With gas prices reaching outrageous numbers, people must look for alternative, environmentally friendly means of transportation. Biking seems to be on the rise in popularity with all these rumors on “global warming,” and “low amounts of fossil fuels.” Total bullshit. But cold-hard facts aside, your planet is dying and you can do something about it: ride a bike.

Charlie Sorrel has written an interesting article on ways to make biking easier for those who’ve been burning nothing but gas for the past 20 years of their lives. He discusses appropriate bike wear, proper ways to rock out, how to turn your bike into a mule, and plenty of safety tips. Check it out if you fancy yourself a modern day Lance Armstrong or Bob Haro.

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Camping can be a real blast with some buddies and cold brews, but tugging along a boat with you can be a real bitch, especially if you don’t have a trailer hitch on your car. Thankfully, the 21st century has given way to the Backpack Inflatable Pontoon Boat. In under 15 minutes, you can assemble a full pontoon boat for you and your posse to ride downstream.

Weighing only 42 pounds, this sturdily built backpack won’t kill you (if they can do it in the Army, you can sure as hell do it for a vacation.) Each pontoon clocks in at a full 8′ long and can hold up to 350 pounds together. At $237, this is fun you and your friends can afford by giving up beer pong for a week.

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Don’t like LEGOs? Then get out of here, you commie bastard. Our man Bram Lambrecht has recreated his very own 1995 Mazda MX-5 convertible in LEGO form. Everything from the windshield, to the tires, to the hood looks dead-on like the real deal (although it isn’t the first car we’ve seen built out of LEGO blocks.)

Seems Bram is really keen on designing things with LEGO blocks. He’s made everything from spaceships to rocket-ships to custom keychains. I wonder if he can make his own ginormous LEGO tower…

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What does an ex-fighter pilot do for thrills and kicks when he’s done shooting down krauts? He builds a unique rocket-powered flying machine, takes some opium and calls himself Fusion Man. Such is the life of 48-year-old Yves Rossy, the man behind the wings of his real-life Iron Man suit. Rossy is able to achieve speeds of 186 mph and altitudes of about 8200 ft.

It’s interesting how Fusion Man gets going on his wings. First, he jumps out of an airplane, after that, he coasts for awhile before igniting the four rockets on his wings. The entire time he is able to maintain complete control and even perform maneuvers like a 360 and barrel roll. All I want to know is how I can get my hands on one of these amazing suits. Who needs a FPV RC kit when you can become the airplane itself!

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So you want to turn a corner and finally upgrade to an eco-friendly vehicle? If you were to take the words “green” and “environmental” to a literal conclusion, you might end up with something that looks pretty similar to this AstroTurf covered Niva.

Clearly, the artificial grass does nothing to improve the state of the environment. For all we know, the production of AstroTurf is completely detrimental to the green cause (though any car that closer resembles a baseball park to a automobile is cool in our book.) Best of all, there’s no mowing necessary. (more…)

Skateboarding isn’t for everyone, though Ryan is pretty decent at it. Take Tougher Than Leather - a Greek-inspired skateboard that is made to order from Greece Is For Lovers. Though it looks beautiful and the strap-in style deck is similar to snowboarding, I can see a lot of ankles getting twisted trying to pull off tricks on this board.

They don’t list a price and considering that the board features intricate writing, stitching and craftsmanship, I bet it isn’t cheap. Skating in New York with this board? Not a chance. Stick to the Enjoi.

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Your eyes do not deceive you, dear readers. Some jackass actually let his 94-year-old mother (meaning she was born in 1914, mind you) ride an ATV around on his property. Eventually, she ran his ass over. From the article:

Smith was working with his mother, Mary Smith, around 12:30 p.m. at the property about 6 miles north of Howell, police said.

Ronald Smith was opening a gate when his mother apparently lost control of the Kubota RTV 900 utility vehicle she was riding and hit the gate, then caromed off the gate and struck her son.

He was trapped underneath the vehicle, police said.

Police said Mary Smith tried to get the vehicle off her son, but couldn’t.

You’re telling me a woman a century old couldn’t lift an ATV up? What a surprise. Maybe granny should have gotten a bitchin’ angle-cutter and sliced the vehicle in half. The man who died, Ron Smith, was pronounced dead at the scene. Sounds like a terrible Mother’s Day.

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Don’t go pissing off Ian Taylor anytime soon. The Tredworth native has sawn his car in half with an angle-grinder after law enforcement put a boot on his car. Taylor claims just a small part of his back tire was sticking out of the driveway and was on the sidewalk, which is what prompted police to fine him.

Not happy about getting a $100 crap car booted, Taylor took an angle-grinding tool and cut his Ford Fiesta in half, instantly making him a local hero of sorts. He originally bought the vehicle for his stepson with the intention of fixing it up, but eventually gave up and must have said “Fuck it.” He must have just stopped caring, just like the designers of this monstrosity did.

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Are you a bit overeager to get your kid launched in the air? Whether it be because you want him to be a pilot like dear old dad, or you really just want to imagine your baby soaring through the skies, the pedal-powered Mustang Plane will keep the little piglet busy for at least five minutes.

Of course, you could always grab someone else’s kid and perform a little football punt to watch a youngin’ float through the sky, but then you’ll more than likely have the child welfare offices, not to mention the FBI, tailing your ass like a prized glazed donut. The Mustang planes are made to order in about 12-20 weeks and will set you back a whopping $1,840.

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If you’ve been looking for a graceful motor bike to cruise around the city streets with, the nUCLEUS is definitely not the bike for you. Designed by Branko Lukic, the nUCLEUS is the antagonist of aerodynamic design, built on the foundations of “square against air.”

Despite the nUCLEUS’ physics defying design, it’s described as being more nimble then it looks. You saddle up on the Anti-Bike like you would mount a horse, except a whip won’t make this monster go any faster. (more…)