What we’re about
Want to check out road and gravel cycling in the Prescott area?
- 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 ride info and various events.
Once you join this Meetup, you can see, and sign-up to attend, many of Bike Prescott's daily/weekly rides.
In addition to what is posted here on Meetup, the club Bike Prescott has rides, events and trips that are open only to those who are paid members of Bike Prescott.
So, in addition to following us here on Meetup, go to bikeprescott.org and sign up. Before joining Bike Prescott, you are welcome to come on a ride as our guest.
After that, we encourage everyone to join - because membership has its privileges!
About the club, Bike Prescott
Bike Prescott Cycling Club is a paid membership club. We welcome riders of all abilities (including novices and casual riders) with a desire to promote road/gravel cycling and safety in the Prescott area and beyond.
The $30 annual membership dues include:
- Participate in rides, meetings, events and trips that are open only to members
- 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 posted club rides
- 10% discount on purchases at our bike store sponsors (excluding bikes)
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 (4+)
See all- Tour de Wednesdays: Walker Road from DowntownFry's, Prescott, AZ
It's not yet cold enough this week to have to drive south for a ride so let's stay in town. The Walker-Road-starting-from-downtown route is 34 miles with 3200' of climbing. The climbs are: Prescott Lakes Parkway from AZ 89 to AZ 69, Walker Road to the end of the pavement, and Rosser from AZ 89 to Demerse. Meet in the western end of Fry's parking lot near the corner of Fair and Valley streets.
The Tour de Wednesdays is a challenging ride. The pace is brisk and there are limited stops. Pace varies to suit each week's participants and similarly paced riders ride together. Join us!
Helmets required, lights highly recommended, E-Bikes welcome. For more information check out our safe group riding guidelines.