Krank Cycles

Krank cycles is the place to rent your road bike! Rode up to the crater and at 10 thousand feet you want to be able to trust your bike. Krank cycles hooked it up with disc breaks that didn’t fail in torrential down pouring rain on the down hill. It’s also the best deal on the island! We also didn’t have our bike shoes but it was no problem using their clipless pedals. Go see them and go ride !

I was on Maui for vacation in May. I decided I wanted to do some mountain biking. I called up Krank Cycles the night before I wanted to ride. They set me up with an awesome Devinci RS. The owner gave me great directions and tips to a ride in Poli Poli. It had been raining so Makawao Forest was not ridable. I would highly recommend renting a bike from Krank Cycles and testing out the local trails. You won’t be disappointed.

We just finished biking down the Haleakala skyline trail with rental bikes from Kranks.
It was a great experience. Aaron was wonderful to work with. He gave us solid bikes that fit to spec with our height and weight, along with helmets, a bike rack, tire patch kit (didn’t need it), and detailed directions for the trail.
Thanks for a job well done, and for a 5-​star rental experience.

Moose and his excellent staff can get you fixed up for any kind of mountain bike adventure you need in Maui! They really know their stuff! We had an excellent time. Top notch service, the nicest bikes money can buy, set up expertly for you are what we found at Krank Cycles. They took plenty of time to explain the right route for our ride for the weather conditions, and let us try brand new 27.5 + bikes. It was great! We got plenty of Aloha from them! Mahalo Moose and the boyz!

Super great guys & great shop! Today was slammed when I walked in — Good Friday of Easter/​Spring Break. I didn’t have a reservation because I wasn’t even sure I was going to get a ride in on this trip until the night before. Despite the craziness — they stayed calm & friendly. They were able to set me up with an Intense T275 & get me on the trails quick. I highly recommend them if you are looking for a good quality mountain bike: Intense & Kona are sweet rides! Tell the guys the kind of riding trails you are looking for & they will point you in the right direction =)

Great service — last minute reservation for four mountain bikes — set up to do Skyline Trail on Haleakala — helmets included– no fuss. Bike rack strapped on back of Jeep with spare held three bikes — we did have to take the front tire off one and fit in trunk of Jeep.
I highly recommend your bring or buy gloves if you are doing Skyline Trail– pads wouldn’t hurt either– your terrain is a mixed bag of lava fields, deep sand, trees with some pretty gnarly roots, gravel roads, and tarmac.
Rinse your bikes off with the hose on the side of the building to avoid the cleaning fee.
Great choice of well-​maintained bikes — and if you need something extra, the shop is well stocked with supplies and knowledgeable staff.

Aaron was nothing but helpful in loading us up with gear and giving us some hints of the trails to ride in Makawao Forest. Plus, he’s one of the creators of the Pineapple Express Trail, which is a MUST! Ramps, berms, jumps, pure adrenaline rush.
Would definitely use him again and blast down the Pineapple Express a dozen more times.

Great upcountry shop… We stopped in and talked to Thad, great guy and set up a couple rentals for later in the week. Our rentals were a Kona and KHS in very good condition. When we picked up the rentals Thad got out the shock pump and set the suspensions up for us and then put on our pedals. He gave us suggestions on where to ride aand even gave us a map to get there.
When we returned the bikes and paid the bill and headed back to our condo in Lahaina. Later that evening I realized I left my pedals on the rental bike. We were due to return home and did not have any available time to return to get them. I called the store, told them I could not get back and Moose said the post office was just across the street and he would mail them back for me. He fetched a prepaid mailing box, mailed it and only charged my postage fees.
BTW, the day we picked up our rental, we watched Thad true up a wheel from an old kids bike for a local couple. He took care to make that kids wheel as straight as a race bikes wheel. A first rate shop with first rate people, thank you Thad and Moose

This review is for a road bike rental. The online rental reservation process was super easy, and the prices for multiple days are better than any other shop on the island. This shop, being in Makawao, rents mostly mountain bikes, so their road bikes have few miles on them. The Focus bike with disc brake and SRAM group performed flawlessly, and felt really solid (not quite as good as my Cervelo, but it’s half the price… so kudos to Focus). They adjusted the seat and offered to swap stems out to get the fit right for me… nice! The shop owner was there when I returned the bike and was very friendly. He is offering a delivery service if you rent for a week or more, which is pretty awesome since most rental cars on the island are small. I road 3 morning rides of about 30 miles… great roads… though it’s most uphill then downhill on Maui (I only made it halfway up the volcano… maybe next time I’ll shoot for the whole 10,000 foot climb.) Krank will be my first call when I’m headed back to Maui… A++ guys!

If I could give this zero stars I would. Walked into this shop and got treated like we were wasting the owners time. He didn’t want to rent us any of his decent bikes. Was reluctant to share info about the ride we wanted to do and really overall, came across rude and he just thought he was better then us. Left the store knowing he would not get our business. Do not waste your time at this shop!

Thanks for the hookup on the Intense Spider 275! Bike rack for the rental car… Genious! Great shop to visit to get set up for the local trails. Moose is THE MAN!!!

Stopped in to rent a mountain bike for Makawao Forest and was really impressed by Krank. Moose set me up with a totally legit ride that was spec’d out very well. It was actually better than my own bike at home and in good shape to attack the trail. There were a bunch of bikes of different purposes, quality, and price points to choose from. If this were the local shop nearby my home, I’d give them all my business for sure. They know what they’re doing. I’ll be renting from them again no doubt.

We have been traveling to Maui for years and I finally decided to check out the mountain biking scene on the island, mainly because we’ve done all the touristy things to be done. Aaron at Krank Cycles made it really easy. I called a couple weeks ahead to reserve a bike and a rack for the rental car. The only things I brought from home were my riding shorts and gloves, they supplied everything else that you would need. When I arrived at my reservation time, he sized the bike to my ride height and mounted both rack and bike to the car in a timely manner. With a map to the Makawao Forest and some verbal directions, I was there in about 15 minutes. The loop trail was magnificent! it is some of the most scenic forest that I have ever ridden thru. Will definitely be on my schedule for the next trip out. Thanks again Aaron. See you soon.

Moose is the man! My roommate and I found his shop via Unilocal when trying to line up mountain bike rentals during our trip to Maui. We’d read about all the «rides» down Haleakala, but soon realized those were just shuttles to ride funky rigid mountain bikes down the road, not even from the top of the crater — PASS.
We’d heard about a true mountain bike trail running from the top (10,000′ feet) down to around 3,500′ at Rice Park, over the course of a few miles mostly consisting of double and single track. We walked in to Krank around 2:30 and told Moose what we wanted to do; he was immediately receptive and helpful, providing all the information we needed. We ended up renting a nearly new GT Fury (ridiculously good) and a Kona Entourage (pretty good), the rental prices were very reasonable considering how nice the bikes were and included regular helmets, a pump, and tubes. Moose also loaned us a spare camel back and seat bag to help hold all the aforementioned gear, since we didn’t bring any riding gear. He also rented us a bike rack for almost nothing.
AND he helped us find a local to shuttle our car back down the hill to Rice Park, so we wouldn’t have to spend a ridiculous amount of money on a cab or über. While this was mostly lucky/​timing that a local had been milling around the shop with nothing to do, there’s no way we could’ve made it happen without Moose’s help.
Lastly, Moose let us return the bikes and gear (completely drenched in mud) 30 minutes after the shop closed without batting an eye. How could I not give him five stars?!
As far as the ride goes (if any other tourists want to get a good downhill fix on vacation):
It is much colder and wet on top of the crater — my roommate wore his wetsuit top and I wore pants and a shell, and was still cold.
Goggles would be helpful too, I was still getting volcanic debris out of my eyes the day.
If you can’t find someone to help shuttle you, like we did, you will need to two cars or to catch a ride back up to your car somehow, unless you fancy riding all the way back up on a downhill bike.
Definitely take Moose’s advice on which trails to hit on the way down, it makes the ride way better.

Moose is «The Man» I’m vacationing with the family like everybody else and needed my MTB fix. I did my research and found Krank Cycles was the place to get the local «low down» and I wasn’t disappointed. I rented a sick DeVinci bike and Moose directed me to Poli Poli State Park, Makawao Forest was too muddy. The ride was good, not great, 9.8 miles, 1300′. Good uphill grind up and fun single track down. The only downside of this ride is it take about an hr to get to the trail head from Krank.
I live in Nor Cal Santa Cruz area and have been in many bike shops, Krank Cycles is a well stocked shop and Moose is a great guy that gets excited about talking mountain biking.

Where do I start… the bikes were fine, everything worked. But Aaron couldn’t give good directions to save his life. Seemed a little short with his answers, didn’t explain things well, didn’t seem to listen to our questions. We got to the TH but due to his lack of directions could not find the trail. We found one on our own and road that just so we didn’t feel like the whole ride was wasted. The second day to no fault of his the riding park was closed due to rain. We’re not happy campers.

My son and I came to Up Country with hopes to find some road bikes to ride and were so very pleased that Krank Cycles had some really great bikes. My son brought his own pedals and Moose, the owner and manager, switched out the pedals and got us fully equipped, including loaning us a floor pump and a bike lock. We rented the bikes for several days. We had some great rides including an attempt to go up Haleakala. The road bikes had disk breaks making the descents feel very safe and the bikes worked flawlessly.
Also available for rent was a variety of mountain bikes for all abilities and cruisers and even an electric bike. Look forward to renting again from Krank on my next visit to Maui.

My husband and I rented full suspension mountain bikes from Krank last month during our visit to Maui. My husband is an avid mountain biker and I have only done it a few times – the owner did an excellent job fitting us to our bikes as well as recommending appropriate trails to ride. We spent a half day at the Makawao Forest Reserve and it was one of our favorite things from our entire trip. Wonderful service, high quality bikes, and great prices! We will be back! Mahalo!

Rented a great demo bike from Krank Cycles. I am an avid mountain biker and Krank Cycles did not disappoint. Aaron the owner was extremely helpful and his passion for mountain biking was apparent.
He rents top of the line bikes for a reasonable price. I rented a full suspension Davinci Troy and was impressed with the bike. He plans to include Intense and Turner bikes in his rental bike fleet in the future.
The Kahakapao Recreation Area is a 15 minute drive from the shop. Not alot of trails to ride but the Downhill trail is AWESOME. 2 miles of banked turns and jumps. Worth the climb.

Awhile back i saw a news report about some cool new trail features in Makawao for mountain biking. Not owning any gear and wanting to check this out, I needed a rental. A quick internet search showed that Krank Cycles had the stuff I need and was really close to the trail area. The owner Arron is very knowledgable and helpful about the trail and the gear required. The price was fair, equipment worked great and you can not beat the location. Living here, I can (and will) go back for more, it was awesome!