Showers Pass designs bicycle apparel and outerwear that has superior ventilation and durability using technical fabrics from 3 continents. Cycling clothing designed and developed by riders that live in the rugged Pacific Northwest.

If excellence and thoughtful design are important to you, then we may be the company for you. We believe that we provide a service to the bike community by making clothing that really works Consequently, we stand behind every product we make.

In 1997 folks who spend a lot of time outdoors started Showers Pass Clothing. We bike for sport and transportation, whitewater kayak, and Nordic ski. We have extensive experience mountain climbing and backpacking too. We expect our gear to perform as advertised and last for several seasons of heavy use.

Showers Pass is in the mountains about 20 miles inland from Eureka, CA. This part of California is where the great redwood forests grow, and the weather is highly variable because the coast is exposed to storms from the North Pacific. The county roads near Showers Pass offer great bike riding, but if you go, you better be prepared. We had some great riding there but also got caught out in some wicked rainstorms without adequate gear. After one wet winter ride we decided that we needed a better bike jacket.

Climbing or kayaking clothing often uses much better fabric and design than that available for cycling. In 1997, we had a closet full of bike jackets, but none worked as well as we believed possible. We believe that cycling clothing should have the following characteristics:

Light weight
Compact
Durable
Technical fabrics were appropriate
Attractive and functional
Great ventilation

We believe that bicycles are environmentally responsible transportation. Bicycles are fun to ride and provide exercise that helps keep you healthy. Having good bike clothing can make riding year-round more practical and enjoyable. We believe that we are helping more folks ride comfortably and often by providing functional, lightweight, high quality clothing.

We design our products in the Pacific Northwest, and source production world-wide. Our contractors ensure good working conditions and pay the prevailing wage. We are more concerned about quality than low price, and we convey this to our factories, so they do not take short-cuts when sewing for us. We try to minimize resource consumption (such as paper catalogues) and recycle or reuse shipping materials as much as possible. We support local bike coalitions through product and cash donations. We support national bike access organizations, such as the International Mountain Bike Association, through volunteer work and cash donations. We help sponsor bike rides that raise money for charity, such as the Boys and Girls Club and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. If you have read this far, we encourage you to do the same!