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Bike & Chowder Club Rides

Las Cruces, NM · Road · Social

When
Sundays and Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturdays, 8:00 amYear-round
Starts at
Mesilla Plaza, Mesilla Plaza, Mesilla, NM Map ↗
Distance
15–43 miles
Pace
A group 18–20+ mph; B group stay-together 14–18 mphSplits into pace groups
Next ride
Hosted by
Bike & ChowderClub
Started
1984Founded 1984, per the club's website
Cost
free
Kind of ride
Road · Social
Made for
Beginner friendly
Map of New Mexico with this ride's start
Las Cruces, NM
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
Bring
a helmet, water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
Arrive
Ten or fifteen minutes before 8:00 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
Pace
The easiest pace the host lists is 14–18 mph: brisk — you'll want some fitness. It splits into pace groups. Pick the slowest one your first time; you can move up next week.
Check
Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.

About the Bike & Chowder Club Rides group ride

Bike & Chowder Club Rides is a road and social group ride in Las Cruces, NM. It rolls sundays and Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturdays at 8:00 am from Mesilla Plaza.

A Las Cruces recreational riding group going since 1984. No memberships, no dues, one rule: helmets. Most rides end with coffee or food. Four rides a week; times and start points are on the club's schedule page.

Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.

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