You might have noticed the Geeklog logo in the top left hand corner and wondered what it is all about? Geeklog is the software we use for running the site and the logo is default logo that comes with it. I am not a graphics artist and have almost zero drawing skills so I am putting the call out to our readers to come up with a logo for the site. Send submissions into info at baltimorespokes.org
A question came in to our mailbox from Elizabeth asking for help figuring out who in the city can help get a bike rack installed. She was looking for a bike rack to be installed on the sidewalk outside the new developments on teh east side of the 3200 block of Saint Paul Street. If that is not possible then on the west side of the street by the new condos that are being built.
Great news the city is on track in trying to implement the newly adopted Bike Master Plan and is currently looking for qualified candidates:
Just to let everyone know I had a very serious near miss with MTA Mobility car while riding my bike and I just wrote the manager of MTA Customer Service a fairly strong letter. I am also curious what others think about MTA drivers and their curtsey around cyclists. 
A top story in the Baltimore Sun By Laura Barnhardt
CRITICS SAY PROPOSED BUFFER WILL PUT DRIVERS IN HARM'S WAY
By ROBERT SULLIVAN - The New York Times
From Environment Maryland:
With scientific evidence pouring in, even President Bush last week acknowledged the dangers of global warming in the State of the Union address. The facts are that we need to take action now to prevent the worst effects of global warming: New Orleans-like flooding of coastal cities, chronic drought caused by declining rainfall, and more and more destructive hurricanes.
Global warming is the challenge of our generation, and we owe it to future generations to take action. Your representative has the opportunity to do just that by cosponsoring the Safe Climate Act, a science-based measure that would reduce global warming pollution by 80% over the next half century.
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Monday Jan 29th–7-9pm We are holding our second Monday clinic at the Velocipede Shop on 4 W Lanvale. This time we will discuss wheel truing and assessment–
If you bike long enough you might be able to charge you cell phone while traveling to work. Motorola showed off a docking station that uses an old school dynomo to charge a phone.