I’m presenting about Seattle bike history at REI’s Seattle flagship store 6 p.m. Thursday (October 12). Sign up via their event page.

You’ll have a chance to buy a copy of my book Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars or get your copy signed.

My presentation includes a lot of little interesting bits that aren’t in the book. My hope is that you’ll leave with a perhaps unexpected understanding of how our city’s current bicycling movement came to be. There will also be a Q&A afterwards.

Speaking of book news, did you catch my interview in the Seattle Times? Fellow Seattle-area bike author Bill Thorness and I had a great conversation about the history of biking around this place. He also posted some bits from the cutting room floor over on his Substack.

Also, the book is currently one of Seattle Public Library’s Peak Picks!