This morning I decided that instead of heading out for a long ride, I would just ride around Austin and take it easy. It was a beautiful morning, with relatively cool temperatures. First, I hopped on the freeway (first time riding on the freeway actually!) and rode down 183 and stopped at a Starbucks for [...]
Archive for August, 2010
August 29, 2010
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Ride Down Spicewood Springs Road
By Barron in BMW F650 GS, RidingStarting at Canyon Vista Middle School and heading south on Spicewood Springs Road, then underneath Loop 360 and up the hill towards Mesa Drive. Just trying out my Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2 on a RAM Mount on the handlebars of my BMW F650 GS. Turned out ok, but I need to adjust the Lexan lens shield [...]
August 18, 2010
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Checking out Luckenbach
By Barron in RidingI went for another longish ride this past weekend, down to Blanco and Luckenbach before hitting Fredericksburg and then back home again. There were a couple exciting parts of the ride, or I should say frightening parts of the ride. First, I didn’t have my sleeves tightened around my wrist, and some bug flew up [...]
August 10, 2010
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Staying Cool Riding to Two State Parks
By Barron in RidingThe other weekend I went for a nice long ride out to Pedernales Falls State Park. The morning air was so crisp and clean and smelled great. When I arrived at the park, it was already getting hot and when I hided down to the overlook I was sweating like a pig! It didn’t help [...]
