{"id":54020,"date":"2020-09-02T22:50:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T03:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=54020"},"modified":"2020-09-02T22:51:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T03:51:03","slug":"texas-biking-news-september-2nd-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/02\/texas-biking-news-september-2nd-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News September 2nd 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

City plans $1.5M hike, bike trail; To run from McKelvey Park to Dixieland Park<\/a><\/h2>\n

Fernando Del Valle | www.valleymorningstar.com<\/h3>\n

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HARLINGEN \u00e2\u20ac\u201d City officials are planning a $1.5 million project to develop a 1.6-mile stretch of trail winding along the Arroyo Colorado from McKelvey Park to Dixieland Park.<\/p>\n

Later today, city commissioners are expected to consider awarding a construction contract to a low bidder presenting a $1.4 million proposal.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation awarded the city a …<\/p>\n

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As pandemic pushes people outdoors, Longview bike shop benefits<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Michael Cavazos | www.news-journal.com<\/h3>\n

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Editor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s note: This is part of an occasional series about how locally-owned, small businesses in the Longview area are faring \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and in some cases surviving \u00e2\u20ac\u201d in the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Business is booming at Longview\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Woolley G\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike & Fitness, despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing an industry-wide shortage of bicycles and the parts needed to repair them.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have been really, really lucky throughout the entire year of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d co-owner and operator David Hernandez said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have seen a lot of sales and service work, just people coming in to facilitate their …<\/p>\n

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600 Miles Biked in August and 4,325 So Far in 2020<\/a><\/h2>\n

A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n

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Another month, another 600 miles. I eked out the last 20 or so late on the last night of the month, after being forced to slow down due to the heat \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 29 days of 100 degrees F or more! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and the accumulated tiredness. But I got \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcer done, somehow. And that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the thing, when it comes to goals, you either meet them or you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. Or put another way by famed peacemaker and Nobel Prize winner and President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I never lose. I either win, or I learn.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d winner Of course, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re …<\/p>\n

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Gravel Night ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Katya @Cool Cat Cycles | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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RPN Chase Group<\/a><\/h2>\n

T REDLINE Nguyen | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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NPRN<\/a><\/h2>\n

Justo J.R. Puente III (NPR) | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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