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Phoenix off the bike: record stores, bookshops, bars

What to do in Phoenix with the afternoon after the ride.

Phoenix off the bike: record stores, bookshops, bars, listed

1. Stinkweeds

   Central Phoenix, on Camelback Rd across from the light rail.

   • Record store
   • 12 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013
   DirectionsWebsite
   More about Stinkweeds

   New and used vinyl and CDs since 1987. Open 11 to 8 weekdays, 10 to 8 Saturday, noon to 6 Sunday, so it is the stop after the ride.

2. Changing Hands Bookstore

   Tempe, on McClintock Dr. Independent, open since 1974.

   • Bookstore
   • 6428 S McClintock Dr, Tempe, AZ 85283
   DirectionsWebsite
   More about Changing Hands Bookstore

   Open 10 to 9 weekdays, 9 to 9 Saturday, 10 to 8 Sunday. The second store, at 300 W Camelback Rd in central Phoenix a few blocks from Stinkweeds, has a bar inside, First Draft, pouring wine, beer and coffee, so a rider can sit with a beer and a book.

3. Boycott Bar

   Melrose District, on 7th Ave. A bar.

   • Queer-owned
   • 4301 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
   DirectionsWebsite
   More about Boycott Bar

   Its own site calls it “Arizona’s last lesbian-owned bar,” and its About page says “proudly LGBTQ+ owned & operated.” Open 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday to Friday, from 3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday, closed Monday; 21 and over.

4. Heard Museum

   Central Phoenix, on Central Ave at the Encanto/Central light rail stop.

   • Museum
   • 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
   DirectionsWebsite
   More about Heard Museum

   Two hours of Native American art and history. Open 10 to 4 every day September through May, closed Mondays June through August; free parking. Admission is sold through its ticket portal; the price was not on the pages we read (Oct 2026).

5. Pedal Haus Brewery (Roosevelt Row)

   Roosevelt Row, downtown Phoenix.

   • Bar
   • 214 E. Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
   DirectionsWebsite
   More about Pedal Haus Brewery (Roosevelt Row)

   A brewery Julian Wright started in 2015 for beer drinkers and cyclists, per its own story page; rooftop patio with its own bar, open from 3 p.m. weekdays, 11 a.m. Saturday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday. No bike parking is stated. The Tempe taproom on Mill Ave is under Restaurants.

6. Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market

   Old Town Scottsdale.

   • Market
   • 7495 East Bennie Gonzales Way, Scottsdale, AZ
   DirectionsWebsite
   More about Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market

   Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. October through April, 8 to noon in May, 7 to 10 a.m. in June, closed July through September. Over 100 local growers and food makers, per the city’s listing; it moved to this spot on October 3, 2026, so check the operator’s page before you ride over. Bike parking is not stated.

7. Scottsdale Stadium (spring training)

   Scottsdale.

   • Venue
   Website
   More about Scottsdale Stadium (spring training)

   The San Francisco Giants’ spring training park; Cactus League games run February 19 to March 20, 2027, and the Angels play at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe. Tempe Tourism’s guide says players sign by the dugouts for about half an hour before the game. The thing to do when a training week lands in March.

Checked October 3, 2026. No paid placements. Businesses open and close; call before you count on anyone.