Rapha Seattle is ready!
The FAR 01 | Bellingham route has been carefully curated, tested and is just about locked in. This ride will take you through some of the most beautiful, and challening, trails and roads Bellingham has to offer. You won’t want to miss this!
Join your fellow Rapha Seattle members on Saturday, May 30th, for a fully-supported day of suffering and camaraderie. Our skilled Ride Leaders, nutrition courtesy of Maurten, and mechanical support are all being provided to ensure that this ride is one you won’t soon forget. All you need to do now is sign up, and of course, bring your best legs.
Secure your spot today in the RCC App.
Link in our bio.
Rapha Seattle Ride Calendar for the week of May 11th, featuring multiple rides throughout the week, hosted by our incredible crew of ride leaders and our amazing friends in the cycling community.
So lace up your shoes, pump up your tires, and join us on the road!
Details are available in the RCC App and on Strava. Links in our bio.
FAR 01 | Bellingham | Saturday, May 30th
This past Saturday, we did a full recon of our upcoming FAR. We’re excited to share some of the images from that ride and invite you to join us!
With its stunning proximity to Kulshan (Mt. Baker) and the Salish Sea, Bellingham offers a spectacular setting for an unforgettable day on the bike, including big gravel climbs, deep forested trail networks, and smooth valley roads.
Knobby tires, climbing gears, a spirit of adventure, and the determination to persevere are all prerequsites for this ride. Bring these and this promises to be a day you won’t soon forget!
Exclusively for RCC members, FARs are days to discover your limits, and keep going!
Space is limited, so reserve your spot today.
Link to details & RSVP in bio.
On the 15th of March, we will close the doors to our Clubhouse on E Pine Street for the final time.
Thank you to all the people, past and present, who have come through our doors, ridden with our community, and helped build such a remarkable community together.
A special thanks to our dedicated Clubhouse team, our exceptional ride leaders and our committed members. You have made the past 9️⃣ years more meaningful and memorable than we ever could have imagined.
The road does not end here! To send off our beloved Clubhouse, we are hosting a special “Last Lap” ride on the 14th of March at 10am for a proper send off for the Clubhouse, a toast to the community and a look at what’s to come this season, which will include the return of FAR, weekly Disco and Thrilla rides, regular weekend rides and opportunities to gather off the bike.
Check the RCC App for details on Saturday’s ride and we hope to see you on the road!
Rolling into 2026 with the Festive 500! Great collab with @rapha_sea to get folks out on this chilly day. Spirits were high, stories shared and lots of delicious pastries/coffee at the clubhouse. Looking forward to what's next and stay tuned for future group rides.
📸: @syunphoto@mayawormwood
Rapha’s Festive 500 is an annual challenge to ride 500km in the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. In true Case of the Mondays fashion, we decided to do the whole thing in one, continuous push: riding from North Bend to the Canadian border and back. Some call it a “brevet.”
Why do we waste our time on these crazy, long things? We get asked some version of that question every time we do something like this. The short answer is because that’s where the growth is. Because it’s fun to be challenged. To be pushed to your limit. To have to solve new problems in new places. To make core memories with friends. Because when you’re out there, moving through space for 8 or 10 or 24 hours, you don’t have the capacity to think about anything other than where you are and what you’re doing. We think that’s a gift.
It took our boys 27 hours to ride 520 kilometers, with temperatures below freezing for most of that. And they had a blast.
So, go do something crazy. Go ride your bike. Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
Day Five. Into the pines and through the ferns with the Seattle Clubhouse for a 500km Brevet Ride. Riding in the Pacific Northwest can test the most seasoned cyclists, but part of riding here is embracing the challenge.
The Festive 500 is here!
500km. Dec 24-31.
Whether you’re doing the entire challenge or just some, RCCSEA has a full calendar of rides to help you reach your Festive goals.
Full details & RSVP in the RCC App, Strava, and our events page.
🔗 Join a clubhouse ride via one of the links in our bio.
Our time honoured tradition begins soon.
The sacred days of December 24-31 are best enjoyed with good company.
The Festive 500 is a chance to treat yourself through triumph, together.
Time is precious. Waste it wisely. Join a local Clubhouse ride. Ride schedule in bio.
FACT: There is not a party like a Bike Works Party. Join us at Columbia City Theater, November 20th, from 7-10:30 PM, for an all-ages celebration of the first Black bike champ, Major Taylor!
Expect dancing, gold sprints, snacks from Umami Kushi, drinks, and community. Presented in collaboration with Spin the Block, this event will include not just any gold sprints; on this night the Spin the Block champions will be crowned. We will also offer the chance to support Bike Works, Sweet Lines, the Major Taylor Project, and Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) with a financial contribution to power the work we do.
link to register in bio!
RCC Members’ Week continues - a new tradition, programmed entirely for our members.
Do you ever pull out your old yearbooks and get just a little nostalgic looking through old pictures? Well, that’s exactly what we’ve been doing during Rapha’s first ever RCC Members’ Week.
Not quite 10 years ago - in the Summer of 2018 - RCC Seattle did a series of adventure rides we called the Cascade Triple Crown. Bikepacking was a relatively new concept for many of us. Gravel wasn’t nearly the rage that it is today. And pretty much everyone was on rim brakes and 28mm slicks.
“I was encouraged and pushed to do things I never thought possible.” — Claire Law, RCC #19735 “These were about taking on challenges with your community and loving every second of it” — Ryan Shaedig, RCC #13478
“To me, the RCC is a community that grows with you on and off the bike.” — Jason Schrage, RCC #1281
As we look ahead to the next 10 years, we’re filled with deep gratitude for the people who have made this past 10 years so special. Chapeaux!!!
Check out our Rides & Events Schedule for Members’ Week (posted on our feed) and head over to the RCC app to get all the details so you can join us in celebrating this truly amazing community.
📸 Portraits by our friends and former RCCSEA Community Leads @notbokanev & @carmararda 🙏🏼
