ZamHalen
Veteran
While this thread is relatively active. Anybody here from San Antonio? I'm moving up in a couple of weeks and was hoping that if there were enough people we can have a meet up or something.(If I ever have time.)
TinaIsAwesome
Veteran
I live in Austin but I go to school in Fort Worth so I'm in the Dallas/Fort Worth area most of the year and I'd be interested in having Dallas meetups.
IamWEB
Legend
http://www.cubingusa.com/state.php?state=TX&event=333&single=0&submit=Submit
The only person there with San Antonio as their listed city is Casey Pernsteiner. While she'll definitely compete in Texas competitions if she can, I don't know how available she is for cubing meetups. I actually checked where the cities I didn't know were, but I don't recall any that were around there. :/
That's great. Hopefully more people will surface (or be found
) that can go to a Dallas meetup. 3 other cubers and I used to meet up every now and then, but they aren't so active anymore. Those meetups were mostly in 2010. I know there are more of us around, but meeting up with them depends mostly on how active, able, and willing they are.And too everyone: I'd recommend subscribing to this thread to stay updated, given how inconsistent its activity is.
cannon4747
Regular
I live in the austin area (round rock) and I'd love to have some meetups if at all possible. If I don't ever interact with other cubers, I get incredibly bored with cubing. So I'd probably be willing to go to a meetup as far as an hour away (anywhere along ih-35 from waco to san marcos pretty much).
BurntTheCube
Regular
Ft Worth is bout 45 minutes from where I live. PM me if you live within the same area and would be interested in meet ups. If we get enough people interested we could set something nice up.
cannon4747
Regular
Lol 45 minutes in which direction? I'm assuming south but you never know lol.
Another thought, I think waco would be an excellent meetup location for both dallas/ft worth and austin area cubers. If ppl are willing to drive an hour to get there. Are there any cubers that live in waco?
TinaIsAwesome
Veteran
I don't know if there are any cubers in Waco but having a meet up there may not be a bad idea since it would allow the Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin cubers to meet up. I drive through Waco quite often so I'd be okay with having it there.
BurntTheCube
Regular
Johnson county. Waco sounds perfect. I've started contacting people off of http://www.cubingusa.com/cubers.php to see if others are interested.
IamWEB
Legend
While I personally am not able to go to any meetups in a toward Waco, it's good to see others making plans. :tu
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Deleted member 19792
Guest
I am in San Marcos atm for school
I will be returning to Houston, on October 11th to stay at home, attend a TED event the next day, and return on Sunday.
I can do a meetup on Sunday, as long as I leave at 2 PM
I will be returning to Houston, on October 11th to stay at home, attend a TED event the next day, and return on Sunday.
I can do a meetup on Sunday, as long as I leave at 2 PM
BurntTheCube
Regular
What area are you in?
IamWEB
Legend
School in North Dallas, home a little bit farther north than here.
And by coincidence, I ran into MichaelP. (used to post in this thread) today. Haven't seen him in over 2 years!
IamWEB
Legend
Hello central Texas cubers. I am posting this on behalf of my 12 year old son who has recently become very interested in speed cubing. My son an I were looking for a club or competition in the Austin Texas area where he can meet other enthusiasts.
From goggle searching, I thought I found exactly what I was looking for, the website http://www.cubingusa.com/cubers.php points to a club/group named Texas Speedcubing at the URL http://texasspeedcubing.org
Problem is that site comes up as some car-buying site.
Is there an active group of cubing enthusiasts in the Austin area? Please post some (up to date) contact info.
Thank you so much.
From goggle searching, I thought I found exactly what I was looking for, the website http://www.cubingusa.com/cubers.php points to a club/group named Texas Speedcubing at the URL http://texasspeedcubing.org
Problem is that site comes up as some car-buying site.
Is there an active group of cubing enthusiasts in the Austin area? Please post some (up to date) contact info.
Thank you so much.
Anthony
Professional Speedcuber
There was an organization largely based in the Austin area (of which I was an organizer) which hosted competitions throughout Texas from 2008-2010. The organization essentially disbanded and random people have organized competitions in Texas since then. The next competition in Texas will be the Houston Winter Open 2014-- I suggest you check that out: http://www.cubingusa.com/houstonwinteropen2014/
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Thank you Anthony. I will definitely check out the Houston comp. My son solves a 3x3 in one minute fifteen seconds on average. His personal best is one minute two seconds. Will he find some peers of similar ability? I know there are folks that can do it crazy fast. I just hope the "culture" at these gatherings is supportive. Is that the case? I have no idea what he and I might be getting into... I would hate to make a trip to Houston just to have him feel like like he's "too slow to play with the big boys", if you know what I mean.
Anthony
Professional Speedcuber
Imagine the best case scenario based on what you've said so far. That's about what it'll be like.
cannon4747
Regular
Hey I actually live in the austin area too. I've been cubing for three years and in that time i've discovered austin is pretty dry when it comes to other cubers. I've met a couple of people, and even gotten another started a bit, but I'm the only active cuber (that competes) that I've found locally.
I average about 18 seconds, but that's horrible for 3 years. If your son practices a lot, he can actually be sub 20 (in my range) by january. But just like anthony said there is nothing to worry about with being a younger/inexperienced cuber. My experience has been that cubers are very nice about letting you try their puzzles, giving advice, helping slower cubers, etc. Even informal racing I've gone head to head with people much faster than me simply by each of us choosing things we averaged about the same time at. It can be a ton of fun to go just to meet with other cubers, regardless of the results of the competition. Or even whether or not you actually compete!
I'd love to have a cube meet in (or near) austin somewhere. I'll keep my eyes peeled for other cubers nearby and see about organizing something (at mighty fine/five guys burgers maybe?).
Hello everyone. I found this thread and I am looking for meet ups in the Dallas Fort Worth area. I have been cubing for 7 months and thought I was slow. After reading on this forum I am doing well for the time I'm have been cubing. I'd like to meet other cubers in the area. Can anyone help?
Pb: 25.05, avg of 5: 32.46
Pb: 25.05, avg of 5: 32.46
