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The Bike Lane AZ Bike-Path Rides

Scottsdale, AZ · Social

When
Some Saturdays, 9:00 amA season of about 15 to 16 local rides on bike paths (greenbelt, canals), 2026-2027. Each ride has its own Meetup event with its own day, time and start. Season kick-off: Saturday Oct 10, 2026, social breakfast 8:00 am, ride at 9:00, El Dorado Park. Next after that: Saturday Oct 31, 11:00 am, Arizona Canal to OHSO.
Starts at
Varies by ride. Oct 10 kick-off: El Dorado Park, behind the Aquatics Center, 2301 N Miller Rd, Scottsdale, AZ Map ↗
Pace
Social, easy pace, 'no one left behind' (host's words on the Oct 10 ride). The Oct 10 ride is about 45 minutes down the Greenbelt and around Tempe Town Lake.No-drop: nobody gets left
Host's website
Hosted by
The Bike Lane AZClub
Kind of ride
Social
E-bikes
WelcomeThe Meetup page says no current cycling experience is needed and that many members ride e-bikes.
Made for
Beginner friendly
Map of Arizona with this ride's start
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For visitors

RSVP on the Meetup event; the group asks riders to accept its liability waiver (on its website) when signing up. Bike paths only: no mountain biking or singletrack. The Meetup page says no current cycling experience is needed and that many members ride e-bikes. The organizer also runs paid bike-and-boat trips through A Wild Adventure; the local rides are separate Meetup events.

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 9:00 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
Pace
Social, easy pace, 'no one left behind' (host's words on the Oct 10 ride). The Oct 10 ride is about 45 minutes down the Greenbelt and around Tempe Town Lake. It's no-drop: if you fall off the back, someone waits. That's the point of a group ride.
Check
Look at their Facebook page the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.

About the The Bike Lane AZ Bike-Path Rides group ride

The Bike Lane AZ Bike-Path Rides is a social and e-bikes welcome group ride in Scottsdale, AZ. It rolls some Saturdays at 9:00 am from Varies by ride. Oct 10 kick-off: El Dorado Park, behind the Aquatics Center.

The Bike Lane is a Phoenix-Valley social group for leisurely rides on the greenbelt, canals and other bike paths. The 2026-2027 season opens with a kick-off breakfast and ride on Oct 10 in Scottsdale. The group says it does about 15 to 16 local rides a season and that no current cycling experience is needed.

Checked Sep 30, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.

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