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The bicyclist who decides to pick his way through a crowded jam of traffic is obviously no genius, but the Hyundai driver easing into the biker's lane isn't exactly a saint. Who do you think was being more of a prick in this video? More »
Urban biking is dangerous, and especially so when drivers are going out their way to decapitate you. This video, taken from a CCTV camera in Bristol, England, shows bus driver Gavin Hill intentionally swerving into cyclist Philip Mead. Mead landed 10 feet away with a broken leg and a fractured wrist, and Hill has reportedly been sentenced to 17 months in jail. More »
The tricycle is not commonly associated with instability and safety hazards. But according to an old article from the Milwaukee Journal, the Tricycle of yore was a blood and tears factory for the youth of America. More »
American salesmen going to work on gas-powered roller skates? Pshaw. Árpád Farkas is a 71-year-old retired gravestone-maker from Hungary who rides a downhill bike with a dozen scythes attached to its frame. The bike has no handlebar. We have no words. Mr. Farkas has video. More »
The standard way to transport a cylinder of cooking gas in the second or third worlds is to balance it on the top tube of a bicycle frame while pedaling. There is now a better way, courtesy of an unknown Hungarian inventor, who has created a bicycle trailer for the job in his unknown shed. The trailer is on sale for $20 and comes with a set of spare wheels. More »
You've heard of drive-through bars and swim-up bars, but bars that come to you? Here it is: a bike with built-in kegs, taps, pizza sleeves and a solar-powered boombox. What is that creepy doll looking at? We have no idea. More »
This is a mountain bike powered by an AMT miniature gas turbine jet engine. It's exactly the kind of epic daily driver I need to navigate Manhattan traffic. Video, plus how it works, below. More »
The lovable designers behind those tacky Skull motorcycle helmets are at it again. Just don't hold it under your arm, ma'am. [Iron Horse Helmets] More »
Baja legend Ivan Stewart gives up racing to sell electric motorcycles. Good luck, Ironman! [SDTribune] More »
According to Wes Siler, the Aprilia RSV4 is in it to win it... not paint it. [HellForLeather] More »