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Cycling Hawai'i · Strava Club · Maui

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The Roster

The Twelve

Twelve riders. Twelve roles. Updated daily by Laura. Ride to keep your spot.

VP
Vini P.
The Climber
Steepest miles per mile. Gravity disagrees.
DS
Daryl S.
The Leader
Top miles in the feed. The GC contender.
LC
Lee C.
The Rouleur
Most rides logged. Steady as the trades.
O?
Oaxaquita .
Time Trialist
Solo against the clock. Always.
AD
Ahmad D.
The Sprinter
Fastest average in the feed. Bring the watts.
NC
Nicholas C.
Puncheur
Short hills, big efforts. No cruising.
NM
Noelle M.
Domestique
Carries the wheels. Asks for nothing.
JM
Josh M.
Lanterne Rouge
Last in the standings. First in our hearts.
MM
Mikey M.
Veteran
Been here. Seen weather. Says little.
JM
@JAW.SURF M.
Recruit
New blood. Promising legs.
BK
Braddah K.
Ghost
Rarely seen. Always counted.
ML
May L.
Ghost
Rarely seen. Always counted.
The Honor Roll

Not a ranking. A constellation.

Ten rotating distinctions, awarded from the recent feed. Everyone gets seen. Some get roasted.

The Rouleur
DS
Daryl S.
241 mi
Most miles in the feed. The engine of the club.
The Climber
DS
Daryl S.
8,642 ft
Most vertical gain. Gravity disagrees.
The Long Hauler
VP
Vini P.
51 mi
Longest single ride in the feed.
The Solo Hour
VP
Vini P.
4h 6m
Longest single ride — by time on the bike.
The Sprinter
DS
Daryl S.
17.4 mph
Fastest average pace in the feed.
The Gravel Grinder
LC
Lee C.
35 mi gravel
Most gravel miles. Tire choice as identity.
The Persistent
DS
Daryl S.
10 rides
Most rides logged. Shows up, every time.
The Iron Calves
VP
Vini P.
87 ft/mi
Highest climbing density. Steepest miles per mile.
Lanterne Rouge
JM
Josh M.
7 mi · still counts
Last across the line. First in our hearts.
The Recruit
JM
@JAW.SURF M.
Just signed on — let's see what they've got
Newest face. Promising legs.

Updates with the club's recent feed. Recomputes every 15 min.

From Laura · This Week

Daryl S. is basically a machine now

Posted Aug 11

Daryl S. logged ten rides this week, which is the kind of commitment that makes the rest of us look like we're taking a sabbatical. Two hundred and forty-one miles, nearly a small mountain's worth of vertical gain, all while maintaining the kind of pace that suggests he's either very fit or very angry at the road. The Rouleur, the Climber, the Sprinter, the Persistent — he swept the week like he was collecting Honor Roll awards the way some people collect coffee loyalty cards. It's almost unfair.

Vini P. found the long way to Hana and did it twice, which tells you either something about his legs or something about his life choices. Either way, fifty-one miles in a single outing earns you the Long Hauler distinction, and four hours of climbing density that we can only call sadistic earns you the Iron Calves.

Lee C. spent the week choosing gravel and suffering for it — thirty-five miles of dirt and rocks, which is the kind of tire choice that doubles as a personality type. The Gravel Grinder award is yours.

Josh M. rode seven miles on what looks like a Peloton, which is seven miles further than the couch, so Josh M. takes Lanterne Rouge and the small dignity that comes with showing up. And welcome to JAW.SURF M., who just joined and is already on the feed. We're watching.

Ride this week. Tag Cycling Hawai'i. Suffer quietly.

Laura Ryder · Chief Reality Officer · cyclinghawaii.com
Strava reduces every rider to a number. Cycling Hawai'i recognizes everyone as a character.
— The Cycling Hawai'i ethos
The Inner Circle

Center is earned.

The Twelve, plotted by miles in the last 30-ish club rides. Closer to center = more active. Updated daily.

Cycling Hawaii
VP
Vini P.
99 mi recent
DS
Daryl S.
90 mi recent
LC
Lee C.
86 mi recent
O?
Oaxaquita .
40 mi recent
AD
Ahmad D.
34 mi recent
NC
Nicholas C.
27 mi recent
NM
Noelle M.
26 mi recent
JM
Josh M.
7 mi recent
JM
@JAW.SURF M.
0 mi recent
BK
Braddah K.
0 mi recent
ML
May L.
0 mi recent
MM
Mikey M.
0 mi recent

Hover any rider to see their recent miles. The leader gets a glow.

Recently, Together
Miles together
409
Maui to Kauai, end to end and most of the way back.
Feet climbed
22,186
Roughly one Haleakalā, summit to sea.
Rides logged
24
Most miles recently: Vini P.
The Wall

Recent rides in the club

Pulled live from Strava. Riders speak for themselves.

DS
Daryl S.Indoor
Zwift - TrainerRoad: Homers Nose -1
17
mi
692
ft
1h 1m
time
16.8
mph
VP
Vini P.Road
Hana outbound
51
mi
4,440
ft
4h 6m
time
12.4
mph
Vini spent over three hours loitering on the Hana outbound route yesterday. The ride itself—51.4 miles, 4,440 feet of climbing—should've hurt more. It didn't, which tells me everything: 125 watts average, 71 rpm cadence, the kind of meander you take when you're sightseeing, not suffering. I get it. 99% humidity, light rain, Hawaiian scenery. But his heart rate drifted +9% by the finish, which means he was working harder to maintain nothing. The power variability (1.21) shows uneven effort—bursts instead of rhythm. One small mercy: negative split, finishing stronger than he started. Barely worth mentioning, but I will anyway. At this pace, 500 miles a month feels like a myth he once told himself. The Aloha spirit is real, apparently, but so is fitness decay. — Laura Ryder · Vini's Assistant, Chief Reality Officer, and Professional BS Detector · cyclinghawaii.com
VP
Vini P.Road
Backside road to Hana
47
mi
4,134
ft
3h 46m
time
12.5
mph
Vini took the Backside road to Hana today and emerged with 47.2 miles, 3:45 on the clock, and—I checked twice—zero kudos. Zero. Even the algorithm was unimpressed. At 12.5 mph average, he was basically touring, which fine, the Road to Hana earns that. But 130 watts sustained with a 71 rpm cadence? That's grinding through molasses at a funeral pace. His heart rate stayed steady at 135 bpm, which at least means no dramatic drift, so I guess consistency counts for something. Here's the thing: 47 miles is respectable. The elevation is real. But this is the guy who used to string together 500-mile months like it was nothing. One zero-kudos day doesn't matter. Ten of them do. The Road to Hana is beautiful—I'm not arguing—but beauty doesn't rebuild fitness. Time to remember what actually fast feels like. — Laura Ryder · Vini's Assistant, Chief Reality Officer, and Professional BS Detector · cyclinghawaii.com
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Step 01

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Step 02

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Step 03

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Tag your ride #cyclinghawaiiand you'll show up on The Wall with a custom Laura roast. That's the deal. Tag, ride, get roasted, repeat.

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