Helmet cameras are a recent addition to the video camera lineup but bikers seem to be attracted to them since spirited riding requires both hands to be on the handlebar. From time to time a new model arrives on the scene. Here is a new one from the Engadget website.

ContourGPS helmet cam review
via Engadget by Tim Stevens

Helmet cameras have now achieved the pinnacle of HD recording: 1080p. If you have the cash, a lid, and a pastime worth filming you have a few choices for full HD extreme POV recording. So what’s a little lid-mounted recorder to do for its next trick? If you’re Contour it’s to add a positional sensor and the letters G, P, and S to your product and create the ContourGPS. It lets you not only record your extreme antics…

Southwest Cycling Club
Riding in a paceline
Much has been and will be written about the theory behind the paceline and how to ride in one. Some may have other opinions about this than I have. But this information is based on the way we (the team I ride with) rides in a paceline during…

Houston Bicycle Club Ride
Sunday 01/30/11     Bike Medicine Ride    9:00 a.m.     Bruce Gilbert     bruce@purpleextreme.com

Maverick Chain Gang
Bicycle Club of Marshall, Texas
Saturday, January 29  9:00am
Marshall-Waskom-Jonesville-Scottsville-Marshall Ride
WhenSat, January 29, 9am – 1pm
Where: EPC Parking Lot (map)
DescriptionEPC to Waskom via Hwy. 80 East, left to Jonesville, left to Scottsville, back to church.

Violet Crown Sports Association
MEETING AGENDA and MINUTES
The February 7, 2011 meeting
Mangia Pizza on Mesa (just South of Spicewood Springs road intersection )
6:30 PM – Salad, Pizza and Tea/water buffet ($6.00)
7:00 PM – Meeting
Meeting Agenda
1) Intro – Club President Joe Haas
2) Upcoming races
3) Upcoming rides
4) Race results
5) Guest Speaker TBD
6) War stories and open discussion

Vintage Schwinn Basket Switcheroo: Fair and Compassionate Parts Removal
from Biking In Dallas by Michael W. Hubbard
I am obsessed with vintage Schwinn bicycles. I am also obsessed with what I think of as bicycle utility, which to me means carrying stuff around with me on my bike. I have tried everything: rear racks, …

Spartanburg grandma has reasons to ride across US
by Spartanburg Herald Journal

Jeter is concerned about cycling through Texas Hill Country, where she grew up. “The hills are long. They seem to never go down. They only seem to go up, …

Around Campus; The Bike Cave | The Texas State University-San …
by txstateu
Jeremy Logan, a senior at Texas State, is a mechanic at the Bike Cave. Before joining the staff six months ago, Logan volunteered as a Bike Cave mechanic. “I truly enjoy putting bicycles into the hands of students,” Logan says. …

Mellow Johnny’s Classic upgraded to UCI Cat. 1 status
by Cyclingnews.com
Max Plaxton (Sho-Air/Specialized) won the last round of USA cycling’s Pro-XCT at Lance Armstrong’s ranch in Austin. The Mellow Johnny’s Classic has been …

Race Flyer Now Available Texas High School Cycling League: The …
by League Director
The U. of Texas Race flyer is now available here: http://www.txbra.org/db/events /2011UTRace.pdf. More info about the race series and the individual races will be posted as soon as it becomes available. Thanks and we look forward to …

2011 OTC ANNUAL MEETING and ELECTION of NEW OFFICERS
from Old Tascosa Cycling Club
OK it’s on the meeting will be FEB.17 6:30 to 8:30 at St. Stephen’s on Western St. same place we had it last year. This is a Thursday Night Pot Luck Dinner the club will supply the meat,so bring your favorite dish and spread the word.