Bicycle Austin forum

Hi guys. I'd love your help.

Can anyone suggest a bike-friendly route to cycle from Austin to College Station?

Though I live on the East Coast now, I'm returning to Austin for a quick weekend visit sometime this summer...and then planning to hop over to visit my folks in College Station. One of my tasks while I'm there is to get a road bike to use in College Station while I visit. But then I started thinking (ouch!)...it's only 100 miles, give or take, between the two cities. Why not just take a day to cycle there? How fun would that be?!? But of course the next question is: can I get there on a bike without being guaranteed to be smashed by an 18 wheeler?

I don't mind riding on highways as long as there's a good shoulder. Access roads are great too, of course. And if I can keep the total miles to close to 100, that would be perfect. I'm up for a leisurely century ride. I think the point at which it stops being fun is, well, anything much over that. :)
Any suggestions you'd have would be much appreciated! Feel free to email me directly at txbijaa@yahoo.com.

Thanks!
Meg