A local told us that there are 4 bike shops in Maui and about 50 dudes. We didn’t meet any local dudes on our rides, but did visit West Maui Cycles and Go Cycling Maui. Good enough for me to carry half a loaf, jammed in a jersey pocket, up a six mile climb!
West Maui Cycles wrapped Pam’s bars up with much-needed tape, talked shop with us, and recommend the world’s best banana bread — it totally was the best banana bread.
When cycling in Maui, you’ll inevitably get asked if your rode Haleakala because of all the downhill touristy tours. I posted about our volcano ride last year on Textura Design (my personal and business blog) - we rode up and down Haleakela. About 1/2 way up the climb, going about 9 mph, and faced with a barrage of cruisers zipping past us downhill at 40 mph, we started jockingly heckling them — “try climbing it!” Regardless, the tourists were on bikes and that’s a good thing.
Go Cycling Maui is a full-service, high-end bike shop and offers the best supported rides. On both trips to Maui, Donnie has recommended rides to us (insisting we ride past the Garden of Eden on the road to Hana) and has the cred to ride with the most elite cyclists.
After meeting with Donnie, we’re considering a Bike Hugger tour of Maui that he’d host and our readers would ride.
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