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51 “Super” Places along the Bayou Greenways<\/a><\/h2>\n

Houston Parks Board | houstonparksboard.org<\/h3>\n


\nThrough the Bayou Greenways 2020 project, Houston is in the midst of developing 150 miles of greenways and trails along its extensive network of bayous, which will offer a whole new way to see and explore the city.
\nTo give you an idea of the kinds of adventures the Bayou Greenways have …<\/p>\n

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2017 SUPERDROME SEASON PASS<\/a><\/h2>\n

by SUPERDROME | www.bikereg.com<\/h3>\n

9700 Wade Blvd, Frisco, TX …<\/p>\n

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FrankenBike #72 ~ Hickory Hollow Restaurant ~ Sat 14th ~ 9 till 3 (101 Heights Blvd)<\/a><\/h2>\n

houston.craigslist.org<\/h3>\n


\nHickory Hollow Restaurant
\n101 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
\nSaturday ~ January 14 ~ 9am till 3pm
\nLooking for good bikes, spiffy cycle wear, or parts to get you going again ?
\nCome on by.
\nGot surplus bicycle parts someone else could use ?
\nGot a bike that’s the wrong size ?
\nNeed a quick fix or tune up adjustments – there will be mechanics on site.
\nBring them all to the swap! …<\/p>\n

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Southern Tier Winter Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n

By David Hayes | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 16 – Austin to Johnson City TX: When the Dog Doesn’t Even Bother to Bark
\nTuesday January 10, 2017
\nCyclists and dogs have a long, and generally, adversarial relationship I’ve actually been lucky to have no reason to pull out my pepper spray thus far, but I know that’s because dogs generally just care about one thing: protecting their turf. In Richards TX, for instance, there was a ranch house that was at least a quarter mile off the road. But, the dog on the ranch made a sprint the whole way to the corner of the property where I entered his turf…barking madly the whole time…and followed my all along his property line until I’d passed the edges of his territory. At that point he figured his job was done and he sauntered back to lay under the porch. Particularly in Louisiana I had dogs bark at me for the duration of the time I was adjacent to their property dozens of times.
\nBut they never cared anything about me once I’d ridden away from …<\/p>\n

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Bicycling Bahia Grande Unit<\/a><\/h2>\n

South Padre Island | www.sopadre.com<\/h3>\n

Saturday, January 21, 10 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 2 and
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\nVisitors will have the opportunity to see this area as it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s being restored. A 5 mile caliche road will be open for visitors to ride theiro bicycles down and back. They will pass through coastal prairies, salt water bays and some freshwater wetlands. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, SPACE IS LIMITED. Call 956-244-2019 to reserve a start time. FREE.<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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New report for Lake Houston Wilderness Park: Other (see description), trail is Muddy in spots\/ Leafy. More at https:\/\/t.co\/hUToncQJZG<\/a><\/p>\n

— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) January 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n