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Küat Bottle Lock

Küat Bottle Lock

Posted By H&H in Gadgets, Outdoor

Bike Lock In A Bottle

Bike Lock In A Bottle

Even if you pretty much own the yellow jersey, you’re going to need to lock up your bike between stages at the Tour de France. The Küat Bottle Lock ($29.00) is a clever faux water bottle filled with a 5 foot long steel cable bike lock. It fits perfectly into the water bottle clip on your frame so no one will be the wiser. If they overlooked one small thing in the design it’s that now you have no place to hold actual water. But we all know that water is for amateurs, so you should be fine.

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YikeBike

YikeBike

Posted By H&H in Bikes, Rides

YikeBike

A Bike You’ll Yike

With twenty-five thousand square feet at your disposal it wouldn’t hurt to have a little something to help get you from one side of your bachelor pad to the other. Weighing just 20 lbs and easily folded up and out of the way, the electric YikeBike ($2,000-$3,800) is the perfect addition to your lovenest. Perched above the front tire like you’re sitting on your friend’s handlebars, this portable bike has fast acceleration and anti-skid brakes. But unlike your buddy’s bars, you won’t be thrown off when you have to make a last minute stop at the John. The larger 20” front wheel makes this modern take on a penny-farthing relatively stable, yet we wouldn’t recommend launching it down a flight of stairs or trying to ride it tandem (we know how much you enjoy tandem).

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The Green Machine

The Green Machine

Posted By H&H in Motorcycles, Rides

The Green Machine

For The Man Child In You

Back in the day the Green Machine was the holy grail of three-wheelers on the sidewalk. A kid like you probably had no less than four. Now, if you want to continue your three-wheel drag racing legacy, the guys from Parker Brother’s Choppers have created the man-size version. At 9-feet long, and reaching speeds up to 60 mph, this massive three-wheeled Lean Mean Green Machine ($75,000) is powered by a Harley-Davidson v-twin Evo engine. The gas powered bike features a ginormous 45” front wheel and, like its pedal predecessor, the cycle is steered by two handheld push/pull levers that control the two rear wheels. The hand levers control the brakes while a foot lever controls its manual 6-speed transmission. Unfortunately, it’s not street legal, but when has that stopped you before?

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The Ostoure Street Bike

The Ostoure Street Bike

Posted By H&H in Motorcycles, Rides

The Ostoure Street Bike

A Super-Cool, Super-Naked Motorcycle

Sadly, not everything that’s super-naked is also super-cool (for example,  old Mr. Johnson’s bay windows next door). But The Ostoure Street Bike (TBA), a “super-naked” motorcycle concept bike by Iranian designer Mohammad Reza Shojaie takes super-cool to a whole new level. Ostoure means “legend” in Persian, and Shojaie says the bike’s design was inspired by the stone engravings of Persepolis (the ancient city, not the animated movie). Steered by two hand grips that mimic a fighter jet, the Ostoure features two-wheel drive and an in-helmet Heads-Up Display, or HUD, which is a screen inside the visor of the helmet that gives you a read-out of real-time fuel level, speed and RPMs. The lid communicates with the bike via Bluetooth, plus has built-in speakers, and air conditioning. If only it could block out the view of Mr. Johnson’s johnson, you’d be completely good to go.

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Hoverbike

Hoverbike

Posted By H&H in Flyers, Rides

Hoverbike

Mad Scientist Meets Marty McFly

Ever since Marty McFly and his hoverboard coasted into our hearts in “Back to the Future”, it’s fair to say that all of humanity as a whole has silently prayed for someone to invent some sort of hovering mode of transportation. Well, a gearhead in Australia named Chris Molloy has taken matters into his own hands, and is pretty far along in his development of The Hoverbike ($TBA). It uses the same principles as a helicopter, getting airborne with the help of two propellers, in the front and back, made of Tasmanian Oak with a carbon fiber leading edge. Once all the kinks are worked out, this puppy is projected to go 150 KIAS (that’s Knots Indicated Airspeed, equivalent to about 172 mph) and be able to hover as high as 10,000 feet off the ground. No talk yet of a doggie sidecar for Einstein, but we’re hoping to see something in the next round of prototypes.

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