Velo Républiqué is a visual storytelling project about bike culture in the Pacific Northwest: the rides, the riders, the workshops and the weather that shape a life on two wheels.
What you'll find here
Stories about rides and routes, the people who build and repair, the cafés and bridges and passes that make the Northwest a place to ride. Films shot on the road and in the workshop. Photographs that slow things down. And a community of people who ride, wrench and wander.
The details we love
Retro steel frames with a past. Clothing made to wear on and off the bike. Cycling shoes we designed ourselves. Used finds, saddles, bells and bags, that already lived a life and are ready for another. They show up in the stories because they are part of the culture.
Why a Républiqué?
The crest is a nod to the places we ride, mountains on one side and the city skyline on the other, and a star to steer by. It is a republic of people who ride, share what they find and look out for each other. That is what the community is for.
Slow down. Look around. Come ride with us.
Have a story, a route or a rider we should know about? Get in touch.
