Outspoken is a social ride club with at least 2-3 rides posted every week during the Spring/Summer/Fall. We focus on the people, not the performance, and we aim to offer rides that will fit every ability and interest. We currently focus mostly on road cycling, but we do occastionally organize indoors, gravel or mountain bike rides.
Each ride on our members area in Heylo includes description of the ride and a route link that shows distance, elevation gain, terrain, and more.
Ride right out of your front door!
These are usually shorter rides, a half-day or less, on weekday evenings or weekends. Examples include our weekly West Seattle ride, much of our AIDS/LifeCycle training series, and our upcoming beginner ride series this spring.
The difficulty on these rides can vary due to distance, pace, or elevation, and you can find those details in Heylo as a member.
See all that the PNW has to offer!
These are typically longer rides, half-to-full day, on a weekend or holiday, and may require a car to reach the start point (unless you're feeling spicy enough to ride there). Examples include the "Tour de Manure" in Snohomish, the later rides in our AIDS/LifeCycle training series, and our "Faries on Ferries" routes that use the ferry system to travel all over the Puget Sound in one day.
These rides tend to be more difficult, but can often be adapted or cut short for riders of all abilities.
Travel the world on the seat of your bike!
Outspoken plans a number of destination rides every year. These tend to be multi-day rides, and are the only rides that cost money to cover the logistics of travel and planning. In 2023, Outspoken rode 900km around the island of Taiwan, Rode the Hood River century with our AIDS/LifeCycle team, did a 3-day bikepacking trip up the Wilamette Valley Scenic Bikeway, and rode the Maratona dles Dolomites in Italy.
These trips vary widely, and each will be posted with lots of information well in advance.
OCC creates intentional communities of queer and allied (LGBTQIA+) people of all abilities and backgrounds to promote the positive social and athletic enjoyment of cycling. We believe in acts of service, and show that by giving generously of our time, attention, and effort to help others experience what we find so magical about the queer world and cycling, and to support initiatives that further the wellness and inclusion of the queer community in society. The Club works to be a positive, visible beacon of the queer community in every place we ride through.
