The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

Lines – the movie

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Last month I mentioned helmet cameras and some of the great video you can take with one mounted to your helmet or just about anywhere else since they're so small. I continue to be amazed at what all of the digital technology has made possible. Many riders are now becoming movie producers and some are turning out a pretty decent product, certainly well above the old home movies … [Read more...]

Lock picking champs

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Ever watch the movies where some guy sneaks up to a door at night and pulls out a small leather case filled with picks and opens a door in seconds? Well, this isn't the movies, this is the Dutch Open Lock Picking Championship. These guys are the real deal. Your average suburban home with a Weiser lock, 15 seconds. How about those black Kryptonite U shaped locks for bicycles and … [Read more...]

Hooligan – the film for old British bikers

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By now, most of you have heard about the film Faster covering the MotoGP world. Well, now we have a film scheduled for release this summer of 2005 by the name of Hooligan. It's all about riders of old British iron, cafe racers, the neat old machinery without the plastic or truckloads of chrome. These are the bikes built and rebuilt and ridden with pride. They have a Quicktime … [Read more...]

Kid stuff

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Why didn't they have these when I was a kid? Of course I had a collection of the Tom Swift series which was pretty cool. … [Read more...]