Two Gears, Eighteen Hours: A Lotus Europa at Daytona 1978
Nighttime at Daytona is a special experience: part of the track is flood-lit bright as day, with the rest left dark as the seafloor. The little red Lotus is out there somewhere.
A Conversation with Artist Ornamental Conifer
I don’t know what to call it. There’s probably a name for that certain subset of motorcycle culture that to me looks like Easy Rider cosplay by Advertising creative directors. Should I call it gentleman's ride culture?
A Brief Recounting of Alexey Ildutov and His Rocket-Powered Unimotorcycle
This is not the opening to some post-apocalyptic movie, it’s an old Volga automobile dumping ground in the city of Togliatti, Russia. We’re here because Alexey Ildutov is building himself a rocket-powered sled.
Driving the 1973 Land Rover 101 Forward Control
Every piece of military gear, from buttons on backpacks to aircraft carriers, goes through the same exact military process, including the 1973 Land Rover 101 Forward Control I’m currently driving through the suburbs of Los Angeles.
I Can Solve Philip Morris' PR Problem
I know this must be a stressful time for the people at PMI but I am here to help. Now that you can’t have flawless young party people as Influencers, you can have me.
The Story of Ritte
The idea’s sudden appearance caught the thinker by surprise since he was expecting only a recipe for banana pudding.
Ritte: How I built an iconic brand with no budget and even less sleep.
A year ago, I left the company I founded and ran for a decade. Ritte may not have been the most commercially successful endeavor in history, but it was one of the most influential cycling brands in recent memory.