The Latest From The Saddle

• BMC’s premium gravel and road bikes will be showcased during Cascade’s five 2026 multi-day Tours.
• Cascade members and Tour de France fans can meet and ride with BMC Ambassador Brent Bookwalter.

• Registration is open for the historic Emerald City Ride on April 25.
• Don't miss this rare opportunity to bike over a car-free West Seattle Bridge and see the beauty of Seattle from a unique vantage.

• Join more than a thousand hearty winter riders on Feb. 22 on beautiful Bainbridge Island during the 54th Chilly Hilly.
• Warm up in our new hoodie featuring a happy harbor seal that will make you blubber with joy.

• Score deals and discounts on new, used, and vintage bikes and gear on Feb. 7 at the Seattle Bike Swap and E-Bike Demo.
• Multiple bike shops will offer test rides on a variety of electric bikes and e-cargo bikes.
• Consign a used bike and make some cash while supporting Cascade’s Major Taylor Project.

• With a NEW Family Ride and NEW San Juan Islands Tour, our 2026 Events and Rides Season is your passport to bike and explore more.
• Get essential dates for STP, RSVP, Chilly Hilly, road and gravel Tours, our W&NB Ride, plus the likely return of the beloved Emerald City Ride.
• Oh yeah: STP 5-packs are back!
   

E-ballots will be delivered to active Cascade members November 17, 2025 and must be submitted by December 1, 2025. For 2026, we have four seats up for election.

• Pronouns: She/Her
• Residence: Seattle, WA
• Loves how there's "no one way" to be a cyclist in the Cascade community  – fast, slow, long, short, there's a group of riders for you.
• 25 miles used to be the most she could ride. Then she discovered the Cascade Training Series, and now she's ridden STP three times.

• Pronouns: She/Her
• Residence: Seattle, WA
• Learned about Cascade from a Zine she found at Recycled Cycles that mentioned Free Group Rides
• Enjoys how the friends she's made through Cascade encourage her to ride distances she wouldn't be able to do solo.

• Begun in 1980 thanks to a volcanic eruption, RSVP is a two-day, 190-mile big group ride that unites two of the most bike-friendly cities and regions in North America.
• 1,300 people biked to Canada during Cascade Bicycle Club’s 43rd 'Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party' 

• 163 people joined us on the inaugural Iron Horse Gravel Ride, a two-day overnight adventure on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail.
• Enjoy our photos of happy riders, mountain lakes, and rail-trail bridges.
• Get inspired for Iron Horse Gravel 2026--and register for our September Gravel Cycling Techniques classes. 

• Pronouns: He/Him
• Generation: Z
• Residence: Seattle, WA
• Keep your eyes peeled because you might just catch a glimpse of Doug riding all around the Puget Sound, whether he's commuting, heading to an appointment, or date night with his partner.
• Doug sees bicycling as a great way to reduce stress in his life, while better experiencing and appreciating the world around him.

• The 2025 Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic presented by Alaska Airlines and Zenni Optical enters the history books as the largest STP since 2019.
• Relive the sights, sounds, and jubilation of the Pacific Northwest's most colorful big group bike ride in our STP Photo Album and Video.

• Pronouns: Jen (she/her) and Adam (he/him)
• Generation: Millennials
• Residence: North Bend, WA
• Read about this couple's journey from searching for "social biking events hear me" to riding STP.
• Along the way, Jen and Adam found a welcoming Cascade community that has provided motivation, support, and fun. 
   

• Clark Roberts has completed STP 11 times on a tandem and is going for 12 in 2025.
• When his riding partners fell through, Cascade helped Roberts find a “captain” to pilot the tandem.
• STP Ambassador Evan Kniestedt stepped up to tandem with Roberts, building trust, communication, and friendship.