I’m taking a half day off of work so that I can have my moped looked at, it’s due for a checkup as it’s been running on the rough side. I’m one of the few folks I know who, at age fifty, have never owned a car. I’m a decent driver, just never needed one. Instead I drive a moped these days. Mine is white, but other than that, looks a lot like this:
I got mine at Cycle Imports in Honolulu and I highly recommend these guys. George, the owner, runs a great business and James, my usual mechanic, goes the extra distance consistently. I’ve had the same bike for 3.5 years or so and they keep it in tip top shape. I’m thinking of getting another and there’s no place else I’d consider getting it from.
The only complaint I have about the place, and it’s minor one, is that they aren’t a coffee shop as well. Bike shop, cafe, and WiFi hug, that would be perfect. 🙂
So, instead of waiting there, I’m down the road a piece at Cafe 2600. This is a great little cafe on University Avenue here in Honolulu, part of the more or less non-existent university culture in this part of town. You’d really think there’d be more of a “culture” but at heart the University of Hawai’i at Manoa is a commuter school. Most folks don’t live on campus. Of course on an island as small as Oahu, it’s what you’d expect.
Back to Cafe 2600, my mocha is excellent, WiFi is free, and the seating is comfortable It’s not a spiffy, shiny, upscale place, but rather a homey, comfy, delicious sort of spot.
Aloha!