Fast rides and good shops in Albuquerque

Triathlon Forum
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Hello Slowtwitch,
I’ll be visiting Albuquerque early May and am interested in finding fast weeknight road or cross rides that I might be able to join. I would also like a recommendation for a bike shop that might loan out road/cross bikes (I’ll be bringing my quarq along).

Thanks for any tips.

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Reaper ride…

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Reaper ride…

yep.

Try Sport Systems or High Desert for rentals. I haven’t personally rented from either place, but they are the most likely to have bikes of the caliber you are looking for on a rental basis.

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there’s also hawks tri cycle - its new and I’ve never been but I’ve heard good things - dont know if they do rentals.

http://www.hawkstricycle.com/

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The Reaper Ride would certainly fit the bill for ‘fast’, but it starts a little after Noon on Tue/Thurs, so I don’t know if that fits your schedule.

You could check NMCycling.org: http://www.nmcycling.org/grouprides.html for a ride to see if it fits the bill.

Also in May the Wednesday night Crits start: http://www.nmcycling.org/app/?action=CalendarYearView Don’t know if you are actually looking to race.

Regarding loaner bikes, you could also check out Fat Tire Cycles: http://www.fattirecycles.com/

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These are all great, thanks for the suggestions!

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How long is the reaper ride usually? The link doesn’t give much of a description, I’m guessing I know the reason why… 1-2hr or 3-4ish? It is true, a mid-day ride doesn’t work especially well, but this one does sound good.

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It is only out to the Tijeras Post office and back, could be very fast depending on who (Calvert) is pulling the group. It is in the 1-2ish group and closer to 1 than 2, but you could easily add on miles going up and down Tramway if needed. It has a very wide shoulder and is perfect for cycling. Have fun, I miss living in ABQ!

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It is only out to the Tijeras Post office and back, could be very fast depending on who (Calvert) is pulling the group. It is in the 1-2ish group and closer to 1 than 2, but you could easily add on miles going up and down Tramway if needed. It has a very wide shoulder and is perfect for cycling. Have fun, I miss living in ABQ!

Yup, If Damian, Marty and those guys are there, expect it to hurt. I miss ABQ bad…

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Can a cat 3 type hang, or am I better off getting more work in before giving it a go?