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not scooter related:
just a little wistful thinking on a winter day
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Published by Crystal February 26th, 2008 in cold weather riding.
Before I got obsessed by scooters, I was obsessed with bicycles. And when I was obsessed with bicycles and moved to Vermont from San Francisco a few years ago, I started winter riding. I was trying to straighten up archived photos on my computer and found this fuzzy photo of my winter bike taken in […]
Scooters4Hooters plea to Genuine:
help support Libby’s Breast Cancer Foundation
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Published by Crystal February 21st, 2008 in rallies & events.
I had an email this morning announcing this year’s Scooters4Hooters second annual event on May 18, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. The entire event benefits Libby’s Breast Cancer Foundation - if the site isn’t up yet when you read this, read more about Libby’s Legacy here on the Scooters4Hooters web site.
Scooters4Hooters is wooing sponsors, namely […]
International Female Ride Day announced
5 Comments Published by Crystal February 19th, 2008 in rallies & events.Motoress has announced that May 2, 2008 is this year’s International Female Ride Day. Mark your calendars - the mission of the day is to have women worldwide all ride on May 2 to “demonstrate their enjoyment of motorcycle riding.” Scooterists are also encouraged to participate, and it’s expected that local events and rides will […]
Please mark your calendars - the Last Mile Ride 2008 will be held on August 16, 2008.
Last year I raised money in memory of Charles ‘Shod’ McCullough to benefit end-of-life care at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, Vermont. Shod passed away a year ago today in the Garden Room at Gifford.
time to vote: Motorcycle Bloggers International 2008 Awards
1 Comment Published by Crystal February 15th, 2008 in news & gossip.It’s that time again - it’s time to cast your vote for your favorite manufacturer, motorcycle, scooter, and more at the Motorcycle Bloggers International Riders Choice Awards web site.
Girlbike isn’t up for an award this year, but we were nominated in the category of “Women riders booster of the year.” To those that nominated girlbike, […]
2strokebuzz has a new look
2 Comments Published by Crystal February 11th, 2008 in books & online resources, news & gossip.If you haven’t had a chance to yet, go check out the new look and feel of 2strokebuzz.
Aerostitch “Hi-Viz” coats, pants, one-piece on sale
0 Comments Published by Crystal January 25th, 2008 in apparel, deal alert!, safety.I just got a note in my emailbox about the latest sale over at Aerostitch/RiderWearHouse. This time, all of their inventory of discontinued Hi-Viz neon yellow products are on sale.
Choices on sale are the Darien and Roadcrafter pants, the Darien Light jacket and Roadcrafter jacket, and the coveted Roadcrafter one-piece suit, shown here. Now a […]
scooter photo find: Amelia Earhart, 1936
1 Comment Published by Crystal January 18th, 2008 in news & gossip.I got a notice about this post on the Modern Mechanix blog, showing pilot Amelia Earhart with her new 15 mph motorized scooter. I don’t know who holds the rights to the image, so I’ll just send you to the post to see it yourself.
(She definitely looks like Alix in this picture!)
There I was, innocently doing my grocery shopping on Saturday, and out of the corner of my eye, I spot another package of coffee sporting a scooter on the label. And yes, I had to buy it. Looks like I may have to start a subcategory on the blog named ’scooter coffee.’
This coffee, essensia, is […]
scooter seat covers is three years old!
3-cent shipping and $3 rebate to celebrate
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Published by Crystal January 7th, 2008 in deal alert!, news & gossip, scooter seat covers.
I try not to make too many gratuitous mentions of scooter seat covers, since it’s my company and it’s a little difficult to be objective. But when January comes around, it really hits me just how amazing it is that I am lucky enough to have a business in an industry and community that I […]




















