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Steve Rex in the News
Press clippings and reports on Steve and the happenings at Rex Cycles.

A bicycle built for you
By Cathleen Ferraro -- Bee Staff Writer
"Everything about the bike is good," said Rex, 40, owner of Rex Cycles in Sacramento's midtown. Rex Cycles is the only custom-bike builder in Sacramento and one of just a handful throughout Northern California. "I'm really amazed, actually," Rex said, recognizing that the high price tag for custom bikes makes for a limited customer base.
Published Tuesday, June 11, 2002

Velodrome more than a dream?
By Matt Peters -- Sacramento Bee Correspondent
To date, the group seeking to create the Sacramento Valley Cycling and Inline Park has been given 80 acres at Mather Regional Park and funding for a feasibility study. But it's beyond a dream," said Warren Geissert, a member of the Sacramento Cycling Park Association, a nonprofit group trying to make the dream of bringing a velodrome to Sacramento a reality. As outlined in the association's concept paper, the cycling and inline park facilities at Mather Park would be comprised of: -- A 250-...
Published Thursday, February 7, 2002

Relay teams make sure wheels keep on rollin'
By Matt Peters -- Special to The Bee
Rex and Frink were part of a four-tandem relay team from the Davis Bike Club that went down to Southern California last month to participate in the Furnace Creek 508. The goal of the Davis Bike Club tandem team actually was to do more than just participate. Shadoan said each tandem would ride as hard as it could for 15 minutes, then pass the torch to the next tandem and climb inside for a brief rest while the van raced ahead to leapfrog the other tandem/van combos.
Published 6:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday, November 7, 2001