r/cycling • u/Anon-Person-6172 • 1d ago

Bike shops - Renton/Seattle

I will be in Renton the next couple of days and was wondering if there are any good bike stores to look for road cycling clothing? The Houston area has pretty much nothing so I wanted to try another city. Looking for a store that carries any or all of Assos, Castelli, Rapha or other good brands. Being able to try on different brands can be a huge help for future online purchases too. Thank you u/cycling-expat for catching my mistake.

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u/clarec424 1d ago

The Rapha clubhouse/ store is closed. Good Weather isn’t closed yet (looking for a new owner). Your best clothing option is probably Metier or Element Cycles in Redmond. A lot of shops aren’t carrying a ton of inventory, the cost is just too high.

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u/dongle556 1d ago

Cascade Bicycle Studio ~5 years ago (under previous ownership) had a full size run of a Fizik shoe so you could try them on and figure out what size you wanted, and then they could order the specific model you actually wanted. This was something their manager told me they were thinking of doing away with (and did) because even that was a lot of money to tie up in inventory that a small-ish shop just doesn't move very quickly.