Packed a Surly TravelersCheck to Maui last month. I checked in at West Maui Cycles in Lahaina for some local 411 about good riding there and the local riding conditions.
Always check in at a local shop to pick up some energy bars and local pearls.
After getting appraised of a '17 degree' section deferentially referred to by the shop employee as 'the wall' and a couple of other, lesser climbs on the route around West Maui decided it was well worth trying to bag.
I hit the highway the next morning about 7AM sporting a pocket HD camcorder and with an elcheapo helmet camera duct taped to my chainstay . i brought along a half dozen energy gels, a half gallon of water, and an inking i would be having a sublime and potentially challenging riding experience.
I poured thru that half gallon, and more than a half gallon more, on my ride around west maui that morning. Maybe its because i was wearing wool?
I rate this ride as one of the best 10 rides on the American Pacific for the scenery, challenge, lack of traffic and classic feel. One of the best.
Spectacular. thanks for posting this. I did the Hana ride while I lived in Honolulu, but never did W.Maui. Dumb me....
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