Re: Riding on Oahu

Other then me, I only know of two other riders on this forum from here.
One is TheBadger587 and the other is racingnismo. Badger posts once in
a while, but racingnismo hasn't been on in a while.

Personally, I don't know of very many places to ride here 🙁. I just
got a MUni, and I'm just looking for some time to start riding it.

From what I understand, you are going to be staying in Kapolei. That
area is very flat, but the mountains above might offer some nice MUni.
I would look into an area called Makakilo. Another place you might look
into is the air force satellite tracking station. The station is on top
of mount Kaala. If you are looking in a mountain biking book, look up
peacock flats. Normally, you would access it from the North side of the
island, but you can drive up from the south. If you do go from the
south, you need special permission from the air force. I forget how
that is obtained.

Another good ride is Kaena Point. This is the western most end of the
island. The trail/dirt road is a few miles long and mostly flat. I’ve
never unied it, but I have biked it. This time of year, there is a good
chance of spotting some whales too.

Daniel

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Carl Hoyer rode trails on Oahu in November 2001. I was there with family
and friends, but did not bring a unicycle. Carl hooked up with a guy
from a bike shop in the Honolulu area, I think, and may have written
about his experiences here. Try a search.

To find more trails, keep researching the mountain bike stuff. Find the
most gnarly singletrack trails, and talk to mountain bikers if possible,
because there are a lot more of them to get opinions from. Maybe you can
reach some other Oahu riders on a mountain biking forum, or by
contacting bike shops there.

I know one of the places Carl rode was in hills surrounding Honolulu.
Makiki Heights or very close to there. That's all I know, other than be
prepared to sweat a lot more than in Moab!

We were recently on Maui and did an ATV tour on Mt. Haleakala. If I
could, I'd take my MUni on that trail. I'm sure it would be a blast, and
weather permitting, has real nice views.

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johnfoss said:

*Carl Hoyer rode trails on Oahu in November 2001. I was there with
family and friends, but did not bring a unicycle. Carl hooked up with
a guy from a bike shop in the Honolulu area, I think, and may have
written about his experiences here. Try a search.
*

That's great! I know the guy he's talking about. In fact, the MUni I
just got was his. He quite Uniing because a chronic knee problem.
After he sold it to me, he said that I was the right person for it cause
he knew that I would ride it like it should be riden.

I think I know the trail he spoke of. I did it once on my 24 torker LX.
It was very fun, but real short. It was a pain cause it's too steep
(for me) to ride up. My friend left his motorcycle at the base of the
hill, I picked him up and drove to the top. We both rode down, me on my
uni and him on my bike. At the bottom, he picked up his motorcycle and
rode up to get my car. Once I had my car, I had to drive up to get his
bike. All in all, it was a pain, but very fun. The alternative is to
take the bus. That's what I'm going to do next time.

Daniel

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when i was there several years ago, i talked to bikeshop people near the
northshore of oahu. that's where some of the hard-core trails are,
although i didn't get a chance to ride them.

one important note - rental cars are frequently broken into on the
northshore of oahu when you are parking in a relatively quiet spot (like
at some trail heads). i know this from experience and had to buy auto
glass and replace it. be careful. it is sometimes better to take
everything with you and leave the door's locks open.

-eric

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onefiftyfour said:

*
one important note - rental cars are frequently broken into on the
northshore of oahu when you are parking in a relatively quiet spot
(like at some trail heads). i know this from experience and had to buy
auto glass and replace it. be careful. it is sometimes better to
take everything with you and leave the doors unlocked.
*

It is a good idea to take all you valuables with you, but I wouldn't
recommend leaving the doors unlocked.

Daniel

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I rode on O'ahu in 2001 with a fellow named Layne. There are a lot of
great trails around Wikiki. Here are some pictures from my trip ...
http://community.webshots.com/album/25880199LiVCHhtbqH

I picked up a Mountain Biking Guide to O'ahu from a local bike shop
which turned out to be an invaluable resource. Unfortunately, I don't
have it handy and can't give you the exact title or the exact names of
the trails I did.

The trails I did most were around Makiki Heights and are featured in the
pictures above. They were a ton of fun and there is a bus that takes you
from bottom to top, as daino mentioned. On weekends I hooked up with a
bunch of downhill mountain bikers and got rides up in a pickup truck.

There are a number of tough technical trails towards Diamond Head. If I
find the trail guide book I'll post the names of the trails.

I never went up to the North Shore, but I heard bikers saying that there
were a number of good trails in that area.

We also did an urban trials ride at the University of Hawaii which, like
most universities, has amazing stuff for trials.

Hawaii was an amazing place to ride. It's one of the places I really
want to ride again and explore the other islands. I would really love to
come out to a MUni weekend in Hawaii as some people have brought up.

Have fun Tom and everyone in Hawaii,
Carl

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It's possible that i will be riding the Wa'ahila ridge trail this
weekend. it's all downhill and a bus can take you from the bottom to the
top, like a ski lift. Layne at the bike shop has some real experience
with MUniing, so you might want to drop by. he's a good guy.

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TheBadger587 said:

*It's possible that i will be riding the Wa'ahila ridge trail this
weekend. it's all downhill and a bus can take you from the bottom to
the top, like a ski lift. Layne at the bike shop has some real
experience with MUniing, so you might want to drop by. he's a good
guy. *

From all the different things I've read, I think I'm pretty much set on
trying the place with the bus ride back to the top. After all, I'm on
vacation.

Two questions: which bike shop, and where? Will weekend be better for
riding that location (i.e. more frequent bus)? I'm there through
Wednesday, so could ride weekday as well.

Thanks to all for the great info.

TB

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Quoted message said:

Two questions: which bike shop, and where?

It's the Bike Shop Honolulu (they have several locations).
Here is their address:
1149 S. King St.
Honolulu HI 96814
And here's their phone number:
(808) 596-0588

It's not all that far from the Wa'ahila Trail. Actually, I don't think
that is the correct name for the trail. The Wa'ahila goes up, you will
be riding a connecting trail down the mountain.

Quoted message said:

Will weekend be better for riding that location (i.e. more frequent
bus)? I'm there through Wednesday, so could ride weekday as well.

The busses run more frequently during the weekdays. depending on what
day you go, I might be at the University of Hawaii. It's very close to
the trail, so don't forget to tell me if you go!

Daniel

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daino149 said:

* The busses run more frequently during the weekdays. depending on
what day you go, I might be at the University of Hawaii. It's very
close to the trail, so don't forget to tell me if you go!*

Thanks for the bike shop info. A weekday ride it will be...not only
does the bus schedule sound better for multiple "runs", but that will
give me a couple days of solid weekend family vacation time before I try
to go sneaking off to ride unicycle. If you're at Univ either Monday or
Tuesday, let me know or PM me. I may be able to lock down on that day.
It would be great to ride together.

T

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daino149 said:

* The busses run more frequently during the weekdays. depending on
what day you go, I might be at the University of Hawaii. It's very
close to the trail, so don't forget to tell me if you go!Daniel *

Hey Daniel, not sure if you've seen my PM. I'm planning on riding that
trail this afternoon. It would be great if we could hook up.

Check your PM for my cell phone number.

TB

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