Step up to the bike

All you need is two wheels.

Sure, it helps to know that M Street is the best shortcut east from Midtown, that Route 105 will take you safely to Davis or that sometimes 20th and 24th streets are better north-south passages than 19th and 21st streets.

But in the end, the best advice is the simplest: Step up to the bike.

This month is May Is Bike Month, which is also the name of Sacramento’s month-long bicycling awareness campaign. And if you visit www.mayisbikemonth.com, you can sign up and participate. All you need is a bike, a helmet, plenty of water, and motivation to spare the air and commute on two wheels.

So why not challenge yourself or a co-worker to ride instead of drive for the next 31 days? Who knows? It just may change your life …

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Contributors: Cindy Baker, Josh Fernandez, Lindsay Hall, Nick Miller, Shoka
Designer: Kate Murphy
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