...you don't need to be in a club to get a taste of riding the greater Northwest....
but for city riding (which I think the OP is referring to)
LOVE IT! Spotting 3 volcanoes on a clear day, the panoramic views of the Cascades and the visually stunning Olympics, sunset on the sound while looping West Seattle or the Golden Gardens ride. Burke Gilman cruising, the Magnolia vistas, streets that all seem to point right at the space needle, 50 mph in the city descents (Innes Arden by SCC, Highland Park in West Seattle).
Seattles a pretty dang senic place to ride.