Originally Posted by
jhazel
You've gotten great advice on everything except the Houston MS150. It is a great ride. If the weather is good, there is nothing better. Lots of people and everyone is in a great mood. The support is wonderful. The first day can be 75 or 100 miles depending on where you start and the second day is 75 or 80. Good roads except for the last 25 miles on the first day. Those are pretty brutal chip seal.
Best advice specifically for the MS150 is to read all the tips on the website and go prepared to have fun.
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I would recommend taking the Challenge route on day two. Scenic roller coaster roads through Buescher and Bastrop State Parks. If you're not up for the steep ups and downs, you can opt out of the parks and take the unofficial bypass to the Express route on Hwy 71, only half a mile away.
Pray for a Southeast wind.