All I wanna do is bicycle

Sacramento is a hub for cycling. It’s connected to other bike-friendly towns—like Davis and Folsom—by beautiful trails on either side. Plus, on any given day, the central city is full of bike enthusiasts riding all kinds of cycles, like locally made custom road bikes and fixed-gear cruisers. Those who were pissed off that the Amgen Tour of California skipped Sacramento this year can still nerd out this weekend at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. The premier show of its kind, it features some of the world’s best-known and most innovative custom-frame builders.

Happening all weekend at the Sacramento Convention Center, the NAHBS kicks off Thursday evening at a side-event called the Artbike Party, at Hot Italian, 1627 16th Street. Starting at 6 p.m., the two-wheel-friendly pizza place will host a celebration of Sacramento’s cycling community with special guests and raffle prizes. Artbike will also host a parade on Saturday at 2 p.m. It’s a 2.5-mile ride that starts at Fremont Park (1515 Q Street) and ends at the Sacramento Convention Center (1400 J Street). For more information on these and other Artbike events, visit www.facebook.com/ArtBikeSacramento.

Meanwhile, the NAHBS main event happens at the Convention Center all day Friday through Sunday. Highlights of the show include a tribute to local builder Steve Rex on Saturday, which celebrates his 25th year of designing frames. Also on display will be dozens of mountain bike, city bike, road bike and cyclocross frames from international designers. And NAHBS will host a number of seminars on various business- and bike-related subjects. For more information, including a full schedule and a list of vendors, visit http://2012.handmadebicycleshow.com.