Weekly Ride Types

Dawn Patrol – Early morning (7:00 a.m. or earlier) road rides of approximately 15 miles, usually on Fridays. A great way to start the day.   

Ladies Ride – Tuesday morning road rides of approximately 20 miles followed by a stop for coffee and conversation.

Pathway Pedalers – Wednesday evening rides of 15-30 miles that use our region's extensive paved bike paths. Intended to accommodate multiple levels of riders, but we encourage participation by those who do not feel comfortable on the road. 

Conditioning Rides – Improve your fitness and enhance your skills with this Monday evening ride on a relatively level circuit loop through the Denver Tech Center area. Riders may opt for their own distance, speed, and duration.  

Hill Rides – Weekday morning road rides with plenty of climbing. Usually requires driving to the foothills.

Weekend Rides – These are the heart and soul of the club. Rides are usually on Saturday mornings, last approximately 2 hours, and include roads and paved trails.

Gravel Rides – Rides on gravel trails in the area. Typically, 10-15 miles with around 1,500 feet of climbing.

Out-of-Town Rides

Once each season, we schedule a week-long out-of-town trip that includes a hotel stay with daily rides and group meals. Some years, it’s in-state, so members can drive to it. Recent locations have included Aspen and Grand Junction/Palisade. 

Other years, we team up with a guided tour company for a fully supported out-of-state tour. Most recently we have done tours in Tennessee, Virginia and Michigan. (See our Play page for more information on the social activities)

We also schedule weekend out-of-town rides in locations such as Steamboat Springs, Frisco, and Beaver Creek.

Ride With GPS

The Village Idiots have a club membership with Ride With GPS, where we maintain our route library of over 150 routes. All our ride listings on the Events page include a link to a Ride with GPS route you can download to your phone or cycling computer, or just study to see what you are getting yourself into!  

As an active member of the Village Idiots, you get access to premium navigation features on all club routes and events:

• Voice Navigation in our mobile app
• Offline Maps in our mobile app
• PDF Maps + Cuesheets
• Advanced Turn Notifications with TCX files
• Estimated time

2026 Out-of-Town Trips: AZ and CO, CO, CO!

The Pedal Committee is excited to share several trips for 2026, including:

Apr 10-12 Tucson, AZ Consider driving or flying down to Tucson, AZ for a long

weekend of springtime riding in Arizona! Planned rides will include portions of the 130-

mile Tucson bike loop, Saguaro National Park and the road to Mt. Lemmon. Does AZ or

CO have the best Southwestern food? Let’s find out!

Jun 26-28 Loveland & Fort Collins, CO Welcome summer with some Idiots and join us

for some beautiful riding in the Loveland and Ft Collins area. You’ll enjoy great paved

trail and road riding!

Aug 1, The Copper Triangle, Copper, CO Several Idiots have signed up for this iconic

and well-supported Mountain ride the first Saturday in August. You can drive up (very)

early that morning or stay in / near Copper Mountain on Friday night and join us for a

group dinner. This is not an official Club Ride, so for more information and to register,

check out https://www.theridecollective.com/coppertriangle

Aug 21-23 Carbondale, CO Explore the picturesque Roaring Fork Valley during the

shank of summer! We plan to stay in Carbondale and utilize the Rio Grande Trail and

country & mountain roads to visit Aspen, Basalt, Maroon Bells and Glenwood Springs.

Sep 18-20 Frisco, CO Join us for some riding and leaf peeping in the Breckenridge,

Frisco and Silverthorne area. If weather isn’t good in Sep, Oct 2-4 will be our Plan B.

Sep 26 Mountains to Desert Classic We learned of this supported ride a few years ago

and now we’re going to do it! Your choice of 73, 103 or 110 miles and except for 1 climb

(2 climbs for the 110-mile route), it’s all downhill! Should this be your first century? This

is not an official Club Ride, so for more information and to register, go to

https://www.m2dclassic.com

For all long weekend rides, we’ll provide lodging options and the Play Committee will

organize some group meals. We typically plan a warmup ride on Friday afternoon and

short and long ride options for Sat and Sun.

If interested, please sign up for the placeholders on the event calendar and we’ll finalize

details as we get closer.