The Latest From The Saddle

• Ask a Cascade volunteer why they keep showing up and you’ll hear about friends, finish lines, and the joy of getting more people on bikes.
• Read the stories of our 2026 Volunteers of the Year and how they continue to power Cascade’s mission.

• Cascade Bicycle Club’s Pedaling Relief Project is a national model for how bike nonprofits can partner with food banks and local governments to alleviate food insecurity, reduce food waste, cut climate pollution and perform a valuable community service.
• “It's neighbors helping neighbors with bikes.”

We've launched some exciting changes to our membership program:

• New Premium Individual and Household Memberships - includes the added benefits of one-day ride registrations, additional ride registration discounts, and member jerseys.
• Online Gift Memberships - just in time for the holidays!
• Member jersey - a unique member-only design made in the USA by Voler.
• Refreshed Discounted Memberships - updated categories and qualifying criteria.
• Champion Membership replaced with a Champions Circle program - exclusively for donors gifting $1,000+.

• Electronic ballots will be delivered to Cascade members on Tuesday (Nov. 3) and must be submitted by Dec. 3. 
• Cascade has seven seats up for election for three-year terms beginning in 2027.

• We’ve gathered some of our favorite bike gear to keep you dry, warm, and safe during Ride in the Rain Month.
• Belt drives, Priority Bicycles, Showers Pass rain pants, trash bag jackets, bread bag shoe liners, Voler drop-tail bibs and merino jerseys: our Rainy Weather Gear Guide has you covered.

• Vote NO on I-001 and I-638.
• Both of these statewide ballot initiatives violate Cascade's core values and would harm our work to educate youth.

• Learn why Cascade is urging the city to finish work to safeguard a crucial bike corridor linking Capitol Hill to Beacon Hill and beyond.
• Fill out the survey that will inform the city’s design before the Oct. 31 deadline.

• We visited Mount Vernon to watch middle schoolers learn safe cycling skills as part of Washington state’s Teens Biking to Destinations curriculum.
• Children of the Valley is among 15 community partners working with Cascade and the state to teach teen-agers how to safely navigate their communities by bike.
• “We are seeing more kids stay off their phones.”

• Learning how to ride a bike as an adult inspired Chloe Goyal to become a Cascade Bike Education Lead.
• Now she is passing on her knowledge to other adults who didn’t have the opportunity to bike as kids.
• Read Chloe's story below, and join a Learn-to-Ride, Maintenance, Gravel or Urban Cycling Techniques class--all available at affordable sliding-scale prices.   

• Free Group Rides are a chance to explore, see wildlife, meet people, and enjoy time outdoors.
• In Part Four of our series about limiting “ultra-processed time” we take a Free Group Ride on the Cedar River and Soos Creek trails to refresh our legs, fill our lungs with autumn air, and get a healthy dose of nature.

• Cascade's first Lake Union Family Ride was a great opportunity for parents and kids to test out their rainwear and rubber boots.
• Check out our photo album to see all the fun we had biking around Seattle's scenic lakeshores.  

• Gen: Millennial
• Residence: Bellevue, WA
• Kay was introduced to Cascade in 2025 and completed both the Cascade Training Series (CTS) and STP (in two days) that year. She rode STP again in 2026 (this time, in one day!) and added Flying Wheels to her list of completed rides.
• In Cascade, Kay's found new friendships and a sense of community, especially among strong women who share the same passion for exercise, self-improvement, and support for others.

• In Part III of our series Put Your Phone Down and Go Ride we bike the Foothills National Recreation Trail with Cycling Over Sixty founder Tom Butler.
• Butler believes bicycling is medicine and trails are crucial infrastructure for more people to safely pedal for health.

• Cascade is holding five Free Group Rides to celebrate the history of Seattle’s Burke-Gilman Trail, which helped inspire a nationwide rails-to-trails movement.
• Bike and party with us in Matthews Beach Park on Sept. 12 to commemorate the 1971 “hike-in” that led to the trail’s creation.