Category Archives: Biking

Seattle to Portland – 202 miles

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Matt Goyer

On Saturday I biked 202 miles from Seattle to Portland! Here’s the route on Bikely: The night before I was pretty excited and it was hard to sleep so I only got five hours of sleep. Since the race starts … Continue reading →

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My First Century, The LIVESTRONG Challenge

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Matt Goyer

Every few months my mom emails me asking to use my blog to raise money for one cause or another thinking I write for an audience measuring in the tens of thousands. I try and tell her that I only … Continue reading →

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Road Bike Fitting at Cycle U

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Matt Goyer

As part of gearing up for doing the STP, a 202 mile race from Seattle to Portland that I’m going to do one day, I went to Cycle U for a bike fitting (I ride a Specialized Allez Elite Triple). … Continue reading →

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Biking guide to the Kootenay’s

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Kootenay Biking Guide [PDF] This 44 page publication showcases the Kootenay Rockies, a premiere cycling destination. It is the definitive guide to mountain, touring and road biking vacations in the region.

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Biking: Suntop

Posted on July 10, 2006 by Matt Goyer

This weekend we rode Suntop (click for photos, maps and stats). Or more accurately, down Suntop. Overall we descended over 4000 vertical feet. Fortunately we were able to ride up 3250 of that in a car (though we did end … Continue reading →

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Epic Ride From Hell

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Last weekend we went on our first epic ride. We thought we’d take it easy and do a 2 hour ride, 1400 feet of elevation at Taneum Ridge. Unfortunately we were misinformed and the ride was in fact 6 hours … Continue reading →

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The Moment

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Last night I took my new toy, an Ellsworth Moment, out for its first ride on Tiger Mountain (1100 vertical feet climb over 3 miles, then 8 miles of riding down and back around), the most popular local biking spot, … Continue reading →

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San Juan Hut System

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Matt Goyer

This sounds like a great trip to do next summer, Telluride to Moab via the San Juan Hut System: San Juan Hut Systems operates a 206-mile mountain bike route from Telluride, Colorado to Moab, Utah. Each hut is approximately 35 … Continue reading →

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Biked to work

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Matt Goyer

I biked to work for the first time today. The ride is about 10 miles and you have to hop on the bus for part of it to get across Lake Washington (I can’t believe they didn’t build a sidewalk … Continue reading →

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Road bikes rule

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Matt Goyer

After stopping by the local bike shop to make sure my bike was fitting me correctly I ripped around the neighborhood. And I couldn’t believe how much fun it was. I seriously regret not trying this sport out sooner! It … Continue reading →

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