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Effective today, February 10, 2009, all youth ATV and motorcycles are banned from dealer floors, service shops and made illegal to sell by anyone in the United States.

This is actually happening. It’s not made up or exaggerated. You cannot buy a youth (defined as being intended for children 12-years old and younger) motorcycle or ATV. You can’t even buy one from a private party or your own parents.

That means no more models such as the Honda CRF50—long standing as the largest selling production motorcycle in …  More info


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bmx_gatorade_275I know it’s old news that Gatorade has come on to the BMX scene, since they announced their first BMX sponsorship with Nigel Sylvester this past January. But what isn’t old news is what their intentions and plans are for this huge can of worms they’ve now opened. I conducted an interview with the Team Manager Kenny Mitchell to find out more. I don’t know about you, but I had a million questions running through my head when I read that Gatorade is poking its head into the BMX scene. I mean, Gatorade is HUGE. They sponsor just about every one …  More info

You have probably considered a hybrid car. Why not a hybrid bicycle or scooter? The market for electric two-wheel transportation is growing faster than the one for cars and trucks.

“The thing that’s really changed electric bikes and scooters is the battery technology,” says Doug Schwartz, “the fact that you can now get a lithium-ion battery that’s small, it’s lightweight.” …  More info


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Retailers across the country are yanking shoes, toys, Valentine’s gifts and other children’s goods from shelves to comply with a strict lead law that took effect Tuesday.

The repercussions of the hotly debated Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which bans the sale of children’s products containing dangerous amounts of lead and chemicals called phthalates, began rippling through the industry as manufacturers realized the law wasn’t going away….  More info


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