What is riding in the Albuquerque area like?

Being local, we find the trails to be buttery smooth and flowey, but in guiding people from different areas of the world, the consensus is that our riding is pretty rugged, and handsome. We have a full variety of trails, but most fall in the intermediate or advanced category. There are a couple loops suited to less advanced riders, but almost all of our trails have tech and plenty of rock and roll. Oh, and a few top out over 10,000 feet

When is the riding season??

Our riding season is long and glorious. Most years we can get out on great singletrack about 360 days. The higher mountain trails are typically open mid March through November, and our foothills trails are rideable year round. Prime riding is May through October

What kind of bike do I need?

While we know people that ride rigid single speeds, we think they are just silly, and we’re pretty sure they buy scratchy bargain toilet paper as well. Full suspension geared bikes will make the most of our riding, especially for full day excursions. Tubeless tires are standard fare, and tire sealant is mandatory unless bike pushing is your thing

Do you rent bikes?

We don’t have a rental fleet, but we work closely with shops in town, and can get you setup with a bike that is dialed in for our trails.

What other equipment do I need?

Most of our riding is above 7,000 feet, the humidity can be in the single digits, and it will suck you dry. A hydration pack is the best option for carrying enough water, and other essential you should have including:

A spare tube, or maybe two.
Snacks, at least 100 calories per hour.
Rain Jacket, we get short heavy afternoon rains in the summer.
Sunscreen, we supply it too, but you may not want to smell like us.
Phone and wallet
Sunglasses, helmet, gloves

Shuttles? Sweet - I'll bring my sweet downhill rig and body armor!

Well, actually, our transportation allows maximized fun riding , a point to point ride with more down than up. Each segment has about 10 miles of riding with  1600 feet of descending and 600 feet of climbing, so no free turns. Not really gnarly enough for full downhill bikes, and a little too hot for full body armor. Some choose to bring elbow and knee pads if they plan to get rad, or are accident prone.