Tradewind Saturday Ride, 10/25/14, 7am Kapiolani – Makapuu – Kaneohe - Kailua, Depart from Kapiolani Park Fountain, about 60 miles, about 4 hours *********************************** * 7:00am DEPARTURE - WE WILL LEAVE @ 7:00am SHARP, if youre late you will chase * Introduce yourself to the new riders * Coffee at Starbucks Kapahulu after the ride *********************************** ROUTE OVERVIEW *Makapuu * Waimanalo Backroads * Kalanianaole Hwy to Castle Hospital – Left onto Pali Hwy – Right onto Kapaa Quarry Road * Mokapu – Saddle Road – Right to Kaneohe Bay Drive * Kalaheo – Right onto Duck Road – left onto Kainalu * Kailua Recreation Center * Keolu Drive to Kalanianaole Hwy – Waimanalo Backroads * Makapuu – Heartbreak Hill – Hawaii Kai – Kahala – Diamond Head - Kapiolani ************************ ROUTE DESCRIPTION We will ride neutral for the first 15-20 minutes to let everyone warm-up and socialize. From the Kapiolani Park Fountain we will be going east on Kalakaua Avenue, up Diamond Head Road out to Kahala Avenue, left onto Kealaolu (Golf Course Road) right onto Kalanianaole Hwy, right onto Portlock Road left onto Lunalilo Home Road, straight through the Kalanianaole Hwy intersection, right onto Ahukini, right onto Hawaii Kai Drive (over Heartbreak Hill), right onto Kealahou, left onto Kalanianaole Hwy, left onto Waimanalo back roads across 7-11, continue on the back roads back out to Kalanianaole Hwy where we’ll turn left. Straight on Kalanianaole Hwy to Castle Hospital, left onto Pali Hwy, then right onto Kapaa Quarry Road. Turn left onto Mokapu, up and over the Saddle then right at the bottom to Kaneohe Bay Drive. Stay on Kaneohe Bay Drive and then straight onto N. Kalaheo Avenue. Right onto Duck Road (Kainui Drive), then left onto N. Kainalu Drive to the Kailua Recreation Center where we’ll take a break. After the break ride as one group to get to Keolu Drive by riding on Kainalu to Kailua Road, go right, then left at the stoplight onto Wanaao Road for a block then immediately right onto Awakea Road, then left onto Ka Awakea Road then right onto Papalani Street. Turn right onto Keolu Drive and follow it around Enchanted Lakes to the short steep hill up to Kalanianaole Highway. Turn left onto Kalanianaole Highway and continue towards Makapuu, taking Waimanalo Backroads along the way. Continue on the back roads back to Kalanianaole Hwy, up and over Makapuu, right at the Sandy Beach stoplight, over Heartbreak Hill (Hawaii Kai Drive), left onto Lunalilo Home Road, right onto Wailua (by the Fire Station), left onto Hawaii Kai Drive (by the Post Office), stay right at the next intersection (on Hawaii Kai Drive at Keauhou), back to Kalanianaole Hwy to Kahala. Do a safe U-turn at Kilauea (Kahala Mall) to Golf Course Road (Kealaolu), right onto Kahala Avenue, straight up and over Diamond Head Road and back to Kapiolani Park. *********************************** DIRECTIONS The Kapiolani Park Fountain is located at the Koko Head end (east) of Kapiolani Park on Kalakaua Avenue. Most of us park in the parking lot on Paki Avenue, across the Diamond Head Tennis Center, near the rest room. You can also park on the makai-side (ocean) of Kalakaua, at Kaimana Beach. Whatever you do dont park on the mauka-side (mountain) of Kalakaua, right near the fountain, because it is metered (after 10am) and you will get tagged if your meter runs out before you return. *********************************** RIDE RULES: * BE SAFE. * Helmets required. NO HELMET-NO RIDE, no exceptions. Helmet straps must be firmly fastened under your chin. * The ride organizer reserves the right to ban any rider for unsafe riding or insubordination. * Aero Bar Use allowed under the following conditions: keep at least 4-bike-lengths away from any other rider front and back, go off the front or back of the pack, announce that you’re going-aero, do not draft another rider who is on aero bars * Rotate to the left when in the paceline. * Dont over-lap wheels. * Do not run stoplights, creep through intersections or do the short up-the-road U-turn to get around a red light. * Show up on time, so we can all leave on time (most folks arrive 15- 30 minutes prior to departure time). * No use of audio device use while riding (ie: cel phones, iPods, 2- way radios, MP3 players). If you need to take or make a call, safely pull out of the group, get off the road and put your foot down. * Look out for each other (stop to help out with flats & mechanicals). * Welcome the new riders, introduce yourself and help orientate them. * Dont 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.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:35:00 +0000
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