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[12 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 51 views]
NYC Scootering’s 1st Birthday

To celebrate our one-year anniversary we’re taking a look back on some of most significant stories of our first year month-by-month.

Headline, Scooter newbie »

[11 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 30 views]
It’s pothole season

With the winter snows subsiding and many of us hitting the road again for the first time this year, it’s important to remember that we’re not the only recent additions to NYC roads.

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[26 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 86 views]
Armadillo Scooter Wear finds US dealer

UK outfitter Armadillo Scooter Wear have found a US partner after a rocky couple of years of intermittent distribution stateside.

Around NYC »

[16 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 79 views]

Friday night, Queens. Jiangiu Chen, 52 a delivery scooterist was struck and killed on the Westbound Long Island Expressway by a 2004 Ford Explorer SUV.

Scooter newbie »

[10 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 112 views]
Motorcycle Safety School season begins March 1st

We’ve just gotten word from the folks at New York’s Motorcycle Safety School that this year’s season will begin next month on the first.

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[6 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 132 views]

Riding a scooter over black ice is a risky prospect no matter whether you’re a regular Joe or a public figure. French culture minister, Frederic Mitterrand took a spill near the Quai d’Orsay in Paris on his way home from work on January 2nd.

Scooter newbie »

[15 Dec 2009 | One Comment | 255 views]

Two weeks after completing a three month rebuild, the PX needs a little TLC. Riding home in the worst possible conditions late on Sunday evening - dark, with high winds, rain, and heavy traffic - I took a spill.

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[3 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 92 views]

The Washington Post is running an obituary on Harry Hurt who passed away in Pomona, CA at age 81. Mr Hurt was the principle author of two-wheeled safety’s most important report, the aptly named Hurt report.

Scooter Culture »

[21 Oct 2009 | One Comment | 379 views]
ScooterGirls’ “GoGo Gear” wins at LA Fashion Week

We’re pleased to announce that ScooterGirls’ burgeoning armor laden protective wear for female scooterists has won the first prize award at LA’s Fasion Week after showing on October 16th.

Scooter newbie »

[16 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 333 views]
Riding in the rain 101

With the weather miserable again today, it seems timely to talk about riding in the rain. Adequate rain gear aside there are a number of critical things to take into consideration even after many years of riding experience.