Piggybacking on the build of his bike with treaded square tires, this is a video of engineer The Q reducing the design to its bare minimum, producing a tireless bike that runs on thin treads that only make contact with the pavement at two points. That’s…something. Something I wish I’d
Built by mountain biker and experimental bike maker Sam Pilgrim (previously), this is a video of a side-by-side tandem mountain bike where both riders get a pair of pedals and handlebars, but only the right-hand rider can steer and use the brakes. Obviously, if you’re a control freak, you’ll want
Because some people actually have the gumption to see their ridiculous ideas through to fruition instead of abandoning them the morning after the “scribbled on a bar napkin” phase, this is a video of Youtuber Scotty Cranmer and friends riding the pogo stick bike they constructed. Instead of wheels it
This is a video from Instagram user and rollerblader the_stuttering_skater providing a follow-cam for roller skater dev2me as he flies through a tunnel in reverse. Such control. For reference, I’m an incredible roller skater (I really am), but only going forwards. I’ve just never been able to master skating in
This is a local news report highlighting the quick thinking and calm under pressure of Michigan 7th grader Dylan Reeves, who was able to stop his school bus after the driver had a medical issue and passed out behind the wheel, leaving the bus rolling into oncoming traffic. Good going,
This is a video of self proclaimed science enthusiast and race car driver Chris Rollins constructing and testing the world’s fastest garbage can, a 12HP trike in a green plastic bin that manages to hit a blistering 63MPH. Now, I’m not sure who needs to hear this, but that is
This is a video of Tom Scott riding a hovercraft developed by Hideyasu Ito, a single person unit that floats on four very precisely created bubbles of air. It’s definitely impressive, but still — if this is as advanced as personal hovercrafts can get, I think it’s time we ditch
This is a first person POV video of a trip riding shotgun with the conductor along the steep cogwheel train that summits Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus in the Alps. I’m pretty sure I rode that same train in God of War Ragnarök. It made me nervous then, and it still makes