Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 6th
I shutter to think that distracted driving is now moving to the bicycle.
iGrip: Slap that phone on your bike handle and email on the go
A German gadget maker is at CES 2013, aiming to land U.S. retail partners to sell holders for phones and tablets. It showed its products at CES Unveiled.
by Paul Sloan         ces.cnet.com
LAS VEGAS — The Consumer Electronics show never has a shortage of accessory companies aiming to serve the growing number of devices we all carry — and CES 2013 looks like it’ll be no exception. Most are easy to ignore. iGrip, made by the German company Herbert Richter, however, stands out, particularly because the mounts are…
Sign Petition to Support Complete Streets
BikeHouston
BikeHouston asks members and friends to support adoption of Complete Streets design by all governments in the Houston area.
The people of the Houston region travel by many different modes for many different purposes, including walking, biking, automobiles, transit, and freight. All streets should be designed with the safety and ease of travel of all users in mind. This has not been done in many cases across the Houston region, but we can no longer suffer deficient infrastructure. All local governments…
8:00am – Cup o Joe
Corinth Cycling Club
by Scott Franklin
When: Sat Jan 26, 2013 8am to 9:30am CST
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Description: The Cup o’ Joe is a beginner level ride of around 15 miles. The ride heads south to Hickory Creek and stops for drinks at Starbucks on the way home. The ride leader for this ride is Bob Troyer.
January Club Ride
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Colorado Bend State Park, San Saba, Texas
Saturday – January 12         11:00 a.m. Start Time
Kid Trips will be hosting an event for the Girl Scout Winter Jamboree at Colorado Bend State Park and this gives us a great excuse to visit the beautiful trails of this lovely park. We’ll be starting the ride later to allow people to make the drive out. Colorado Bend Sp has a variety of geological features that make this park extremely popular. Throughout the park are sinkholes, caves and springs. Some of the trails have creek crossing and one well known highlight is the large waterfall, Gorman Falls, that is located on the west end of the park.
Please note the later Group Ride Start Time of 11:00 a.m. This will give everyone time to drive out and ride! …
Tweets
Tentative route. I still have to confirm the levee section from Irving Blvd to Harry Hines but the rest is good… http://t.co/wQdrEh0Z
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) January 7, 2013
RT @dromgoogle: 2x state champ this weekend. Cat 2 and 30-39. @eleteaddin @eletehydration #Eyesontheprize @wattposse http://t.co/CzKHEkxJ
— Dustin (@dashDustin) January 6, 2013
#TexasBottleBill Visit our LinkedIn group if you want cleaner biking trails. http://t.co/7vOYepnD
— Texans For Clean Water (@RecycleTexas) January 6, 2013
Biking the North San Gabriel on a Sunday afternoon in Texas pic.twitter.com/adNOMK88
— Wayne Slater (@WayneSlater) January 6, 2013
Oh yeah and #cycling. #bikeporn #bikeride #texas #beautiful #sunday http://t.co/6PaWxE8O
— Jarrod (@iModnar) January 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/CharlieZamastil/status/288039448460005377
#txcx season closer. http://t.co/Qn5gM0Us
— Marc Coppedge (@MarcCoppedge) January 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/danielcurtin/status/288040399027699713
@danielcurtin takes third in the Cat 4 CX Texas Cup series! #TXCX pic.twitter.com/yizutsnd
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) January 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/BBQ44/status/288037118704496641
Group ride demo from @BearMtnBikeShop & @bicyclesoutback http://t.co/wW4vMQKo
— Waco Bicycle Club (@WacoBikeClub) January 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/thejurgy/status/287993010036289536
This is a great argument on why our trails need to be kept as challenging. http://t.co/xJ9mMfzV
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) January 6, 2013
“@BSSCX: Joey Machado! 50+ Texas State CX Champ AND 50+ Texas Cup series winner! #TXCX pic.twitter.com/w8FtpLxCâ€>>Congrats!! Great work!
— Wet Dog Racing (@WetDogRacing) January 6, 2013
40+ #TXCX champs pic.twitter.com/3rQgdaWE
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) January 6, 2013
Masters 50/60+ #txcx champs pic.twitter.com/DlfTrkA4
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) January 6, 2013
This crew from San Antonio are headed to check out the Super D and have already offered to come back for trail work! http://t.co/yCDtWTRk
— Reveille Peak Ranch (@RPRTexas) January 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/InMotionBikes/status/287956515560767488
We <3 newbies so much we have an event for them! 1:30, redwood, free class and ride. (exp riders welcome too) #cycling #doorprizes
— Waco Bicycle Club (@WacoBikeClub) January 6, 2013
Bicycle travel can save small towns via @pathlesspedaled on the Tx Mtn Trail Daily Photo blog, http://t.co/z2I8SHiP http://t.co/tRWTt5X5
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) January 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/BBQ44/status/287936403663384576
Darrell Duke (Grizzly) – the love for his bike is only outweighed by his love for fresh ink on his glistening… http://t.co/ypZPTa4O
— Corinth Cycling (@corinthcycling) January 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/bikenoob/status/287928706729656320
January 19, 2013 we will begin a series of classes on how to maintain your bike. The first set of classes will… http://t.co/E6ERmk66
— Querencia Bike Shop (@QuerenciaDenton) January 6, 2013