[Bvc-chat] Routes towards Navasota/Brookshire?

[Jared Mike]

Jim - Sunday...although I guess that's a moot point considering the time.
Rebecca - what bike do you plan on riding tomorrow? Meant to ask yesterday,
just forgot.

-Jared

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Jim Robison <robcopromo at verizon.net> wrote:

>  Are you riding Sat. or Sunday?
>
>
>
> At 04:45 PM 1/6/2012, you wrote:
>
> I was debating a switcheroo to Saturday because I noticed that same
> eatery, but I'm hoping the extra day will help blast away the rest of the
> cold I've had all week.  If it looks good when we roll by, we might have to
> plan a second trip for a Saturday. :-)
>
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Jared Mike <captn.lucky at gmail.com> wrote:
>  I like Jim's route - sounds like he knows what he's talking about.
> Hempstead looks like it's got some eats along Austin where the route cuts
> through. There's also some sort of fancy herb garden/cafe kajigger...but
> nevermind, they're not open on sundays. Poop. O well. In any case, see you
> at the Exxon at 7.
>
> -Jared
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Jim Robison <robcopromo at verizon.net >
> wrote:
>  You would have to be on the shoulder, of SH 6, in two places.  The first
> would be for about a mile just north of and one approaches the Navasota
> River.  Immediately  after crossing the river, you exit on the business 6
> route and go into Navasota.  The second place in when you get to SH6 on CR
> 324.  From 324 it is about 3 miles on the shoulder of SH 6 to Cedar Crk Rd.
> where you would turn right (this is by the Exxon about a mile or so south
> of the county line).  The first mile or so, of this shoulder, would be in
> Grimes Co. and the rest in Waller Co., which has a wider shoulder and
> smoother pavement.  Also, in the middle of Sunday morning, the traffic will
> be fairly light.
>
> I would highly recommend the SH6 route.  This is the most direct route
> with a minimal distance on SH6 and at that time of the morning, the traffic
> will be light.
>
> Jim
>
>
> At 01:34 PM 1/6/2012, you wrote:
>  Am Jan 6, 2012 um 7:42 PM schrieb Wolfgang Bangerth:
> > On 01/06/2012 12:09 PM, Jared Mike wrote:
> >> I was looking at the routes towards Brookshire - looks like you have to
> >> either go along 6 for a while to Hempstead (there is a FtM road about 5
> >> miles to the east that sort of follows the same route as 6) then to
> >> Brookshire or cut across that happy little river with nothing but two
> >> crossings over the course of something like a thousand miles on 105 or
> >> 60 and then can take FtM roads.
> >
> > I'd say Hwy 6 is a poor choice with too much fast traffic
>
> You can take the (lightly traveled) access road almost all the way to
> Navasota, and then Jim's route could kick in. Alternatively, follow Jim's
> route into Navasota, stay on 6Business to 515 and thence to 105 and ride
> its big wide shoulder a short 3 miles to 362 and take through Whitehall and
> Waller all the way down to Brookshire. I was in a race many years ago on
> the roads around Whitehall and they were very good.
>
> -chris
>
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