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.