After publishing girlbike.com in various forms since 1999, I’ve made the decision to change my blog’s name to scooter fix.
What this blog has really always been about is helping people to get their scooter fix on a regular basis, discussing safety issues, new products, deals, travel and touring, repairs and upgrades, and many topics that […]

If you’re reading this blog, chances are that me telling you that scooters are a way to save money on gas isn’t telling you anything new. But it’s that time of year when journalists seem to realize that scooters are a good and growing trend, especially in the wake of insanely high gas prices. There […]

I am among many who have sought a cookie cutter in the shape of a scooter. In a world wide search online, I found a gifted tinsmith in Canada who specializes in making whatever cookie cutter a customer designs.
Working the design with Greg Pietersma was amusing and quick. I downloaded the form on his site, […]

Aside from transportation and adventure, my scooter helps me to really see what neighborhoods look like and how the road and traffic integrate visually while sitting on a small open vehicle and going relatively fast. Sometimes it plays out like a movie, with tidbits of big “scenes”—a surprise car backing out of a driveway, a […]

photo by Mike Adams

If you already have enough scooters in your garage and want to build a good shelf collection, there’s a fleet to buy at Wal-Mart. Not every location may stock the item, but this Girlbike Scooter-Fanatic Shopper has located a good Vespa starter kit.
Line ‘em up, make vroom-vroom noises and imagine the put-put […]

Alix is scooting for peace again! Starting May 2 - which happens to coincide with International Female Ride Day - Alix will start a 9,000 mile journey around the country, completing the 20,000-mile peace sign that she started last summer. Click on the postcard below for a larger view of some of the photos she […]

As the temperature snuck up to near 60 today, Dwayne helped me dig the scooter out of storage. Yes, that’s snow in the background. I charged up the battery, pumped up the tires, ungunked the brake cables, put on the license plate, and put on my favorite scooter seat cover. It took three tries to […]

Those who aren’t members of Modern Vespa may not have heard of the silent auctions being held there to benefit Josh Rogers’ fund. Josh was hit by a car in early March and sustained a number of injuries.

Link to the silent auctions section of the forum.
Link to the new b&w checkered Vespa LX scooter seat […]

Special thanks to Charm City Cakes for permission to use their photo.
I was dubbed a Cake Geek by my husband for my love of cake decorating long before I received my Scooter Nerd status, and I never dreamed those two passions would ever be so beautifully combined!
I have recently become totally obsessed with Ace of […]

I’ve been obsessing again about domain names lately for a couple of reasons. First of all, my domains are having significant birthdays. My very first domain name, typo.com, just turned 12 years old, which is like 150 in web years. It’s so hard to believe that so much time has gone by. typo.com used to […]