The Bike Shop Presents:
Tradewind Saturday Ride 01/12/08
Saturday Ride,01/12/08; 7am Departure; Pali Loop + Tantalus + Kaneohe & Auloa;
Kapiolani Park Fountain; about 4.0 hours; about 60 miles.
• Rear Blinking Light Recommended for Pali Tunnels
• Be on time - or be left behind, 7am Departure
• Introduce yourself to at least one new person
RIDE PLAN:
Ride from Kapiolani Park through town neutral (together as one group) ride up and then
back down Tantalus, (regrouping at the Makiki Heights stop sign) cut over the back of
Punchbowl, up the Pali Highway via the Pauoa on ramp (regrouping at the top of Nuuanu
Pali Drive) and to the windward side. We'll come down the Pali turn left at Castle Junction
onto Kam Hwy, turn right at the top of the hill onto Mokulele, right onto Kaneohe Bay Drive,
ride over the Mokapu Saddle, right Kapaa Quarry Road, left onto Pali Hwy,right onto Aoloa
Road, do a safe U-turn at the top and ride back down Aoloa to Pali Hwy, go right onto Pali
Hwy and then right into the Olomana neighborhood, stopping at Maunawili Park. We'll then
continue on Kalanianaole, Olomana backroads, Waimanalo's back roads then finally around
Makapuu, "Saddle Road" and back to Kapiolani Park.
DIRECTIONS:
Kapiolani Park Fountain, located at the Koko Head end (east) of Kapiolani Park on Kalakaua.
Park on the makai-side of Kalakaua, at Kaimana Beach, or across the park on Paki Avenue
in the parking lot near the rest room. Don't park on the mauka-side (north) of Kalakaua
because it is metered and you will get tagged if your meter runs out.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
There are a lot of stoplights and stop signs on this route, let's not be bandits, plan on
stopping at the stop signs and the red lights, let's set a good example.
Coffee Afterwards: if you want to join the group going for coffee and lunch after the ride at
Starbucks Kapahulu, park in the parking lot on Paki Avenue. It is located across the street
from the Diamond Head Tennis Center next to the bathroom.
RIDE PROTOCOL:
BE SAFE
Helmets required. NO HELMET- NO RIDE, no exceptions
NO AERO-BAR use ANYTIME on the ride (except for designated time trial practice
rides).
Rotate to the left when in the paceline
Don't over-lap wheels
Do not run stoplights or creep through intersections
Show up on time, so we can all leave on time (most folks arrive 15-30 minutes prior
to departure time)
No audio device use while riding (i.e.: cell phones, Walkman, CD player, 2-way
radios, MP3 players)
Look out for each other (stop to help out with flats & mechanicals)
Welcome the new riders, introduce yourself and help orientate them
Don't leave anyone behind (remember what it was like to be the new rider being
dropped?)
Help each other become better riders (share what you know)
Have fun
Be a good paceline buddy
1149 S. King Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
808.596.0588 Phone
808.591.9163 Fax info@bikeshophawaii.com
Submitted by John C on January 10, 2008 - 11:05am.