Races, Neighbor Island Riding, and Links

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Oahu's (and the state's) major mountain bike race is the Outrigger Hotels Hawaiian Mountain Tour in March. It's an early season stage race (prologue, time trial, downhill, cross-country, and dirt criterium) in it's third year. Open to all from beginners to professionals.

In September 1996, Oahu hosted the Mountain Biking World Cup Finals.




Neighbor Island Riding

Oahu has great trails, but the neighbor islands' trails are just as great, if not better.


Ride 38 miles down from the 10,000 ft summit of Haleakala on the island of Maui. Check out Maui Mountain Biking for more info about cycling on Maui.

Do some snow cycling and check out the observatories on the top of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Not for the anemic or asthamatic. At 13,000 feet, the air is very, very thin but the ride down is something else! It's the site of our most epic ride. Click here to read about it. Check out Big Island Mountain Biking Association webpage for trail information.


Explore Waimea Canyon on Kauai, Hawaii's little version of the Grand Canyon.


Links

Read the latest cycling stories and reviews on Mountain Bike Pro, GearHead Mountain Bike Cyberzine , MTB Review , and Velonews Interactive. Four absolutely cool cybermags!


Mail order shops to check out: Bike Nashbar, Colorado Cyclist, Performance Bicycle, Cambria Bicycles, and Price Point. I really don't recommend other high-profile mail-order companies because of too many problems with false advertisements, wrong orders, extremely long waits for back-ordered items, and "bait-and-switch" sales tactics.

Other links worth looking into:

Hawaii Mountain Bike Links

  • Outlaw MTB another great mountain biking page about Hawaii from my pal the Z-man
  • Peepuff's Personal Links Page Mtn biker gal also from Hawaii. More than just Mtn biking.
  • Big Island Mountain Biking Association

    Other links:

  • Yahoo!
  • MBElectro magazine
  • The Zone -- Guide to the Mountain Bike World a very comprehensive link including mtn bike slang
  • The Unofficial Paola Pezzo Fan Club and Home Page supermodel of mountain biking.
  • Mountain bike newsgroup


    Hawaii Mountain Biking Literature
    (Tell them you got the info from Goose's page)

    Mauka Trails of Hawaii, The Mountain Biker's Guide to Oahu by John Alford-- A highly recommended book if you are planning to ride the trails on Oahu. A very comprehensive trail guide with directions to trail heads, elaborate trail maps, and background info about Hawaii's weather, wildlife, and flora. E-mail: mtnbike@aloha.net
    Bike Hawaii Webpage (NEW!)

    26" Unlimited, Know No Limits. Hawaii's premier bike magazine published by my friend Clarence. It covers everything from trials and trails riding to upcoming rides and races. There is even a list of bike internet addresses! It's FREE at local bike shops. E-mail: tgc@lava.net


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