Organizers of a new bicycle-sharing program in midtown hope to alleviate traffic and lure more customers – while also possibly benefiting from advanced software and security technology for the service.

There are several bicycle-sharing programs in the country – including Denver, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. The approach of Sacramento community leaders is unique, though.

Rather than buying thousands of bikes with municipal funding like programs in other cities, Midtown Bike Share will start with 12 bikes – and no public money.

"Folks like to do things in a big way, but that's expensive, and it takes time to get it all figured out," said Rob Kerth, executive director of the Midtown Business Association, which is sponsoring the program. "We'll know by December how to do a big system if people use it."

The six-month pilot program started Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 28th and J streets, the site of one of two rental kiosks.

Kerth and the program's organizers will look for ways to add more bicycles and kiosks around the city if the program is successful.

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Dalmine is the name of a well known track located in Dalmine, Italy, that’s not far from the Bianchi factory. Also heard that Bianchi will be showing a few new alloy and steel track frames this fall…drool.

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From the looks your pedal crank will have to be removed which is a cottered crank. From the looks your pedal crank will have to be removed which is a cottered crank. If it stays still all you have to do is take off the pedal turn it sideways and remove the whole guard. If it stays still all you have to do is take off the pedal turn it sideways and remove the whole guard. Not the red arrows in the front, what I am wandering does the circular piece turn with the pedals when moving them. Not the red arrows in the front, what I am wandering does the circular piece turn with the pedals when moving them. The two screws near the back of the chain guard definitely have to be removed. The two screws near the back of the chain guard definitely have to be removed. As for the front is it all one piece....

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The alignment of Italian bicycle companies with gran fondo events in the US continues. First it was Colnago with Gran Fondo USA, then Pinarello with Gran Fondo NY, and now Bianchi with the OC Gran Fondo. This announcement from Bianchi: Bianchi has

Ed's first intention was to ride his Bianchi bicycle the distance for his daughter in-law Lisa, in Texas, who has cancer, “to lift her spirits,” he said. Then he found out that his neighbor Rachel also has cancer. Later, talking with fellow retired

Aside from commuting, I sometimes do duathalons and also like bike "adventure" rides. Favorite bike: Townie Xtracycle with three kids and a ton of gear to haul, life is much simpler when I ride my Xtracycle. When I'm alone, it's the Bianchi Eros.

Tony Nelson rides his turquoise Bianchi through the hawk's neighborhood a couple times each week. On Wednesday, Nelson swiveled his neck around one way and then the other to scope out the hawk's position, all while pedaling briskly.

A locked, mint-condition green 2008 Bianchi Milano Parco Celeste bicycle was reported stolen from a rack outside the YMCA on the 1000 block of Grove Street at 8 pm on June 19. A Trek bicycle locked to a parking meter was reported stolen at 3:25 pm on