tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996512539454415045.post2972220197031877192..comments2023-06-07T02:46:55.679-07:00Comments on cycling in seattle: Cougar Mountain aka The Zoo Climbmatt mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714669646251289155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996512539454415045.post-68677676090259849312007-08-04T14:57:00.000-07:002007-08-04T14:57:00.000-07:00zappo - i don't know if i could push my 14x40 fixi...zappo - i don't know if i could push my 14x40 fixie up that hill! i think i'd either break the chain or my knees! not to mention going down, that'd be scary on a fixed gear.<BR/><BR/>menace - i've seen that montreaux road and wondered, thanks for the tip - maybe i can reach my goal of hitting 100km/h on that downhill!matt mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714669646251289155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996512539454415045.post-33724379077084967162007-08-02T13:09:00.000-07:002007-08-02T13:09:00.000-07:00If you're into pain, try the next road heading wes...If you're into pain, try the next road heading west on Newport: Montreux. It starts out easier, but the pain is hidden around the corner at the very top. Makes for a nice screaming descent.Random Menacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195382788728128861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996512539454415045.post-62434535149327722442007-07-31T21:52:00.000-07:002007-07-31T21:52:00.000-07:00I have ridden the Zoo once before... last year wit...I have ridden the Zoo once before... last year with my friend <A HREF="http://randm.konamoxt.com" REL="nofollow">Randy</A>. It was a first for both of us... and since I hadn't seen Randy in years, and I narrowly beat him in a sprint triathlon the week earlier, and I had 3 weeks to go before my first Ironman... I was... well, how do you say... "Full of Myself"... Not that I am any different most of the time.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, this hill was awesome... it was everything I had heard... UGLY... The worst/best part is that with the switchbacks, you keep hoping you're near the top... I was maybe a full switchback ahead of Randy most of the climb and as I would come around the corner I would hope I was finally there and let out a Yelp or Holler at each turn... Randy of course, assumed I had reached the summit, and to his dismay, he kept finding more hill to climb.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I plan to ride it again later this week as part of a 60 miler "race effort fueling test brick"... as in afterwards I plan to run 10miles at race pace as well. YES... I know this is crazy... but that's how I roll.<BR/><BR/>So Matt... what do you say we meet up some hot summer day and try to do the Zoo on our fixies? That would make a hell of a blog post don't you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996512539454415045.post-25249704739751541122007-07-31T12:41:00.000-07:002007-07-31T12:41:00.000-07:00Excellent. I was thinking about this climb just t...Excellent. I was thinking about this climb just today on my drive into work. I was trying to figure out when I could fit it in as I'm ready for a new big climb. I've got this one and North Bend to the Summit I've never done that I'd like to tackle this summer.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the route description.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com