Aug 08

High Roller, a Big Wheel for Adults

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It’s too bad that we all abandoned the simple joys of riding a Big Wheel when we were young. Well, we no longer have to live without the exhilaration of the low-rider trike, no matter what age we are. This is the High Roller. It is a $600(USD) Big Wheel-style trike made for specifically for adults.
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Awesome. Take my money and point me toward the tallest hill. It comes with an adjustable seat for riders from 5’2″ to 6’6″ tall and up to 275-lbs. It also has a front brake, a bell, tassels, and plastic rear wheels for drifting. Everything you love about the Big Wheel is here – just now you can fit your big ass on it.

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Now maybe we can get some adult Big Wheel racing action going. I wonder how long it takes for the wheels on this one to wear down to nothing.

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Aug 23

Google mapping out Canada’s Nunavut territory with local community, Street View trike

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Google mapping out Canada's Nunavut territory with local community, Street View trike

Looking for somewhere remote, quiet and cold for retirement? You can’t get much further out than Cambridge Bay — hidden away in Canada’s arctic Nunavut territory, this sleepy town is only reachable by plane, boat or Google Maps. Navigating its streets on the latter option is about to get a whole lot more detailed, too. The Maps team has started working with residents like Chris Kalluk to build what it hopes will be the most comprehensive map of the region to date. Mountain View’s digital cartographers are training residents to use equipment like the Street View tricycle to take in the isolated territory’s natural beauty while letting locals fill in the finer details (like roads, lakes and rivers) at community Map Up gatherings. “This is a place with a vast amount of local knowledge and a rich history,” says Kalluk. “By putting these tools in the hands of our people, we will tell Nunavut’s story to the world.” Fittingly, the community’s first mapping event saw local landmarks mapped out in both English and Inuktitut, one of the territory’s official languages. Check the project out for yourself at the source link below.

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