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03-27-08 | 04:52 PM

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Sprocket Man

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Originally Posted by catherine96821

aloha Sprocket man! We saw ya'll the other day (we were gearing up at the windsurfing park below our house) Does moving faster help? I'm okay Molokai bound, but Ewa on my return frightens me with the traffic on my downwind side.

The bridge is the Hawaii Kai one, before the marina, over the water where you get sudden gusts off the water.

Yup, that's the bridge I was thinking about - not too far past Roy's Restaurant and the place we turned around the time we had our group ride. Every once in a while, those gusts can be a bit frightening! Moving faster helps when you're trying to hold a straight line, but I generally ride no more than about 12 mph when I'm on that bridge sidewalk. Too slow (less than 8 mph or so) will make you vulnerable to crosswinds.

I've been thinking about it, and I don't think I've ever been over that bridge Ewa bound! I always go up to Lunalilo and left turn just past Kaiser High School and return to Kalanianaole via Hawaii Kai Drive.

Tell your BF I said "hi". Hope his tri-training is going well.

Last edited by Sprocket Man; 03-27-08 at 04:58 PM.