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I wish you luck. Haleakala is an intimidating climb, even if you are very fit. I have the opportunity to go to Oahu for business next August, and I'm thinking about trying to get to Maui to do Haleakala. It scares me a little and that's coming from somebody who is already very bike-fit (I'm 5'10" and at the moment, 158 #; I have 7500 outdoor miles so far this calendar year, including 14 centuries.) As I live in the midwest, I don't have extended climbs to train on. I figure I can probably do it, but I know it will hurt.
I admit that I have not ready every post in this thread, but I think the OP is spending comparatively too much effort worrying about gear and maybe not enough focusing on getting miles in his legs. That's what it takes.