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Rose Bike Tuesday Beginner MTB Ride

Orono, ME · Mountain bike

When
Every Tuesday, 5:45 pmSeason: May-Oct
Starts at
Old Town Elementary School, Old Town, ME Map ↗
Next ride
Hosted by
Rose BikeBike shop
Cost
free
Kind of ride
Mountain bike
Made for
Beginner friendly
Map of Maine with this ride's start ORONO 4
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For visitors

Call the shop (207-866-3525) if you are new to this ride. Helmet required, annual waiver online. Bring a headlight for any night ride. Facebook has last-minute changes.

First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
Bring
a helmet, front and rear lights (it's a dark-hours ride), water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
Arrive
Ten or fifteen minutes before 5:45 pm. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
Pace
Pace isn't posted. Ask the host before you go, or say you're new when you arrive. It's no-drop: if you fall off the back, someone waits. That's the point of a group ride.
Check
Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.

About the Rose Bike Tuesday Beginner MTB Ride group ride

Rose Bike Tuesday Beginner MTB Ride is a mountain bike group ride in Orono, ME. It rolls every Tuesday at 5:45 pm from Old Town Elementary School.

A gentle, non-technical mountain bike ride for true beginners to learn the basics of handling and get to know local trails. About an hour. Rose Bike asks new riders to call the shop first.

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

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