Northwest in Motion

Quiet morning on the BGT; When passing a one-wheel rider—“Lance! Whaddup mah man!” = validation on the BGT; Heat Advisory = Seattleites going to a Lake or the Sound #ShopLocal

Commute to Trailside Shop: Somu’s pain train asthma remedy; stop and go traffic in a few sections; headwinds and tailwinds; gorgeous weather #shoplocal

Commute to Trailside Shop: Light traffic = post-Flying Wheels lull?; one minute a headwind, next minute a tailwind; add to the wildlife sightings an Orca in Wayne Park #shoplocal

Commute to Trailside Shop: One minute tailwind next minute headwind; neighborhood blackberry extraction south of NE 70th #shoplocal

Commute to Trailside Shop: Crowded! Towed a few riders from U Village; allergies = draining eyes and nose #shoplocal

XWA isn’t hard enough, so Ethan Washam was riding a single-speed. Ethan has previous single-speed bikepacking experience, including a 2019 XWA attempt.

Thanks to John Stamstad for his support and expertise.

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Chase McElroy was riding a (new to me) Priority with a Pinion transmission as he made his way along the XWA (Cross Washington Bikepacking) Lite route.

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On day three of the 2025 Cross Washington bikepacking event, bikepacking legend John Stamstad and I chatted with affable Tom Colby east of Snoqualmie Pass. Tom has previous bikepacking experience, but this was his first XWA.

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WSDOT is saying this is THE weekend for cyclist-only travel on Hwy 20--the North Cascades Hwy:
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Thinking about cycling it? Check out our website for route suggestions and tips for doing this ambitious day ride:

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Saturday Popup Commute: Cool temps, few trail users; food truck at Red Brick Road Park! Customer Ken showed us his new custom build www.strava.com/activities/1...

Yes, that's what it looks like on Ride with GPS. the NW in Motion calendar is updated. Here is my report from 10 years ago: northwest.motion.social/ronde-pdx/

Thanks for that! It's in our calendar as a recurring annual event on the same day (not date) of the month...which sometimes doesn't work.

“Honoring the Cobbles” of Queen Anne The invite came from Randonneur and all-arounder Sol Manion. He wanted to do something to “honor the cobbles” in the rugged, legendary Tour of Flanders (last Sunday) and Paris Roubaix […]

It's bicycle racing's "cobble season!"

From the vault, here's some inspiration for getting out on some of Seattle's steep cobbled streets:

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Strongly recommended!

"...filmmaker Eric D. Seals proposes an ambitious idea: Bike together (with his father) from St. Louis to Chicago...they find a deeper connection and a renewed appreciation of their quests for their own health and to reimagine Black health."

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Justin Short is a charismatic, humorous, activist in Spokane’s cycling community, and is considered a fabulous rider, great illustrator, route developer, and event organizer.

Check out his heartfelt story:

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