club in search of one of those store locations to see what's there now. If you're ever in the Sacramento area and you'd like to join the club for a ride, regular rides are on the third Saturday of each month and leave from the parking lot just across from the Gold River Starbucks, in Gold River Town Center, 2095 Golden Centre Ln, Gold River, CA 95670. Rides typically roll out at 10am, but check with me to confirm ride times or check the club's Facebook page here:
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Music: English Country Garden and In The Temple Garden by Aaron Kenny

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@michaeldesilvio221 Жыл бұрын

These old bicycle designs should be replicated and electrified. There would be a resurgence in popularity.🚲

@phonicdictation9856 Жыл бұрын

heaven on earth

@evanking920 Жыл бұрын

I always appreciate how you guys capture the joy of cycling. You really know what "it's all about".

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Evan! Glad to hear you can "see" the fun we're having. :)

@frankcanongrape5811 Жыл бұрын

Great video! The historical aspect is so valuable on how we appreciate vintage/antique bicycles.

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

Hey, Frank! Thanks for your willingness to participate! Can't wait to see some of those other vintage bikes you're working on!

@douglas1559 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your rides. Looks like a super good time.🚴‍♂️🍩☕ still like that red leather saddle🤗💫

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

Hey, Douglas! Had to go for the red, and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made! :)

@Olyphoto7 Жыл бұрын

The bike shop near our house closed down during Covid and replaced twice with different bike shops. We haven’t made it to the second shop yet but glad to still have a local bike shop. So cool to see the old photos from that bike shop. I couldn’t imagine trying to ride the double decker bike, definitely for the younger crowd. Thanks for sharing!

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

I wonder if they ever got that double decker bike into riding condition, Dan. I'll keep my eyes open- It may yet turn up at a local flea market! :)

@meancuisine8 Жыл бұрын

Sweet ride!!! Keep pedaling!

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Christopher!

@garyseckel295 Жыл бұрын

Fun and very entertaining to watch! So beautiful background music.., as always! Historical pictures add to your videos.

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Gary, and thanks for watching!

@toshaveornottoshave-4804 Жыл бұрын

You guys are in a beautiful shape, glad to see!)

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

Hey, Oleg! Hope you're getting the chance to get out and ride also!

@toshaveornottoshave-4804 Жыл бұрын

@@bikestrikesrazors I welcome you brothers, perhaps only a month later, and while I'm going to Japan…

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

@@toshaveornottoshave-4804 You should be able to buy some nice Kamisori razors in Japan! :)

@brianchisnell1548 Жыл бұрын

My '71 Schwinn Sports Tourer would be right at home!

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

Yes, it would, Brian! Thanks for watching!

@markfeldman6509 Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful concept and a beautiful ride with friends.I’m returning back to New England in 10 days after four months in Florida and I think I will organize a similar event on Cape Cod as we have many small town, very old bike shops. Btw….l love the vintage jersey……did you ever get enough folks together to order the one you showed months ago? I’m still interested.

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

Hey, Mark! Time to leave Florida already? It’s still plenty cold here in NorCal, but I have high hopes for next month. Still not enough folks to drop the price on the jerseys, but hope springs eternal!

@markfeldman6509 Жыл бұрын

@@bikestrikesrazors I had a great winter here. Weather was warm and perfect but zero rain. Drought conditions. Golf courses dried out. Great riding weather but very boring terrain . Nowhere near as pretty as up North . Had to watch out for all of the iguanas on trails. They are everywhere. Real pests and no fun when you hit one of those dense buggers at 15-20 mph. It will still be chilly at home up North but much nicer riding back with my buddies! Thanks for your great videos.

@4acesjackdaniels775 Жыл бұрын

Can someone identify the road and neighborhood shown from 2:54 to about 3:20, please? Really nice historical-looking homes. Thanks in advance.

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

That was "M" street in East Sacramento, near CSUS.

@4acesjackdaniels775 Жыл бұрын

@@bikestrikesrazors Thank you for answering my question. It seems the neighborhood becomes much nicer as you progress away from CSUS (at least from the Google Maps street view images). Thanks again.

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

@@4acesjackdaniels775 Even though I've lived in the Sacramento area forever, I never really had a reason to go to those residential neighborhoods in that area, so I'm not very familiar with them.

@outbrakeu 2 ай бұрын

Could I join if my bike is not a "racing" bike? Just a 70s mid to low level road bike. Nothing fancy but certainly "vintage."

@bikestrikesrazors 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! We're not bike elitists here. All vintage bikes are welcome, and if you don't have a vintage bike but you still have an appreciation for classic and vintage, you're still welcome to come along and ride whatever you have. Check out the Camellia City Vintage Lightweight Cycling Club page on Facebook for ride dates, times and updates!

@outbrakeu 2 ай бұрын

@@bikestrikesrazors thanks for the info. Found your videos a couple months ago and I'm loving them so well done.

@bikestrikesrazors 2 ай бұрын

@@outbrakeu Thanks for watching!

@AMehta-ok5pf Жыл бұрын

Is it me or is everyones seat just a hair too low?

@bikestrikesrazors Жыл бұрын

Hey, A! Saddle height has changed over the years. Back in the very early days of cycling, you'd be likely to see a saddle almost touching the top tube. Most of the riders in the video are riding bikes from the 1980's, where the style rule for saddle height was to have around a fist-full of seatpost showing, much less seatpost than you'd see on a typical modern bike. Of course, even in the 1980's, this varied widely based on rider preference. Modern bikes also have a sloping top tube which tends to make the already long seat posts even longer. Of course, there are always exceptions- I have a small, vintage 3Rensho that I have set up with a modern race fit- lots of seatpost showing and a big drop from the saddle to the bars, and it's a heck of a lot of fun to ride like that. I also have a photo of a couple of riders in the very early 1900's with huge amounts of seatpost and a big saddle to bar drop. Guess there were even aggressive racer dudes back in 1909! :)