zacster

I did it with rim brakes the first time but didn't make it to the top. It is a blast going down in any case. The best part was when I got to the bottom in Paia and I'm checking out my options for food I hear someone call me. It was my brother in law and he was with his family at the corner spot. The kids ordered too much as they usually do and there were two plates of food. He ordered me a beer and I ate their barely touched burgers and fries, all of it. This was a big extended family vacation get together in Maui.

I think I had a 34-27 as the lowest gear going up, and I'd had a cold all week. Training for a ride like that is difficult when you live in flat Brooklyn. No amount of riding here will prepare you for the nonstop climbing that Haleakala is. I'd go to the hills in Northern NJ/Rockland County but they don't compare. Here's a thread from immediately after I did it:
All the reasons and excuses I didn't make it up the volcano