A nice circle tour for an early Sunday morning is Kailua to Pali Highway through town past diamond
head East along coast and back through Waimanalo and back to Kailua (start anywhere on that loop).
Caution-I would only do Pali Highway early on a Sun AM when traffic is very light.
You can also do a nice Century via the North and Windward and East Shores and cut through the center
of the island through pineapple fields.
I agree-Tantalus is a beautiful ride. Make sure you stop at the State Park. To die for views of the
Pacific and Honolulu/Waikiki/Diamond Head.
>Subject: Re: Road rides on Oahu and Kauai? From:
[email protected] (J. Cohn) Date: 5/4/2003 4:36 PM
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>> Does anyone know of good road rides on either Oahu and Kauai on decent
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>> with not tons of traffic - 40 to 50 miles? Has anyone had any experience renting bikes on either
>> island?
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>The Hawaii Bicycling League's page, www.hbl.org, has a Bike Route Maps link for Oahu road riders,
>plus various other helpful/interesting info including upcoming events.
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>The Windward (eastern, more or less) coast and the North Shore between Honolulu and Haleiwa are the
>most popular for longer road rides on Oahu. Too much traffic for my taste, but plenty of great
>scenery. Less traffic once you get past Kaneohe.
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>At the edge of town, the Makiki Tantalus loop (10 mi.) is not to be missed, and the short ride
>around Diamond Head is also fun...
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>Rentals are available at the Bike Shop on South King St (www.bikeshophawaii.com) and (I think) at
>Island Triathlon and Bike (www. trybikes.com) on Kapahulu Ave, but I have no experience renting.
>Both are good LBSs anyway.
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>J. Cohn Honolulu, HI
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