MONDAY September 5th (Labor Day) - Ride Leader: Bo Lora
Don't hi-jack Tom's ride to make it go faster, just join the fast group.
The Hutto-"Big Rooster"-Figure 8 Loop takes us through the quiet farm/ranch lands of east Williamson County. We'll travel on some quiet, country roads (some are chip seal and a little bumpy---air up your ties accordingly!) doing a moderate "B" paced (15-16 mph) no-drop ride, with re-grouping as needed at the next turn. We'll go east and north out of Hutto, pedaling northwest of Taylor: riding by the "Big Rooster" statue. (Maybe a real Texas Chicken Ranch?) We'll continue west and south into Weir. Then we ride south and east from Weir on our way back to Hutto; completing a large top heavy Figure 8. We'll have a store stop in Weir at 29 miles.
NOTE I: Helmets are required on all Bike Austin rides
NOTE II: I do not have maps of this route, but good Q-sheets will be provided and the RIDEwithGPS link is provided here for downloading.
Come with your equipment ready to ride 50 miles, in time to get signed-in and participate in the starter's meeting at 7:20 AM, for a prompt roll-out at 7:30 AM .
If you are not familiar with our ride catagories; please see the following 2 sights to insure you are matched for this ride:
http://www.austincycling.org/self_paced_and_hosted
http://www.austincycling.org/hosted_ride_descriptors
For all those interested (all are invited), we'll have coffee, conversation, and/or lunch at the Texan Cafe & Pie Shop, or the Rio Grande Tex Mex Grill, or Chili's Grill & Bar, in Hutto, after the ride.
We'll start from Fritz Park in Hutto---on the corner of Live Oak St. & Park Ave. On the east side of Hutto, north of US 79. See the start location map below---("click" on the ride title to "open up" the start location map & address).
Check this posting ride day morning in case of a weather cancellation.