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Reevu gets a review!

19. April 2010

It has been half a decade since the Reevu got a preview from our favorite helmet honcho, Rick K., over at webBikeworld. Well, after a long, quiet spell, Reevu has FINALLY delivered an updated production helmet to Rick, who wasted no time in giving it a run down. For those of you not familiar with […]

What would make me eat McDonalds again?

12. April 2010

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Here we get cheap playgrounds in front of Mickey-D’s, but in Cairo Egypt? They get delivery Vespas. I have a sneaking suspicion that they also serve healthier food than our McDonalds. I worked at McDonalds one summer back in the late 80′s. If they had these? I’d probably still be there today… even if a […]

How to make a Hummer more efficient than a scooter

8. April 2010

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How to make a Hummer more efficient than a scooter

On Sunday March 8th 2010 Jeremy Dean took his totally pimped out Hummer, entitled Futurama, out for a spin. Dean has pimped it out with silver chrome, working LED lights and a booming audio and video system. Even though the modded Hummer only gains 2 HP of forward momentum, it’s still tons better than the […]

The best show you won’t see on American TV

4. April 2010

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The best show you won’t see on American TV

Take one helping of Jimmy from Quadrophenia and serve with a side of scooter mod legends Dave, Nick & Ian and you’ve got the hottest bit of television to never be made… until now that is. Understand that this is just a pilot for the time being. This looks like a project that kicked off […]

Introducing the paper bodied Vespa

4. April 2010

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If you’re ever in a position where you can’t ride or wrench for an extended period of time (broken wrist, etc) then maybe you can take up papercraft! You can find instructions for Vespa, Bajaj, Honda and others. Shout out to Chris Hooligan, the only guy I personally know who has attempted any of these.

Huffington Post – When It Comes to Innovation, Is America Becoming a Third World Country?

3. April 2010

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Huffington Post – When It Comes to Innovation, Is America Becoming a Third World Country?

Here’s a bit of an extremely important question recently raised at the Huffington Post. Is America turning into a third world country? That was the provocative topic of a panel I took part in last week at a conference sponsored by The Economist entitled “Innovation: Fresh Thinking For The Ideas Economy.” Once upon a time, […]