As others have written, the early hour and the COLD are daunting. BUT oh so worth it. The guides kept the drive interesting to the summit with a brief stop for fresh fruit from a road side stand. I am not sure if it is typical, or we were fortunate, at sunrise a woman performed a Hawaiian Sunrise Chant. The self-guide ride down the mountain was fun. We stopped at the lavender farm and had a hot beverage and donuts. The donuts were the best EVER and from a shop in Wailuku called Dynamite Donut. On our trek down I had a flat tire from a piece of glass. Bike Maui was very responsive and exchanged out my bike so we could proceed with our ride. There was unexpected road work with a detour on our route back to the shop to which BIke Maui responded quickly and did not detract at all from our experience.