[ETC-Discussion] Biking on Maui

[Dave Van Horn]

We rode on Maui for a day.  The traditional tourist thing is the "Cruiser 
Bob" tour that drives you up to the summit of Haleakala before dawn to watch 
the sunrise, then you all coast back down together on cruiser bikes.  That 
was too regimented for us, instead we went with an outfit that rented real 
road bikes including a pre-dawn lift to the summit.  We were on our own for 
the ride down and the rest of the day, we could go wherever we liked.  We 
rode around for several hours before getting the bikes back to the shop 
before closing time.

I recall it as pretty nice riding.  Good pavement (no frost heaves, 
naturally) and no bad traffic.  I wish we'd had a copy of the Maui bike map, 
http://www.westmauicycles.com/Maui-County-Bicycle-Map.html

Dave VH

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From: "Jim Grippin" <jim_grippin at msn.com>

> So we just got back from a week on Maui. We were kinda surprised at the 
> number of cyclists. Way more than your typical beach cruiser types, we saw 
> a large number of stern faced racy racers. Especially on the north road to 
> Hana.
> Even saw a tandem go by and checked out a triple for rent at a local shop. 
> (rent ????)
>
> Anybody ridden there ?