tangentgirl: HAHA! You sound like me. I am sitting here in Hawaii trying to convince my bf that it's a great idea to fly out to Portland, Chicago, or San Fran just to go shopping for our new bikes ("But honey, the selection is so much greater in [...] and look at all of the [...] they have available on craigslist!"). And we're gearing up to move from Hawaii at the end of the year.

The Haleiwa century ride is supposed to be a beautiful one ("One of the best 50 century rides in the U.S..." according to the flyers). It will certainly be more scenic and appealing than the one in Honolulu town. I am bummed that we won't be ready for it in time, but there will be others, I'm sure. I am eager to move to Northern Cali so we can take our 40-lb aussie fluffball with us on an epic biking journey down the coast.