Click here to head back to our giant cycling guide.
Tucson has a bike club for just about everyone. If you can think it, someone in Tucson probably already started a group for it.
While the term “club” can sound exclusive, many groups are open to everyone. Here are a few to check out.
BICAS
Bicycle Inter-Community Art & Salvage (BICAS) is a local nonprofit dedicated to “affordable bicycle transportation, education and creative recycling with our greater Tucson community,” according to their website.
BICAS hosts a Women, Trans* and Femme night ride that takes place on the last Monday of each month. For more information about the group, check out their website.
Bicycle Ranch Tucson
Bicycle Ranch Tucson offers a group ride around Tucson every Saturday morning. The ride is roughly 56 miles and fairly fast-paced at a rate between 18-22 mph. The shop is currently looking for riders to lead slower-paced rides, too.
“All store rides are designed to promote the enjoyment of cycling in a friendly group atmosphere,” their website states. For more information about the group, check out their website.
Cactus Cycling Club
Cactus Cycling Club hosts multiple rides around Tucson each week. Some of the popular routes go along The Loop or in Saguaro National Park and Mount Lemmon.
Note: Cactus Cycling Club requires a $15 monthly membership, $30 for an annual membership or $50 for an annual family membership for three people. If you’re not quite ready to commit to a full membership, try their trial membership for $2.
The club also gives back through the Adopt-a-Highway program and donates to a local bike organization every year. For more information about the club, check out their website.
Civano Cycling Club
The Civano Cycling Club typically meets at Civano Boulevard and Drexel Road on Tucson’s southeast side. The club welcomes all cycling enthusiasts.
Expect to ride through places like Saguaro National Park East and Fantasy Island. The group also participates in local biking events like El Tour de Tucson.
For more information about the club, check out their website.
El Grupo Youth Cycling
El Grupo Youth Cycling is focused on empowering local youth ages 12-18 through bicycles. On average, the organization serves around 200 people annually through its programs and summer bike camp, according to El Grupo’s website. The organization also has a group for younger kiddos, called El Grupito!
El Grupo also hosts an annual fall ride to help further their mission. For more information, check out their website.
Fair Wheel Bikes
Local shop Fair Wheel Bikes hosts three bike rides a week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings. There are two fast-paced rides and one that's slower-paced.
Fair Wheel Bikes has been around for five decades and under the same ownership for over 40 years. For more information, check out their website.
FUGA
Familias Unidas Ganando Accesibilidad (FUGA) is a local grassroots coalition bringing bike accessibility to Tucson’s south and west sides. FUGA hosts two monthly bike rides — one on Tucson’s west side on the second Sunday of the month and one on the south side on the last Friday of the month.
The coalition was founded in 2018 and has hosted numerous bike rides with riders of all ages.
“We started realizing that we needed a coalition of folks that knew how to represent their community, their barrio, their streets, because we’re from them,” FUGA co-founder Vanessa Gallego told #ThisIsTucson last year.
For more information about the coalition, check out their website.
Greater Arizona Bicycling Association
The Greater Arizona Bicycling Association (GABA) is one of the largest bike clubs in Tucson and Southern Arizona. According to its MeetUp page, the club has around 1,300 members. But don’t fret — not all 1,300 members are going on the same ride at once.
GABA hosts weekly rides with various difficulty levels through different parts of town. They even offer overnight rides during certain times of the year. On top of their bike club, the organization advocates for “bicycle riding for recreation, fitness, and transportation” and bike education and repair, according to their website.
For more information about the club, check out their website.
Project Bike Club
Project Bike Club is another Tucson club centered around local youth, setting them up with bike skills they can use throughout their lives. The goal is for riders to build confidence while biking in a non-competitive environment.
The organization offers a 12-week after-school bike club program for $600 and a summer bike club program for $500. If you’re looking for something short-term, Project Bike Club also hosts weekend trail rides once a month for $40.
For more information about the club, check out their website.
Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists
Local nonprofit Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists promotes mountain biking in ways that are deemed environmentally and socially responsible.
The organization hosts numerous mountain biking events and group rides every month, including rides where the group contributes to trail maintenance and clean-up, which helps keep routes accessible for all.
Memberships start at $40 per person or $60 for families. For more information, check out their website.
Southern Arizona Mountain Bike Association
The Southern Arizona Mountain Bike Association has been rolling through the rocky terrain of Tucson and Southern Arizona since the early 1990s with an objective to promote both mountain biking and nature, all while supporting “environmentally and socially responsible use of the land,” the group says.
The organization offers weekly rides through various parts of Southern Arizona including Sweetwater Preserve and Green Valley. Even though most of the rides are labeled as moderate or intermediate, all are welcome.
For more information about the group, check out their MeetUp page.
Tucson Women Shredders
Tucson Women Shredders is a local women’s mountain biking group that goes on monthly bike rides through Tucson Mountain Park and Catalina State Park.
In addition to the monthly rides, the group also participates in trail maintenance days and goes on mountain biking trips to places like Patagonia and Greer. Tucson Women Shredders is WTF (women, trans, femme) friendly, too!
“We've been trying to get more people involved from different backgrounds because mountain biking in the last 10 years was a heavily male-dominated sport,” Sarita Mendez, a ride leader and communications coordinator for the group told #ThisIsTucson last year.
For more information about the group, check out their Instagram page.
Tuesday Night Ride
If you ask almost anyone in Tucson about local ride groups, chances are they’ll tell you about the Tuesday Night Ride. The ride is one of the largest weekly bike gatherings in Tucson, with dozens participating in the event that was started over 15 years ago.
The group meets at 8:30 p.m. at the flagpole near Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. For more information, check out their Facebook group.
Reward your days and discount your nights with Checking PLUS from Hughes Federal Credit Union.
Get discounts and deals on dining and shopping at the big AND local brands you love. Save on pet insurance, identity theft restoration, personal services, discounts on entertainment, home improvement and plan your next trip with your own travel concierge. Explore the savings and possibilities with Checking PLUS. Visit HughesFCU.org/PLUS.
