1. COTTONWOOD CYCLES
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. rides through the winter and occasional Sunday sessions. They mainly ride the Road Apple Rally coarse area. Come see if you can keep up with Brent and Ralph Winebarger. Town: Farmington. Contact: (505) 326-0429; www.cottonwoodcycles.com.
2. BIKE & SPORT
"There's tons of singletrack -- ride for days and never leave the city limits," says the shop. The 6:30 a.m. Friday spin meets at Starbucks in the DeVargass Center. Sunday epics scheduled when there's no race. Town: Sante Fe. Contact: (505) 820-0809.
3. SPORT SYSTEMS
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at the shop or 7 p.m. at the Embudito trailhead. The rolling, high desert singletrack offers great variety. The group of 20 splits into hard and moderate groups. Town: Albuquerque. Contact: (505) 792-4708; (505) 296-9111: www.nmsportsystems.com.
4. ALBUQUERQUE BICYCLE CENTER
Show 7 p.m. Thursday at the top of Menaul trailhead above Tramway. The terrain is rolling and the singletrack is hardpack with a loose top. Group size is 20. Lights recommended but not required. Town: Albuquerque. Contact: (505) 888-3730; (505) 292-5262; (505) 831-5739; www.albbicyclecenter.com.
5. BIKE COOP
This shop runs the Active Knowledge Adventure, a free tech and skill session that meets the first Saturday of each month. Ride the volcanoes, Cedro Peak or the nearby foothills. Loner bikes available. Town: Albuquerque. Contact: (505) 265-5170; www.activeknow@aol.com.
6. BIKE WORLD
Meet at the Montgomery trailhead, 8 a.m. Sunday. It's a mostly casual ride on rolling singletrack with endless trail opportunities. If you want a death march, 1000 foot climbs are available. Town: Albuquerque. Contact: (505) 881-4233; (505) 247-8033; www.bikeworldnm.com.
7. FAT TIRE CYCLES
Just relocated, this shop has brings another ride to the central area. Show at the shop 10 a.m. Sunday. A two to four hours ride at Cedro Peak. It's mostly singletrack with up to 1000 foot climbs. Town: Albuquerque. Contact: (505) 345-9005; www.fattirecycles.com.
8. NORTHEAST CYCLERY
Saturday morning rides. Northeast is located a stone's throw from the south foothill trail system. The East Sandia Peak Ski Area tops out over 10500 feet. Chairlifts and rental bikes available. Town: Albuquerque. Contact: (505) 299-1210.
9. OLD TOWN BICYCLE
Sunday morning rides. Trips include the bike path and the hundreds of miles of moderate and advanced singletrack at Cedro Peak, Ellenagallegos or Otero Canyon. Bike rentals start at $12. Town: Albuquerque. Contact: (505) 247-4926; www.oldtownbicycles.com.
10. GILA HIKE & BIKE
The Bicycles Shop also joins along with the Gila Bike and Silver Spokes Club ride. Meet 10 a.m. Sunday at different locations around town. Ten to 15 ride Little Walnut, Ft. Bayard and other locations. Town: Silver City. Contact: (505) 388-3222; (505) 538-5694.
11. OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Saturday and Sunday morning rides start in April. Meet up to 20 others at Milagros Coffee Shop. They can also tell you where to meet for the weekday morning and afternoon NMSU hammer sessions. Town: Las Cruces. Contact: (505) 521-1922.
12. OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
Call to confirm the 9 a.m. Sunday, trailhead meet. Ride both alpine and desert terrain. Expect a four-hours plus outing with five to ten people. The rides could include 5700 foot climbs. Town: Alamogordo. Contact: (505) 434-1920; www.zianet.com/outdooradventures.
13. HIGH ALTITUDE
Meet 5 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Sunday at the shop. Every time it's a different ride on the alpine terrain in town or the surrounding high-desert. Once a month shuttle trips with 4000 to 5000 foot drops. Town: Ruidoso. Contact: (505) 257-0120; www.highaltitude.org.
14. ROSWELL SCHWINN CYCLERYAt the shop or Haystack Mtn., 10 a.m. Sunday meets. Easy and advanced, high desert trails over rolling terrain. The group of three to seven do the best to maintain a moderate pace on the three-hours plus ride. Town: Roswell. Contact: (505) 622-5552.
15. THE BIKE DOC
During the winter the ride goes off 9 a.m. Sunday. The Summer schedule is 7 a.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Meet at La Cueva Trail. There's 20 miles of singletrack rolling through the foothills. Town: Carlsbad. Contact: (505) 887-7280.
16. ROSWELL INCIDENT MEMORIAL RIDE
Meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the windmill in the prairie north of town. Follow the singletrack scorched into the earth by the craft of unknown origin. See if you can keep up with the alien who has three eyes, four arms and a partially burned space suit. Contact: (505) 555-1947.
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