Cycling in Austin?
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Cycling in Austin?
I am considering a move to Austin for a job. I have been Googling anything I can about cycling in Austin and what seems to come up mostly are complaints from Lance Armstrong and others that the growth of Austin has really hurt cycling in the area.
Is there still good places to ride in Austin? Are there many bike lanes and bike paths in Austin where it is possible to avoid cars? What I really like and I don't get much of it where I live in Orange County, California, are country roads with little traffic. The traffic here is heavy but the roads are wide and have bike lanes.
Is there still good places to ride in Austin? Are there many bike lanes and bike paths in Austin where it is possible to avoid cars? What I really like and I don't get much of it where I live in Orange County, California, are country roads with little traffic. The traffic here is heavy but the roads are wide and have bike lanes.
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I am considering a move to Austin for a job. I have been Googling anything I can about cycling in Austin and what seems to come up mostly are complaints from Lance Armstrong and others that the growth of Austin has really hurt cycling in the area.
Is there still good places to ride in Austin? Are there many bike lanes and bike paths in Austin where it is possible to avoid cars? What I really like and I don't get much of it where I live in Orange County, California, are country roads with little traffic. The traffic here is heavy but the roads are wide and have bike lanes.
Is there still good places to ride in Austin? Are there many bike lanes and bike paths in Austin where it is possible to avoid cars? What I really like and I don't get much of it where I live in Orange County, California, are country roads with little traffic. The traffic here is heavy but the roads are wide and have bike lanes.
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I am considering a move to Austin for a job. I have been Googling anything I can about cycling in Austin and what seems to come up mostly are complaints from Lance Armstrong and others that the growth of Austin has really hurt cycling in the area.
Is there still good places to ride in Austin? Are there many bike lanes and bike paths in Austin where it is possible to avoid cars? What I really like and I don't get much of it where I live in Orange County, California, are country roads with little traffic. The traffic here is heavy but the roads are wide and have bike lanes.
Is there still good places to ride in Austin? Are there many bike lanes and bike paths in Austin where it is possible to avoid cars? What I really like and I don't get much of it where I live in Orange County, California, are country roads with little traffic. The traffic here is heavy but the roads are wide and have bike lanes.
https://www.roadbikerides.com/index/user/weiland/42
All the local shops there have shop rides and can accommodate any level of cyclist from the true hammer addict to a more leisurely pace.
If you're willing to get in your car and drive 30-45 min, there are rides in Bastrop, Marble Falls, Georgetown, and San Marcos feature very little traffic on deserted country roads with plenty of hills.
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The official sport of Austin is complaining nostalgically about how much better things used to be (and I play the game too). Cycling in Austin is not as good as it used to be because of very rapid suburban development, but it's still pretty good, objectively speaking, and you can pretty much choose whether to ride hills or flats by choosing to ride west or east. I'm mostly talking about longer distance fitness riding here. We've got a lot of country roads which have no shoulders but generally light traffic, and high-quality highways with wide shoulders, good pavement, and a lot of traffic. Cycling on these can be hairy, especially crossing off-ramps (I knew one cyclist who was killed doing just that).
Urban cycling is a mixed bag: I think the city's heart is in the right place in terms of improving bicycle facilities, but many of its efforts seem poorly thought-out or are, well, compromised by compromises with other interests (see: Shoal Creek Boulevard).
Urban cycling is a mixed bag: I think the city's heart is in the right place in terms of improving bicycle facilities, but many of its efforts seem poorly thought-out or are, well, compromised by compromises with other interests (see: Shoal Creek Boulevard).
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Cycling in the North part of Austin and Cedar Park are good. I don't particularly like riding in the downtown area. I'd stay north of 360 personally. There is a lot of rides on the weekends here for just about every level of rider.
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Thanks for replying. It looks like there is still good riding in Austin and I am glad to hear that. What I typically do is long fitness rides by myself or with a group. Having interesting surrounds make the ride so much more enjoyable. Riding in big city traffic is not only dangerous but boring too. So it is good that there is still open country to ride in on the outskirts of Austin.
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Thanks for replying. It looks like there is still good riding in Austin and I am glad to hear that. What I typically do is long fitness rides by myself or with a group. Having interesting surrounds make the ride so much more enjoyable. Riding in big city traffic is not only dangerous but boring too. So it is good that there is still open country to ride in on the outskirts of Austin.
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Mellow Johnny's Sunday group ride was a lot of fun (did the Dam Loop). If needed, you can shower up at the store afterward for only $1.
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Go to Map My Ride (mapmyride.com) and do a search for rides in Austin. You'll get more hits than you can ride in a year.
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