Bicycle riding is my favorite way to relax. I live in Austin, Texas, a city with a relative plethora of bike lanes as well as an extensive hike and bike trail system, so there are many good choices of places to ride.<\/p>\n
One of my favorite rides is along the Shoal Creek hike and bike trail. Just north of downtown and the University of Texas campus, this is a gem of a public park and amazingly convenient. The trail meanders along Shoal Creek for a couple of miles, and in typical Austin fashion you ride alongside a frisbee golf course a good bit of the way.<\/p>\n
While the summers in Austin can be wiltingly hot, the other three seasons are perfect for biking, with mild winters and gorgeous springs and falls. I enjoy getting out for longer rides, sometimes day trips, in the \u2018tween seasons, and have discovered a number of pleasant rides in far east Austin, with a longer trip out to Bastrop one possibility (45 miles each way).<\/p>\n
My bike is Trek Crossroads Hybrid. It\u2019s getting on 15 years old now, but it is a great bike and perfect for my a few times a week recreational needs. I usually ride alone, but I do have a couple of friends who also bike and we get together once or twice a year for a ride. I haven\u2019t done it yet, but one of my goals is to buy a pair of cycling pants and join Lance Armstrong and the Livestrong gang on one of their weekend rides around town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bicycle riding is my favorite way to relax. I live in Austin, Texas, a city with a relative plethora of bike lanes as well as an extensive hike and bike trail system, so there are many good choices of places … Continue reading