
EVENTS

Shop Ride: South Boundary Shuttle
The shuttle is back! Join us for a South Boundary shuttle ride from Garcia Park. Meet at El Nogal trailhead at 5:30. Shuttles depart at 5:45 sharp! Bring lights! Pizza and beer after at Taos Mesa Brewing. This is an intermediate/advanced MTB ride.

SHOP RIDE: Rio Grande del Norte
Join us for our Thursday night ride. Meet at the bike shop at 5:15, wheels down at 5:30pm. This will be a ~35 mile gravel loop throught the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument that includes the West Rim Trail and the Slide Trail. Gravel bike/38 mm or larger tires recommended. Lights recommended.

SHOP RIDE: Talpa
Join us for our Thursday night ride! Meet at the El Nogal trail head at 6:00. Wheels down at 6:15. We’ll ride the Talpa area trails. Parking lot tailgate after. This is an advanced MTB ride.

2024 Taos Bike Rodeo
Rift Cycles will be performing safety checks and doing small bike fixes at the 2023 Bike Rodeo!
From the Taos Chamber of Commerce website:
FREE community-wide event for youth 17 and under, Sunday, June 11, 2023, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Free drawings for 20 bicycles for participating youth at 12 PM and again at 1 PM. Free event t-shirts to all youth completing the activities and visiting the booths and games.

SHOP RIDE: Trail 18
Join us for our Thursday night shop ride! We’ll do an out and back on Trail 18. Meet at the intersection of 518 and Forest Road 437 at the 6:00pm. Wheels down at 6:15pm. Parking lot tailgate after. This is a beginner MTB or intermediate/advanced gravel ride.

SHOP RIDE: Valdez Gravel
Join us for our Thursday night ride. Meet at the bike shop at 5:30pm, wheels down at 5:45pm. This will be a 15-20 mile gravel + road loop.

SHOP RIDE: Horsethief
Join us for our Thursday night ride! Meet here at the Y at 5:45pm for a Horsethief loop. Wheels down at 6pm. Parking lot tailgate after. This is an intermediate MTB ride.

SHOP RIDE: South Boundary
Join us for our Thursday night ride! Meet at the El Nogal trail head at 5:30. Wheels down at 5:45. We’ll do an out and back on South Boundary to the log drop. Parking lot tailgate after. This is an advanced MTB ride.

SHOP RIDE: Rift Valley
Join us for our first Thursday night ride of the season! Meet at the Slide Trailhead Upper Parking at the 5:30. Wheels down at 5:45pm. Parking lot tailgate after. This is a beginner MTB or intermediate/advanced gravel ride.

1st Anniversary Party
Join us at the shop from 4-7PM. We’ll have drinks + snacks and 15% off in the shop all day!

Mechanics Course: Flats!
Join Rift Cycles for the first session in a three part mechanics series! This session will focus on fixing flats. You'll bring your own bike and learn how to maintain your tubes, tires, or tubeless setups at home and troubleshoot issues on the trail/road. $25 Tickets available here!

Mechanics Course: Brakes!
Join Rift Cycles for the second session in a three part mechanics series! This session will focus on fixing brakes. You'll bring your own bike and learn how to maintain your brakes at home and troubleshoot issues on the trail/road. $25 Tickets available here

WTFNB Mechanics Course: Derailleurs!
Join Rift Cycles for the last session in a three part mechanics series for all women, trans, femme, and non-binary identifying folx. This session will focus on fixing derailleurs. You'll bring your own bike and learn how to maintain your derailleur and drivetrain at home and troubleshoot issues on the trail/road. Event is free but tickets required! Tickets available here!

Jamis Shop Demo
Interested in getting a gravel bike? Looking to try one out? Come to the Rift Valley Slide Trailhead on Wed Oct 4th from 4-7pm and see what gravel is all about.

SHOP RIDE: Horsethief
Shop ride at Horsethief Mesa. Meet here at 5:15, riding at 5:30. Bring lights just in case!

Shop Ride: Rift Valley
The classic Rift Valley. Come join us for an all levels ride, meeting at 5:45pm, riding at 6pm, at the Slide Trailhead parking area.

Shop Ride: West Rim Gravel
This week’s shop ride is the West Rim Trail. We’ll meet at the West Rim Trailhead/Rio Grande Gorge Bridge Rest Area off Hwy 64 at 5:45pm, wheels down at 6pm. This is an all levels gravel ride.

Shop Ride: South Boundary Shuttle
The shuttle is back! Join us Thursday 8/24 for a South Boundary shuttle ride from Garcia Park. Meet at El Nogal trailhead at 5:30. Shuttles depart at 5:45 sharp! Bring lights just in case. Pizza and beer after at Taos Mesa Brewing. This is an intermediate/advanced MTB ride.

Shop Ride: Rift Valley
Join us for our Thursday night ride! Meet at the Slide Trailhead parking at the end of County HWY 110 at 6:00. Wheels down at 6:15pm. Parking lot tailgate after. This is a beginner MTB or intermediate/advanced gravel ride.


Shop Ride: Rio Grande del Norte
This week’s shop ride is an adventure gravel tour of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. We’ll meet at the Slide Trail parking at the end of County Highway 110 at 5:45, wheels down at 6pm. We’ll descend down the slide trail and ride along to rio to Pilar, then come back the way we came. This is a beginner/intermediate gravel ride.

WTFNB Mechanics Course: Brakes
Learn to wrench on your own bike! We’re hosting a FREE 3 part mechanics series for all women, trans, femme, and non-binary identifying folx. Attend 1 or all 3! This second session will focus on fixing brakes. (Bring your bike!) This is a free event but a ticket is required to secure your spot.

Shop Ride: Heaven on Earth
This week’s shop ride is the Heaven on Earth segment of South Boundary Trail. We’ll meet at El Nogal trailhead at 5:45, and leave at 6pm to drive up to Garcia Park. If you don’t have a 4x4 vehicle we’ll have some spots in ours. This is an intermediate MTB ride.

WTFNB Mechanics Course: Flats
Learn to wrench on your own bike! We’re hosting a FREE 3 part mechanics series for all women, trans, femme, and non-binary identifying folx. Attend 1 or all 3! This first session will focus on fixing flats at home and on the road as well as all things tire and tube and tubeless maintenance. (Bring your bike!) This is a free event but a ticket is required to secure your spot. Link to register coming soon.

Shop Ride: Pride Edition
This week’s shop ride is an out and back on Ojitos. We’ll meet at the El Nogal parking area at 5:45pm, heading out at 6pm. This is an intermediate MTB ride, and has a suggested donation of $10-20 which we’ll be giving to Equality New Mexico.

Search and Rescue Mechanics Course
Rift Cycles will be teaching a mechanics course for members of Search and Rescue. This course is intended to help SAR be better prepared with their equipment. This is a private event.

Shop Ride
Rift Valley is back! Join us for a beginner friendly ride at Rift Valley. Meet at 6pm at the parking lot at the end of County Rd 110 at 6pm 6/15, wheels down at 6:15. Parking lot tailgate after.

2023 Taos Bike Rodeo
Rift Cycles will be performing safety checks and doing small bike fixes at the 2023 Bike Rodeo!
From the Taos Chamber of Commerce website:
FREE community-wide event for youth 17 and under, Sunday, June 11, 2023, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Free drawings for 20 bicycles for participating youth at 12 PM and again at 1 PM. Free event t-shirts to all youth completing the activities and visiting the booths and games.

Shop Ride
Join us Thursday 6/8 for a South Boundary shuttle ride from Garcia Park. Meet at El Nogal trailhead at 5:15. Shuttles depart at 5:30. Bring lights just in case. Pizza and beer after at Taos Mesa Brewing. This is an intermediate/advanced MTB ride

SHOP RIDE
Join us for our Thursday night ride. Meet here at 6:00pm for an out and back on trail 18. Wheels down at 6:15pm. Parking lot tailgate after. This is a beginner MTB or intermediate/advanced gravel ride.