[ETC-Discussion] Biking on Maui

[Jim Grippin]

We picked up a copy of that very map at the West Maui bike shop. The other side has bike maps of Molokai and Lanai.



> From: Dave at VanHorn.com
> To: jim_grippin at msn.com; discussion-list at evergreentandemclub.org
> Subject: Re: [ETC-Discussion] Biking on Maui
> Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:53:44 -0800
> 
> 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 ?
>  
>