The tour began with being picked up and taken to the business location. There they had us sign comprehensive waivers and told us to load up in the van.
All the way up the mountain (which is NOT to the top), there was no brief or familiarization with the local terrain as the write up says. Once at the 6,500 foot elevation, we were given a safety briefing and a placard explaining the dos and donāts, but the guide then told everyone they could violate virtually every one of the rules and encouraged riders to just go down the hill on their own.
While on the second descent, the group passed a National Park Ranger who conducted a car stop on the chase van. His purpose for doing so was to assess the safety of the tour, since most riders had abandoned the guide and were streaming down the mountain at their own pace and speed, spread out oven and mile.
Afterward, the driver who was stopped proceeded to lambast the Ranger for daring to stop her, and ranted on anti law enforcement rhetoric for about 20-minutes.
While the tour can be fun, this tour is reckless and disrespectful to law enforcement that was just trying to ensure the groupsās safety.
Finally, there was a stop at a cafe, but nothing was included in the $187 cost of the ride. There was a water and granola bar provided at the office in the beginning, but nothing the shop.
Itās up to the rider if he or she feels itās appropriate to bad mouth officers looking out for the groupās safety, and whether a guide ought to be telling the group to completely disregard the rules. Not only is it reckless, but opens the company to huge civil liability if a biker got in an accident.
Disappointing.
Response from Host
Feb 2025
Aloha,
This review is completely inaccurate and false.
Safety is our number one priority always. This review is completely inaccurate, untrue and false in its facts. We always do a safety briefing and the guidelines are to be adhered to at all times. The guides were NEVER pulled over by law enforcement, nor were they warned or cited for anything. We always respect our dedicated Law Enforcement and follow all regulations and rules. We have a Permit which goes through much scrutiny including Law Enforcement annually. This reviewer is grossly inaccurate and totally misinformed.