Bike Scene Overview

For cyclists that are new to the area or for residents who are new to biking, we hope this overview of Rochester’s great bike scene is helpful.

Check out our Community Cycling Calendar, Rochester’s one-stop-shop for group bike rides, clinics, advocacy opportunities, and any bike-themed event.

Have a group to add to this page? Let us know at cycling@reconnectrochester.org

Reconnect Rochester: That’s us. We aim to normalize riding a bike in Monroe County. Our advocacy efforts focus on mobility equity, accessible recreation, sustainability & complete streets. We teach regular classes to get more people comfortable biking and lead the Flower City Feeling Good bike ride series in the summer. We offer local history bike tours as well.

Rochester Bicycling Club (RBC) has sponsored rides and supported advocacy, education, and community cycling events for over 50 years. We have hundreds of routes in upstate New York. Weekend rides are scheduled April to November and weekday evening rides run all summer long. Schedule is on RBC Meetup.

Rochester Accessible Adventures is on a mission to improve the health and wellness of people with disabilities by guiding communities to create a culture of physical accessibility, social inclusion, and equitable open access in recreation, sports and tourism.

Black Girls Do Bike Rochester grows and supports a community of women of color who share a passion for cycling. They champion efforts to introduce the joy of cycling to all women, but especially, black women and girls. They offer a comfortable place where female cyclists can support, advise, organize meet-ups/rides, and promote skill-sharing. They look to share positive images of ladies and their bikes that affirm the truth that black girls do indeed bike! Check out their summer Unity Rides on Tuesdays.

EE Pathways and Pedal Pushers are putting together an Underground Railroad Juneteenth Bike Ride on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

ROC Freedom Riders: A movement comprising Black people and their allies riding bikes to Black Spaces, Black Places and Acknowledging Black Faces. Their routes are intentional and action-oriented. Their bicyclists ride in the spirit of the original Freedom Riders of the 1940s and 1960s.

Major Taylor Cycling Club‘s mission is to promote good health/camaraderie, and to support recreational cycling in our community, while bringing awareness to Major Taylor‘s legacy. Membership is diverse. Recreational rides are open to all ages and skill levels.

Rochester Rainbow Riders is an informal group for LGBTQIA+ people to organize bicycle rides in and around Rochester and talk about bike stuff.

Rochester Bicycle Time! is a group of friends that ride bicycles. Their mission is simple. All bikes, all riders regardless of skill level. Every Thursday, they meet at Parcel 5 (285 E Main Street) at 7pm and roll out at 7:30pm for their Thursday Night Cruise.

Rochester Deaf Cyclists: Rochester has one of the largest deaf populations per capita in the country and so many love to bike! Check out this Facebook page for group rides.

Backroads Cycling originated as a Rochester Museum & Science Center biking group. They have various levels of well-organized rides depending on speed. They communicate through an email list.

Keeping It Classy Cycle Club (KICCC) was formed in 2019 to host well-executed, accessible social rides. Their motto: Be classy. Ride Bikes. Have fun. All Seasons. Turn heads. They organize the Flower Pedal Populaire in the Spring and the Fall Classic in the Autumn.

Coffee & Cogs 585: Casual group rides ending with coffee at Rochester area coffee roasters and cafes.

Yawn@Dawn ROC is a weekly one-hour recovery-pace, no-drop ride on Fridays at 6am. All rides start and end at Flour City Bread at the Public Market.

R Community Bikes is a grassroots, non-profit bike co-op, staffed entirely by volunteers, that collects and repairs used bicycles for distribution, free of charge, to the Rochester area’s most needy children and adults. They give away over 2,000 bicycles every year and do over 3,000 repairs for their clients, many of whom depend on bicycles as their main source of transportation. RCB welcomes donations of bikes, bike parts, tools and money. They are always in need of volunteers to serve as mechanics and in a variety of other positions. You can also support them by buying one of their used, refurbished bikes.

Flower City Family Cycling (previously Kidical Mass Pittsford): Promotes safe, fun family bike rides. Their purpose is to create awareness of kids and families on bikes and the need for all road users to respect each other. FCFC brings together families who bike in an effort to provide a positive community experience and rides on which kids can practice their safety skills.

Conkey Cruisers is a grassroots Conkey Avenue neighborhood bicycling & wellness program that strives to inspire neighbors, especially children, to stay active and make healthy food choices. They aim to decrease obesity rates, create a positive image of their neighborhood and change negative perceptions of exercise. They promote nature, hiking, and biking in Northeast Rochester along the El Camino Trail.

Rochester Women Bike is a group of Rochester women who aim to make it easier for women to use a bicycle for transportation and recreation. They organize the annual Rochester Women’s Bike Festival, a free, day-long bike festival featuring workshops and demos.

Wheel Women of Tryon is a group of women having fun on two wheels! They welcome ALL who want to learn more about cycling and create happy adventures together.

WomanTours, a women-only bike tour company, is headquartered here in Rochester! They’ve been creating small, inn-to-inn road bicycle tours for women since 1995. Their trips are fully supported with two guides and a vehicle to serve you on the road, carry your luggage, provide your meals, show you the routes, and fit you to a bicycle if you need one. All you have to do is show up and ride!

Rochester Bike Kids (RBK): A dynamic, informal group of mostly young people who bike together regularly. All bikers are welcome. Their signature ride is the Wednesday Night Cruise (WNC). They congregate at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park in downtown Rochester every Wednesday at 7pm and roll out at 7:30.

Just for Giggles was started just to get cyclists together and grew organically through Facebook. They ride every Monday from Three Heads Brewing at 6:15pm. When the temperature is above 34° and the canal path is free from snow and ice, they also ride Saturdays for coffee from Schoen Place in Pittsford at 8am. Many rides besides these are posted to their Facebook page.

Huggers: Though they began as a ski club in the mid-70’s, the Huggers have evolved as a club for active adults that just want to have fun. Their most popular activity has become cycling.  All of the Huggers rides and other events are posted on their HSC Meetup site.

Genesee Valley Pathfinders: Interpretive history of the Genesee Valley via bicycle. A leisure club for expeditions to lost roads, historic points of interest, and picnics.

Walk Bike Brockport cultivates a vibrant, inclusive community engaged in accessible, active transportation and recreation. They organize occasional rides in the Brockport area.

George Eastman Bike Tour: See Rochester in a new way. A nod to George Eastman’s own love of cycling, the George Eastman Bike Tour will take you to ten different locations related to the life and work of this pioneer of popular photography and famous Rochesterian. You will see buildings and sites that shaped Eastman’s life—or were in turn shaped by him.

Bikes, Beers & Buildings is Rochester’s first bike scavenger hunt. It’s organized every year by the Young Urban Preservationists. See some of Rochester’s best known gems and little known secrets, get some exercise, and  learn something new about the Flower City.

Bike Shop Rides: Many of Rochester’s bike shops organize weekly rides. Check out your favorite Rochester bike shop for more details.

Rochester Youth Cycling Club: NICA NY Youth Mountain Biking Club in the Rochester, NY area for 6th-12th grade student riders.

ROOTZ: Youth & Beginner Mountain Biking USAC Club (fully insured with over a dozen regular ride leaders / ‘roll’ models) who undergo background checks.

Genesee Regional Off-Road Cyclists (GROC): Promotes off-road bicycling in the Greater Rochester community to enhance the quality of life for everyone. Your go-to organization for all things mountain biking.GROC organizes trail maintenance in addition to rides.

Rochester Gravel Collective: A gravel community centering on FTWNB, BIPOC, queer, and para-athletes. Workshops, socials, & group rides.

Genesee Valley Cycling Club: Affiliated with the United States Cycling Federation and USA Cycling, they are dedicated to the promotion and development of road racing in Monroe and the surrounding counties.

Western New York Bike Racing Club: Western New York’s resource for individuals looking to explore bike racing.

Rochester Area Triathletes is a certified club by USAT and Ironman with over 300 multi-sport enthusiasts dedicated to supporting “Athletes of All Abilities”. No matter what level or distance you fall into as a triathlete, we have absolute beginners to Kona-qualifiers. You belong!