What we’re about
If you want to check out cycling in the Prescott area, Bike Prescott can get you started.
Most Bike Prescott rides are for road and e-bikes. Rides designed for gravel or mountain bikes will state so in the title of the posting.
Two Important Steps:
- Join Bike Prescott bikeprescott.org, and
- Follow Bike Prescott here on Meetup
About Bike Prescott Meetup
This Meetup is a forum for Bike Prescott club members to post group rides and events.
Once you join this Meetup, you can view and sign-up to attend many of Bike Prescott's daily and weekly rides.
We have rides for riders of all abilities.
Before joining Bike Prescott, you are welcome to come on one ride as our guest.
After that, we encourage everyone to join.
About Bike Prescott Club Membership
Bike Prescott Cycling Club is a paid membership club. Please go to bikeprescott.org and sign up. Membership has its privileges!
The $30 annual membership dues include:
- In addition to what is posted here on Meetup, the club Bike Prescott has rides, events and trips that are open only to paid members of Bike Prescott, the club.
- Club newsletter
- Meet new people
- Ride with great groups
- Daily rides posted
- Road, gravel and mountain ride options
- E-bikes welcome
- Social activities and biking trips
- Community involvement opportunities
- Insurance when riding on posted club rides
Bike Prescott loves cycling and we hope to see you on a ride soon!
Bike Prescott Safe Group-Riding Guidelines (predictability is the key to safety)
- Riders must wear a helmet. Taillights strongly suggested. Mirrors and brightly-colored clothing may help you see and be seen.
- Riders must carry emergency contact information.
- Do not wear anything in your ears that prevents you from hearing what is going on around you.
- Riders must obey traffic laws.
- Understand how to safely navigate various traffic configurations and turns. Refer to the Arizona Bicycling Street Smarts Manual. Here’s the link:
http://www.azbikeped.org/bicycling-street-smarts.asp
- Ride single-file and stay to the right except when road conditions allow.
- Don’t bunch up at traffic lights (creates traffic confusion).
- As a general rule, pass other riders on their left. Say “on your left”. If for some reason you decide to pass on someone’s right, call out: “On your right”.
- Point out hazards and route turns verbally and/or with hand signals.
- Keep together as a unit as much as possible at intersections. (“One larger thing” is more visible and less confusing to cars than “smaller separate things.”)
- Riders who want to be dropped or go off on their own must tell someone.
Upcoming events
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Thursday Fun Ride - Coyote Springs Rd
Viewpoint Park, 7301 E Park Ridge Dr, Prescott Valley, AZ, USPace: Slow, 12-15 mph Distance: 18.2 mi Elevation Gain: 415 Regroups: Several
Join us for a nice, easy ride out & back on Coyote Springs Road.
We'll begin at Viewpoint Park and head out Park View Drive and cross Antelope Meadows Drive. We'll wind through the neighborhood out to Antelope Meadows, where we'll turn left out to Coyote Springs Road. We'll make another left onto Coyote Springs going north, then right onto Dog Ranch Road, then left on Porter Camp Rd to its end, then back to Viewpoint Park the same way. Total mileage is 18.2 miles, with 415 ft of elevation gain. An additional 10 miles can be added by riding Viewpoint/Poquito Valley Rd to the end of the pavement and back.
Ride with GPS link
pdf map of the rideHELMETS REQUIRED, LIGHTS RECOMMENDED. Guests are welcome. However Bike Prescott insurance covers club members only. To become a member join us at Bike Prescott.
The Thursday Fun Rides are a series of road rides designed for the less experienced rider and anyone who may want a less challenging ride. Most rides will be under 20 miles in length and as flat as we can make them given Prescott's surroundings. Pace is expected to be in the 12+ mph range, and we will ride at the pace of the slowest rider. Regroups and stops as needed.
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Freewheeling Friday - Exploring Prescott Northside
Kayla’s Hands Playground, 1200 Commerce Drive, 86305, Prescott , AZ, USPace: Moderate Distance: 20 mi. Elevation Gain: 1100+ ft. Regroup: Probably a lot
Because I'm leery of the predicted weather I've created a ride where we can hightail it back to the start if needed. Also this will be a ride exploring some neighborhoods to see what new parts have been built so we may deviate a bit from the created route. It will start at Kayla's Hands playground on Commerce Dr, go down to Willow Creek Rd, then out to the Saddlewood development area. We'll poke around a few streets, then go to Pioneer Parkway and up to the newish trailhead (restroom available there.) Then back down Pioneer Parkway to the Pinion Oaks area and around the Embrey Riddle area. This ride will be on the moderately slow side but there will be several spots where you can cruise for a distance at a faster speed.
RWGPS link
pdf map of the rideFreewheeling Friday rides seek creative routes in the quad city area. They are on mostly paved roads and have varying distances and elevation gain. We ride at a moderate pace, regroup several times and don't leave anyone behind. We start the ride as soon as all those who have signed up have arrived and are ready to go.
Guests are welcome. However Bike Prescott insurance covers club members only. To become a member join us at Bike Prescott
HELMETS REQUIRED – NO EARBUDS OR ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS CLEARLY HEARING TRAFFIC NOISE ALLOWED – HEADLIGHTS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – E-BIKES WELCOME.3 attendees
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