tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post3270687619958780938..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: The Montreux Climb is a Piece of CakeKent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-20656812045498276072009-07-23T14:43:13.946-07:002009-07-23T14:43:13.946-07:00When I was looking through your blog, I found the ...When I was looking through your blog, I found the pictures very familiar. I just remembered that I was biking up the Montreux Climb last year and enjoyed it so much and these nice emotions cannot leave me even now.Laguna Niguel Bail Bondshttp://www.bailwiz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-64456727186407295112009-06-14T19:56:58.529-07:002009-06-14T19:56:58.529-07:00Finding your way in that area can be difficult, an...Finding your way in that area can be difficult, and the directions may be confusing, so if you *happen to* get lost, I've added two ways to get back on the route to my original post. <br /><br />Unfortunately, they do *not* go up Montreux.<br /><br />As for Lakemont, I don't like it very much, but it's no Montreux, or Zoo hill.Eric Gunnerson (Low-phat)http://riderx.info/blogs/riderxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-56034148872690261672009-06-14T05:52:18.805-07:002009-06-14T05:52:18.805-07:00I got a new bike two weeks ago and want to give it...I got a new bike two weeks ago and want to give it a good workout. I consider the Montreux Climb is the right to place to do it and enjoy those views on the pictures.beach cruisershttp://www.chubbyscruisers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-9419926365981349322009-06-12T09:03:37.307-07:002009-06-12T09:03:37.307-07:00"Why, oh why, are math and reality so often a..."Why, oh why, are math and reality so often at odds?"<br /><br />Because your model is flawed, not math. Who woulda thunk that parallel lines intersecting is actually reality?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-30163859971079619932009-06-11T14:34:53.911-07:002009-06-11T14:34:53.911-07:00Sweet fancy pancakes, Kent, your experience and fu...Sweet fancy pancakes, Kent, your experience and further research are ruining my fantasy that the Montreaux ride will be easier than the Lakemont slog! The longer run to rise (Montreaux) SHOULD be easier!!! Why, oh why, are math and reality so often at odds? <br /><br />But thank you, really, for helping me mentally prepare!Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-20912763441822703332009-06-11T06:19:59.685-07:002009-06-11T06:19:59.685-07:00Last night I rode up the Lakemont side of Cougar M...Last night I rode up the Lakemont side of Cougar Mountain to compare the climbs. Lakemont is only a 10% climb for more than a mile and my sense was right, it's much easier than the Montreux climb.<br /><br />Montreux is the kind of climb that makes you feel like a 10% mile plus climb is "wimping out".Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-81683847497299627382009-06-10T17:22:09.027-07:002009-06-10T17:22:09.027-07:00Ya know sumpin? That thar rattle canned Shogun is ...Ya know sumpin? That thar rattle canned Shogun is actually a purdy sharp lookin' lettle machine.<br /><br />I've got a Huffy "Raleigh" I plan to give the treatment this summer, but I don't figure that Taiwanese gas pipe will provide the same ride. Still it ought to make a tolerable scoot over to the library "Dutch" bike.<br /><br />I wish when I was rather younger I had had the wisdom to hang on to my Nottingham Hercules. You might want to consider not rotating the Shogun out. From here it looks like a winner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-80483334430772348702009-06-10T07:37:53.515-07:002009-06-10T07:37:53.515-07:00MEN!
They can ride topless, sweat like pigs and S...MEN!<br /><br />They can ride topless, sweat like pigs and SHAVE THEIR HEADS, all without worries over job security or societal approval. Harrumph!<br /><br />..::tongue firmly planted in cheek::..<br /><br />Seriously, I was bummed when they moved Livestrong from Portland to Seattle for this year. Climbing up to Hagg Lake and zipping back down again was a challenging but satisfying highlight of my Livestrong ride last summer. I'm sure Seattle's five zillion little dead volcanoes will provide lots of fun all their own. Enjoy the ride!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-69062371153809539012009-06-10T02:32:24.635-07:002009-06-10T02:32:24.635-07:00I chanced upon to view your blog and found it very...I chanced upon to view your blog and found it very interesting. Great ... Keep it up!Rickyhttp://www.delhibudgethotel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-77082928561374138022009-06-09T21:09:00.047-07:002009-06-09T21:09:00.047-07:00With this description to match Eric's, I now q...With this description to match Eric's, I now qualify as intimidated about the Livestrong ride.<br /><br />Thanks for the motivation as well as the pictures!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369325677310528747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-46411701482903716342009-06-09T14:39:46.898-07:002009-06-09T14:39:46.898-07:00Your sense of metaphor is astounding. Dry cake st...Your sense of metaphor is astounding. Dry cake sticking in one's throat...series of pianos dropping on you.<br /><br />Here in northeast Ohio we have no climbs that inspire such metaphorical musings.Apishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240664123564265935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-73459475001817152742009-06-09T09:39:10.350-07:002009-06-09T09:39:10.350-07:00Janet, my sense is that you made it a LOT easier b...Janet, my sense is that you made it a LOT easier by going up Lakemont. Lakemont is a steady slog, like dragging a load of bricks behind you. Montreux, with its varying pitches, is like having a series pianos dropped on you.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-20880226716311970062009-06-09T09:18:14.681-07:002009-06-09T09:18:14.681-07:00Pre-rode it on Sunday, missed the turn-off, and in...Pre-rode it on Sunday, missed the turn-off, and instead went up Lakemont Blvd from Newport Way... any insight as to how much easier/more difficult we made it on ourselves? Looks like same elevation gain, but Montreax is 2.5 miles instead of 2... (not thinking about RiderX's emergency wimp option...)Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-84837112589784272902009-06-08T21:08:16.616-07:002009-06-08T21:08:16.616-07:00I rode about 80 miles of the LS-Sea route yesterda...I rode about 80 miles of the LS-Sea route yesterday with a couple buddies (start/stop at Leschi instead of downtown). Met a couple other groups of recon groups along the way. Consensus on Montreaux (Mon Dieu!): 'wow, that sucked.'Dynohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436238043183278108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-29922530803180216522009-06-08T14:18:05.077-07:002009-06-08T14:18:05.077-07:00And I tend to look the the flatist route possible....And I tend to look the the flatist route possible.Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-68805500405646494542009-06-08T13:43:26.543-07:002009-06-08T13:43:26.543-07:00Maybe you can carry 5 Slim Jims instead of your re...Maybe you can carry 5 Slim Jims instead of your regular 8 to keep the weight down.Robert Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005511573396996974noreply@blogger.com