{"id":405976,"date":"2026-01-13T06:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T06:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405976\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T06:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T06:05:20","slug":"global-cycling-brand-rapha-is-closing-its-capitol-hill-clubhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405976\/","title":{"rendered":"Global cycling brand Rapha is closing its Capitol Hill \u2018clubhouse\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>London-based global cycling sportswear brand Rapha is closing its Seattle \u201cclubhouse,\u201d a mixed retail and cafe concept it introduced nearly ten years ago on this E Pine block of Capitol Hill after its redevelopment<\/p>\n

The company said the Seattle shutdown will be joined by clubhouse closures in Boulder, Chicago, Miami, and Manchester, United Kingdom\u00a0 \u201cbefore the end of March 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

The closures come as Rapha is suffering global revenue loss<\/a> of a reported $23 million annually. It will continue to operate 20 or so clubhouses in cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Portland as well as opening new sites including Shanghai.<\/p>\n

The company says the closures will begin as early as this month.<\/p>\n

In addition to a hole in Capitol Hill\u2019s retail mix, the Rapha Clubhouse shuttering will remove an E Pine base for local cycling clubs and riders.<\/p>\n

CHS reported here in March 2017<\/a> as Rapha Seattle debuted with a group ride to Mercer Island and back.<\/p>\n

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(Image: Rapha)<\/p>\n

Rapha\u2019s debut on E Pine at Melrose marked the completion of the transition from the block\u2019s past where\u00a0Bauhaus was born in 1993. Retailers including\u00a0Le Frock,\u00a0Edie\u2019s,\u00a0Scout Apparel,\u00a0Vutique,\u00a0Wall of Sound\u00a0and\u00a0Spine & Crown Books all eventually made way for the construction. Some moved. Some shuttered. The eight-story, preservation incentive-boosted Excelsior Apartments\u00a0\u2014\u00a0named to honor<\/a>\u00a0the Excelsior Motorcycle and Bicycle Company \u2014 rose on the corner and made spaces for a new generation of businesses. Unlike the past mix, the new tenants tend toward global aspirations and business models as much at home in University Village<\/a> as they are on E Pine.<\/p>\n

Rapha\u2019s 2026 closure will also come amid an ongoing ripple of shutdowns on Capitol Hill of high profile, signature spaces by big companies as the neighborhood\u2019s collection of empty giant commercial spaces<\/a>\u00a0grew in 2025. In September, coffee giant\u00a0Starbucks\u00a0shuttered<\/a>\u00a0its $20+ million\u00a0Capitol Hill Roastery. June brought the abrupt end of\u00a0the one-of-a-kind, mixed-use<\/a>\u00a0Redhook\u00a0microbrewery below the\u00a0Pike Motorworks apartments. Summer included the Broadway Whole Foods shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Closures of smaller Hill spaces have been quickly followed by news of new projects but these big new gaps mostly remain unfilled.<\/p>\n

Where Rapha Clubhouse\u2019s 301 E Pine space fits into these changes remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, local independent cycle-friendly venues are still rolling. Metier\u00a0opened its version of a clubhouse complete\u00a0with a cafe, bike gym, and training center<\/a> in November 2015 on E Union and is still riding today. On E Jefferson, the team at the Peloton Cafe Bike Shop expanded on E Jefferson in 2022<\/a>. And in the heart of Pike\/Pine inside Chophouse Row, Good Weather is still on a good ride<\/a> from its early days as a second floor repair shop. Today the bike shop includes its popular Tailwind Cafe hangout.<\/p>\n

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