Cycling Resources
Regional and Special-interest Clubs
Bicycling membership organizations typically offer group rides, socializing and community events. Some hold classes, maintain trails, negotiate discounts with bike shops or serve as advocates to governmental entities.
Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club, Seattle. Statewide advocacy of back country trails. www.bbtc.org
B.I.K.E.S Club, Everett. Sponsor of the McClinchy Mile ride. www.bikesclub.org
Boeing Employees’ Bicycle Club, Seattle. You need to be associated with Boeing to be a member, but not to participate in their rides. www.bebc-seattle.org
Capital Bicycling Club, Olympia. http://capitalbicycleclub.org
Cascade Bicycle Club, Seattle. The area’s largest club. Sponsor of the Chilly Hilly, Seattle to Portland (STP), the February Bike Expo and many other events. http://www.cascade.org
Different Spokes, Seattle. A cycling club for the GLBT community. www.differentspokes.org
Evergreen Tandem Club, Seattle. Promoting the joy of riding tandem in the Puget Sound area. www.evergreentandemclub.org
Marymoor Velodrome Association, Bellevue. Promoting track and cyclocross racing and events at the velodrome. http://marymoor.velodrome.org
Mountaineers. Some local chapters have cycling outings. www.mountaineers.org
Port Townsend Bicycle Association. Sponsors the Rhody Tour in early May. http://www.ptbikes.org/
Redmond Cycling Club, Redmond. Sponsor of Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day (RAMROD). Club slogan: “Where hill is not a four letter word.” www.redmondcyclingclub.org
Seattle Bicycle Club, Seattle. Sponsors social rides and a series of short tours around Washington state each summer. www.seattlebicycle.org
Seattle Bike Tours, Seattle. An informal group of recreational cyclists promoting rides and fun for its members. www.seattlebiketours.org
Seattle International Randonneurs. A club focused on randonneuring, which is long-distance, unsupported, non-competitive cycling. www.seattlerandonneur.org
Skagit Bicycle Club, Mount Vernon. www.skagitbicycleclub.org
squeaky wheels, Bainbridge Island. A “bicycling support group” that promotes safe biking on Bainbridge Island. www.squeakywheels.org
Tacoma Wheelmen’s Bicycle Club, Tacoma. Sponsors the Daffodil Classic ride. www.twbc.org
West Sound Cycling Club, Silverdale. Sponsors the Tour de Kitsap ride. www.westsoundcycling.com
Advocacy Organizations
You can support safety, education and expansion of bicycle routes or transit amenities for cyclists by joining a group that advocates for the cause.
Bicycle Alliance of Washington, Seattle. Among its many safety-related activities, BAW operates the Safe Routes to School program. Its offices are co-located with Bikestation Seattle in the city’s Pioneer Square district. www.bicyclealliance.org
Bike Works, Seattle. A Rainier Valley bike shop that recycles bikes for youth in its Earn-a-Bike program. www.bikeworks.org
Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition. Assists in the creation and maintenance of a connected system of non-motorized trails from Mount Rainier to Puget Sound. www.piercecountytrails.org
Friends of the Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle. This group supports the completion and maintenance of the granddaddy of Seattle’s rail-trails. www.burkegilmantrail.org
For a list of all the region's great road biking maps, pick up a copy of Biking Puget Sound.
