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Texas Biking News September 17th 2021

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New hike and bike trail along Buffalo Bayou coming to Houston’s East End

Jay R. Jordan | www.chron.com

A much-anticipated hike and bike trail in east Houston is finally on its way to becoming a reality.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the final approval of the bike path Thursday. The relatively short path is a much-needed connection between Buffalo Bend Nature Park and Hidalgo Park, both important fixtures of nature on the north end of Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood. …

Houston cycles out new Buffalo Bayou bike path for crucial East End connection

By Steven Devadanam | houston.culturemap.com

East Enders can look forward to a new bike path in their area. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced on September 15 that the county has approved a partnership with Houston Parks and Recreation to design, build, and maintain a hike and bike path along the south bank of Buffalo Bayou.

The project will be led by Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Hidalgo added. The path will connect Buffalo Bend Nature Park and Hidalgo Park in the north end of Houston’s Magnolia Park, per Garcia’s office.

“Healthy living and new methods of mobility are important to the quality of life for …

Ears and Beers, Texas Tumbleweed 100 draw crowd to courthouse square

John Key | www.moorenews.com

By the time Cariann Holgens of Amarillo crossed the finish line of the Moore County YMCA’s Texas Tumbleweed 100 Bike Race/Ride at 4:00 pm Saturday, the temperature outside had cooled to 98.78 degrees Fahrenheit, down from a high of over 100 degrees an hour before. The wind was blowing at 23 miles per hour and gusting over 28 in a southerly direction. She had just been traveling north from 4-Way, the last leg of a 100 mile bicycle ride that began at 8:00 am that morning. When she finally stopped riding she was smiling and crying. Her face was fiery red. The ride really had been "harder than hell," as the advertising for the event said, but she had finished.

Holgens was the last rider out. Officials from the Y, her fiance, and friends were waiting at the finish line. Many riders that …

Bike-share program offers artful, 2-wheeled tour of Segundo Barrio murals in South El Paso

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New Barrio Bcycles offer Borderland residents and visitors a healthy way to tour the Segundo Barrio murals that celebrate El Paso’s culture.

The Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority’s SunCycle Bike Share program received a $4,300 minigrant from the PeopleForBikes Foundation/Better Bike Share Partnership to highlight the murals of the Segundo Barrio through bicycles.

Local artists who created some of the murals were invited to paint a …

Is it time to replace your bike helmet?

Marilyn Moritz | www.ksat.com

Texas company recalls toddler bike helmet due to risk of head injury

SAN ANTONIO – In the past year, the number of people getting back on the bike for exercise or fresh air is up. Unfortunately, so are falls, crashes and injuries. So, will your bike helmet protect you? Or, is it time for a replacement?

“Bike helmets aren’t indestructible,” said Consumer Reports’ Kevin Loria. “If you’ve been in a crash you need to replace your helmet as soon as possible.”

Wearing a helmet that fits well and is not damaged is key to protecting riders from serious head injuries.

A helmet can look fine after a crash, but there could still be damage that’s not easily seen. Accidents or …

Corpus Christi’s Conquer the Coast returns in September as an in-person bike ride

John Oliva | www.caller.com

Cyclists, gear up, and may the best rider, win!

Conquer the Coast 2021 is returning this year and will take place in-person on Saturday, Sept. 18.

The United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, partnered with the city of Corpus Christi, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, announced Saturday the return of unique bike ride.

Muir Lake

By Shinerider | austinmountainbiking.com

Looks like our newest park in Wilco is under construction (Lakeline Park). That means, the Redline trail from Cypress creek road around the south side of Muir lake to the apartment complex is now destroyed and dotted with siltfences. Sucks, but nice to see the park moving forward. I know this is somewhat late, but just realize you can’t connect them anymore. You MIGHT be able to stay on doubletrack on the north side of the lake and cross the dam to achieve the same thing. Funny that the southside concrete trail will pretty much mimic our original singletrak …

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