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| The Biker's Guide to Texas: 25 Great Motorcycle Rides in the Lone Star State | 
 enlarge | Author: Dorothy Waldman
Publisher: Maverick Publishing Co.
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 320793
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1893271366
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.640464
EAN: 9781893271364
ASIN: 1893271366
Publication Date: July 19, 2005
Release Date: July 19, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
This is the book Texas bikers have been waiting for. There?s plenty about what to see and do along the way, but the focus is on the rides: Where to go, what signs to look for, how far the next turnoff is, when to be especially alert for what?s around a sharp bend, when you can expect to relax a bit and just cruise. These 25 great rides have been scouted by Dorothy Waldman, who became a Biker Babe in her fifties when she finally mustered the courage to get on a motorcycle. She quickly discovered the thrills of riding the back roads of the Lone Star state, from the North Texas woodlands and lakes??bliss on a bike??to the pastoral Gulf Coast to the tricky ride in Big Bend country along the Rio Grande??The most desolate, the most adventurous, and the most memorable sixty-seven miles of pure riding ecstasy or pure terror,? a ride to be attempted, she warns, only after you?ve fully mastered your bike. Such pithy appraisals pepper the directions and route descriptions in The Biker?s Guide to Texas. All rides are carefully mapped. They come with hints on what to see, where to eat and where to stay.
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Try it, you'll like it! June 16, 2007
25 rides covering the majority of the state, ride distances and styles. I throughly enjoyed the way various rides are themed. Ms. Waldman gives many useful tips and valuable information, for example "Be sure your tank is full and you have replenished your provisions before you set out from Alpine. There are no towns for the next eighty miles. There is no place to stop for food or fuel. All you have is what you take with you." Ms. Waldman did her homework, she lists many interesting resturants, muesumes and local attractions for the many varied areas she travels. The wealth of diversity alone makes this book stand tall among Texas travel guides. I will be utilizing this guide when planning trips, to look for destinations, attractions, eateries and other entertaining distractions. I recomend it . . . Try it, you'll like it!
Great new guide book! September 10, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I recently received this book as a gift, and it makes me want to get out on the road! The book has clear, carefully delineated maps to go with each of the rides across Texas. The directions are very clear but not dry because the author spices them up with relevant tips and cultural/historical information for each area. My favorite part is the "Highlights Along the Way" section at the end of each ride. Did you know you can visit vineyards near Stonewall, TX and try French Bordeaux wine? (ride #15 in the Hill Country) Or visit a museum dedicated to Texas' Danish culture and Viking heritage in Danevang? (ride #20)
Though the book is marketed to bikers, many of the rides would be appropriate for cyclists looking for longer rides. Some of the rides are in the 60-70 mile range.
Great book! It would make a good gift for the biker who has everything. It's hard to believe it took so long to get such a good guide book for bikers in Texas on the market.
Rev it up with this great book! September 1, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
You need not be a motorcycle rider or a Texan to benefit from this latest contribution to the travel genre.
In her eloquent lyrical style, Ms Waldman takes us across the varied terrain of Texas and magically transports the reader to such diverse locales as Palo Duro Canyon in the Panhandle and the Big Thicket forests of deep East Texas.
I have ridden many of the routes described in the book and find the information accurate and helpful.
This book is a wonderful resource for the serious rider and also a vacation for the mind for the vicarious reader.
Bikers Guide to Texas August 30, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a native Texan and have been a bike rider since 1962. This book does more for the novice, general or expert rider than any book on riding in Texas that is currently on the market.
I was luckly enough to meet the author and the three riders on the cover are from the midlifecycles.com riding group.
Enjoy and buy an extra copy for Christmas and send it to any rider you know. They will really appreciate it.
Chuck Boyd
Great tour guide. August 30, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Just got this book and have read about half of it. Have riden some of the roads but not in the layout this book offers. I will be riding as many of the routes shown in the book. Has some really great information on what is ahead and what to look out for.
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