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Old 04-08-2008, 01:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 04-13-2008, 12:25 AM   #2 (permalink)
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pontiac trans am - '00 firebird trans am

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wow-that is weird
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Old 04-13-2008, 01:58 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Woah! That is kinda cool!
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Old 04-13-2008, 09:14 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Great for carpooling - er. bike-pooling?
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Old 04-13-2008, 07:02 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Real neat, but kinda scary?
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Old 04-14-2008, 12:36 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Great for carpooling - er. bike-pooling?
You know how commuters like to have 1 persun... ta da! 1 person Velokit!
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Old 04-21-2008, 08:59 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Talk about weird, look at this: http://www.gizmag.com/the-magic-whee...teboards/9196/

Looks like an injury waiting to happen.
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Old 04-21-2008, 09:18 PM   #8 (permalink)
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How the heck does it work?
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Old 04-21-2008, 09:28 PM   #9 (permalink)
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How the heck does it work?
...as one youtube commentor said: "it's basically a skateboard with a huge central nut smasher."
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Old 04-22-2008, 01:32 PM   #10 (permalink)
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pontiac trans am - '00 firebird trans am

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wtf, that must be terrible for balance, no thanks, i dont want to ride that thing


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