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October 2021
Beginner Overnighter to Catalina State Park
All ride proceeds are supporting El Grupo Bikepacking. ***If you would like to join this ride but it is cost prohibitive to do so, please let us know. We’ll be leaving Campfire Cycling at around 11A for a 20 mile ride up the loop to Catalina State Park. We’ll be staying at a group campground…
Find out more »Breakfast by Bike: Himmel Park to Catalina Park
We’re bringing back breakfast by bike! Its sorta like “coffee outside” with a few of our own bikepackery twists thrown in. You can bring your own camping cookwear and cook up yer breakfast if you’d like. We’ll be towing a BOB and bringing the big two burner primus campstove for cooking up pancakes and coffee…
Find out more »November 2021
Intermediate Overnighter to Buenos Aires & Arivaca
We're headed back to the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Area for a repeat of our route through the area. Our first ramble of this ride was in March of 2020 right before the world shut down. Little did we know what was around the corner. This trip does have some challenges to it. We’ll call…
Find out more »Breakfast by Bike: Himmel Park to Mitchell Park
This is our last Breakfast by Bike, and event for that matter of 2021. Help us wrap up the year in style. Meet us at Himmel Park at 7Am. We’ll be meeting at the north parking lot near the library. We'll cruise over to Mitchell Park. You can bring your own camping cookwear and cook…
Find out more »January 2022
SOLD OUT – Joe Cruz is Bikepacking through Geography, Culture, and History
Joe Cruz has been bikepacking for over 30 years and has traveled the world over including a year-long trip in Asia, seven months in the Andes, and spans in Alaska, Egypt, Bosnia, and much of Europe. Join us as he shares images and stories from his travels at the human, reflective pace of bicycling. He…
Find out more »Breakfast by Bike: Himmel to Rio Vista Natural Resource Park
After a little break for the holidays, Breakfast by Bike returns. Join us for a mellow cruise from Himmel to Rio Vista Park. We'll bring our BOB Trailer loaded up with pancake making gear. Bring a plate and an appetite for pancakes. And bring your camp stove to brew yourself some coffee or tea. Meet…
Find out more »February 2022
Advanced 2 Nighter: Sky Islands Odyssey East
Are You Ready for the Adventure? To bring things together for our bikepacking ride series, we're headed down to do Sarah Swallow's Sky Islands Odyssey East Loop. We've come up with our own slightly modified version of the route. The plan is to park at the juncture of Highway 62 and Greaterville Road. We'll begin…
Find out more »March 2022
Beginner Overnighter to Catalina State Park: Round2
All ride proceeds are supporting El Grupo Bikepacking. ***If you would like to join this ride but it is cost prohibitive to do so, please let us know. This ride kicks off round 2 of our Begginner, Intermediate, Advanced bikepacking ride series. We’ll be leaving Campfire Cycling at around 11A for a 20 mile ride…
Find out more »Breakfast by Bike: Himmel to Mansfield Park
Join us for a mellow cruise from Himmel to Mansfield Park to enjoy some breakfast and good company! We’ll bring our BOB Trailer loaded up with pancake making gear. Bring a plate and an appetite for pancakes. And bring your camp stove to brew yourself some coffee or tea. Meet us at Himmel Park at…
Find out more »April 2022
Breakfast by Bike: Himmel to Reid Park
Join us for a mellow cruise from Himmel to Reid Park to enjoy some breakfast and great company! We’ll bring our BOB Trailer loaded up with pancake making gear. Bring a plate and an appetite for pancakes. And bring your camp stove to brew yourself some coffee or tea. Meet us at Himmel Park at…
Find out more »Cycling About’s “Biking the Baja Divide” Film Premier!
Apologies for the short notice, but this one should be great, especially for all you folks dreaming of riding the Baja Divide!Alee and Laura of CyclingAbout.com have just arrived in Tucson. They've been been busy working on this film while completing their tour. This will be the world premier of the film which is about 55…
Find out more »Intermediate Overnighter: Tombstone Hustle
We're riding the Tombstone Hustle! We'll be meeting up in Tombstone and headed clockwise on the loop. This is not a good trip for beginners as it involves some rugged terrain and carrying water for the overnight. The first day will be the shorter but tougher one as we'll be headed up and over the…
Find out more »May 2022
Breakfast by Bike: Himmel to Mitchell Park
Join us for a mellow cruise from Himmel to Mitchell Park to enjoy some breakfast and great company! We’ll bring our BOB Trailer loaded up with pancake making gear. Bring a plate and an appetite for pancakes. And bring your camp stove to brew yourself some coffee or tea. Meet us at Himmel Park at…
Find out more »June 2022
Breakfast by Bike: Himmel to Underwood Sonoran Landscape Lab
Join us for a short jaunt of a ride from Himmel Park to the Underwood Family Sonoran Desert Lab to enjoy some breakfast and great company! We picked out this great little spot as about the coolest outdoor spot around that we could think of for this toasty time of year. We’ll bring our BOB…
Find out more »August 2022
Breakfast by Bike: Himmel to Reid Park
Join us for a short jaunt of a ride from Himmel Park to Reid Park to enjoy some breakfast and great company! We've got a nice spot near the water, because being around water is always nice in this warm time of the year. We’ll bring our BOB Trailer loaded up with pancake making gear.…
Find out more »Co-Motion Demo Day
UPDATE: Just after posting this, Co-motion let us know that the date will be pushed back by a week to Monday, August 22nd (3 to 7PM)The Co-motion van is on the road travelling back from Ragbrai and headed through Tucson. Its loaded up with a great sampling of Co-motion tandems and singles and we're using…
Find out more »September 2022
Breakfast by Bike: Himmel to Underwood Sonoran Landscape Lab
Join us for a short jaunt of a ride from Himmel Park to the Underwood Family Sonoran Desert Lab to enjoy some breakfast and great company! We picked out this great little spot as about the coolest outdoor spot around that we could think of for this toasty time of year. Its so great this…
Find out more »Craters & Cinder Cones – Advanced 3 Day Bikepacking Trip Around Northern AZ
We're heading up to Northern Arizona for our summer advanced bikepacking trip. This will be a 3 day trip traversing around 50 miles a day to cover the 152 mile loop. We're picking this time of year as it will be a perfect time to escape the long summer heat of Tucson. Flagstaff this time…
Find out more »October 2022
Breakfast by Bike: Himmel to Rio Vista Natural Resource Park
Help us welcome in the fall cycling season and join us for a mellow cruise from Himmel to Rio Vista Park. We'll bring our BOB Trailer loaded up with pancake making gear. Bring a plate and an appetite for pancakes. Bring a mug for some of our coffee or bring your camp stove to brew…
Find out more »Beginner Overnighter to Catalina State Park
***If you would like to join this ride but it is cost prohibitive to do so, please let us know. We’ll be leaving Campfire Cycling at around 11A for a 20 mile ride up the loop to Catalina State Park. We’ll be staying at a group campground with room for 20 tents. While this is…
Find out more »SOLD OUT, BUT ACCEPTING STORYTELLER SUBMISSIONS! – Tucson’s Locals Only Adventure Storytelling Series
Welcome to the inaugural Tucson Locals Only Adventure Storytelling Series! We're super-stoked to be kicking off this collaborative community event with Roadrunner Bicycles! The Sonoran Desert and greater Arizona is a beautiful, rugged, and culturally diverse landscape. Stories emerge from every saguaro, lie in every wash and under every rock. Come join us on October…
Find out more »Cancelled – WTF Intermediate Overnighter to Buenos Aires & Arivaca
*** Unfortunately, we had to cancel this ride. One of our two ride leaders was unable to attend and with other circumstances at the shop, we were not able to bring the ride together. This ride is for WTF folks. Other folks are welcome to join our Intermediate Bikepacker ride to Arivaca on November 19th…
Find out more »November 2022
Breakfast by Bike: Himmel Park to Catalina Park (Off 4th Ave)
Join us for a mellow cruise from Himmel to Catalina Park to enjoy some breakfast and great company! We’ll bring our BOB Trailer loaded up with pancake making gear. Bring a plate and an appetite for pancakes. And bring your camp stove to brew yourself some coffee or tea. Meet us at Himmel Park at…
Find out more »Intermediate Overnighter to Buenos Aires & Arivaca
***If you would like to join this ride but it is cost prohibitive to do so, please let us know. We’re headed back to the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Area for a threepeat! This trip does have some challenges to it. We’ll call it intermediate level and not advisable as a first time bikepacking trip.…
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