Texas Bicycling News July 18th 2021
A new ride begins! San Diego to St. Augustine in about 40 days
By David Freeze | www.salisburypost.com
My trusted bike, the long haul Surly, is on the way to Bernie’s Bike Shop near the beach in San Diego. My plane ticket is purchased, a fortunate break to get a direct flight all the way west.
I bought just a few small pieces of new gear because my trusted stuff has been proven to work. I did buy two new tires, hoping that both will survive the entire trip.
The route is called the Southern Tier, planned as the most reasonable route to cross the United States nearest the border with Mexico and then the Gulf Coast. Yes, it will be hot, often over 100 degrees. The climbing will be horrendous at times, and it happens fast. On the very …
… The ride along the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, is going to be fun, with Texas dominating the entire route and taking up a third of the total mileage. Starting in El Paso, just across the Rio Grande River from Juarez, Mexico, the route follows the river southward before turning east. After Alpine, towns are few and the country desolate, full of sagebrush and tumbling tumbleweeds. As I travel through central Texas, the route crossed is the famous “hill country.†…
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Glass, and lots of it, covering the Northbound bike like at Jollyville Road and Great Hills Trials (Sun July 18th) from BikingATX