austin to new braunfels....gimme so good roads!

[dieselndixie]

Guys, I would like to ride out to the new Coopers BBQ in new braunfels. Coming from north austin. Any good roads I must try? I will be on the Vstrom but I want to avoid the highway at all costs. Dirt roads welcome.

thanks.

[Eric2Tex]

I guess they replaced the old one? The old one didn't have the goodies like the one on 183 in north austin like st louis ribs, pork loin, prime rib, etc.

Anyway, your outta luck wrt dirt roads unless you go way out of your way, but this route will have a few bumps.

Take mopac all the way to 45, then to where it deadends into 1826. South on 1826 to 150. 150 East for 1 mile to driftwood, right on Cr170 to 12. South on 12 to 32. West on 32 to purgatory road, turn south. Turn west on 306 to 2673. 2673 to river road to 46 and into new braunfels.

hth!

[dieselndixie]

thanks for the route!

btw, they still have the coopers in llano...but they added a new one in new braunfels. I didnt know there was a coopers in north austin???

[kurt]

The Salt Lick is on that route as well. :eat:

[dieselndixie]

Im gonna say it....watch out........salt lick doesnt impress me. I am a self proclaimed BBQ master (see my facebook blog - thetasteoftexasbbq )

Its good, not great. I think the novelty of it, is all it has going for it. Flame on...i know...most people go crazy over it.

[Thrasherg]

Can't beat coopers in Llano!! My bike just won't ride past that place without stalling!! :trust: Sam's bike had the same problem last time we rode out that way!! ;-)

Gary

[dieselndixie]

coopers is one of my personal favs. thats why I wanted a fun route to the new one in new braunfels. Im tired of just running up 29 to the llano one. got a good route with some dirt to the llano one?

[kurt]

Im gonna say it....watch out........salt lick doesnt impress me. I am a self proclaimed BBQ master (see my facebook blog - thetasteoftexasbbq )

Its good, not great. I think the novelty of it, is all it has going for it. Flame on...i know...most people go crazy over it.

You are now the only person on my "ignore" list. j/k. :mrgreen:

[dieselndixie]

Im actually working on a new website for my BBQ travels...I may have to test it out on you guys. Basically I ride my bike all over Texas, collecting rubs and sauces from all the little "hole in the wall" BBQ joints I can find. And then offering them for sale nationwide. It all started because I am constantly having to mail BBQ sauce to my buddies that dont live in Texas anymore. Plus, I love finding places that bottle their own sauce in mason jars, and hand write the labels. you know its legit.

Let me clarify....I dont "dislike" salt like. I just feel its over rated. :giveup: I wouldnt turn down the chance to stain my shirt with it tho.

[tricepilot]

You want Scott's BBQ - voted Best in Texas by those who know

[kurt]

Well, my favorite BBQ establishment (ribs) is The Country Tavern in Kilgore. I haven't been in years, so it might have changed.

[dieselndixie]

AWESOME!

I need locations for these places...or atleast a web address for them.

If you can, email them to:


thetasteoftexasbbq@gmail.com

or better yet, friend my Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/TheTasteOfTexasBBQ/131804050229873) and post it there


or, if you feelin lazy...just post here or pm me. thanks guys.

[budzrex]

I live in NB just a few blocks from Coopers, that is one of my regular routes to Austin. Just a quick note it's tourist season River Road is a heavily patrolled parking lot all summer long Fri, Sat, Sun so be prepared for a 20 mph ride

[dieselndixie]

good call! I was totally planning on taking river road....it looked good on the map.

[greeneggs&ham]

When are you doing this? I live just east of Wimberly. Maybe we can meet up and have Budzrex give us a tour of the N.B. area. Always in search of good B-B-Q.
Sam

[dieselndixie]

honestly, when I posted it, I was planing on going (last weekend) - went on a cow creek, liberty hill adventure instead.

I have lasik surgery planned for thursday, so I wont be able to go this weekend. But, its a trip on the calendar for very soon.

[greeneggs&ham]

Just let me know when, I'll rope bud into it. Sam

[Thrasherg]

My arm won't need much twisting either!! :trust:

Gary

[budzrex]

No rope needed, Mc Bee's here in town is vey good as well. And there are a couple of other secondary roads in the area that are good rides, I will be happy to spend a day in search of fun roads and god Q

[07_919]

honestly, when I posted it, I was planing on going (last weekend) - went on a cow creek, liberty hill adventure instead.

I have lasik surgery planned for thursday, so I wont be able to go this weekend. But, its a trip on the calendar for very soon.

So , when's the bbq / axle swap party?

[Eric2Tex]

coopers is one of my personal favs. thats why I wanted a fun route to the new one in new braunfels. Im tired of just running up 29 to the llano one. got a good route with some dirt to the llano one?

Looks like i confused cooper's with rudy's. I hope the new one in NB doesn't suck like the coopers that opened in junction a couple years back.

If you're looking for dirt coopers in llano is still the place to go. Lots of dirt
west of there.

This is CR 346 west of cherokee, to get there though you gotta get to 190 west of san saba to richland hills, I think its Cr352 there

http://eric2.smugmug.com/Other/west-of-cherokee-rides/i-6NF6hdf/0/M/DSC05202-M.jpg

I had all kind of pucker moments on this road, get out of the tire tracks into the marbles and its a thrill.
http://eric2.smugmug.com/Other/west-of-cherokee-rides/i-HDkXpZ4/0/M/DSC05199-M.jpg


eventually, if you're coming from the north you'll hit this road, fm 501 west
of cherokee. Its turned into CR310 by then.

http://eric2.smugmug.com/Other/west-of-cherokee-rides/i-G8zx8zK/0/M/DSC05198-M.jpg

501 dead ends into 71 west of llano, a couple more miles west and you hit fly gap road, which takes you back to 29 about 20 miles west of llano.

http://eric2.smugmug.com/Other/west-of-cherokee-rides/i-7HFvj3q/0/M/DSC05184-M.jpg


+1 on the salt lick, have not been impressed with the food there.

[dieselndixie]

So , when's the bbq / axle swap party?

Haha, are you stalking me :lol2:

Soon man, soon....im worried about it. I keep putting it off, wishing it was cooler weather. Sounds hard. I still dont know what I should be doing to get prepped for it.

[dieselndixie]

Eric2Tex, those roads are what I need! Maybe I would just go to the Llano location if I knew that route. Looks fun.

I have only had the strom for a few weeks, and I am a dirt rider at heart, so I really need some dirt roads to play on.

[greeneggs&ham]

Well, Looks like lots of partiers, no party yet. Gary and I were out there west & south of Llano a couple of weeks ago. Let us know. Sam