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Our Gadget of the Week

By Jay Palmer
Barrons

AS A LARGE CITIZEN , I gave the tiny Go-Ped 750 scooter about as tough a test as anyone could. Weighing in at 250 pounds-plus, I stepped aboard the two-wheeled electric chariot and made a round trip to my local grocery store, a distance of about five miles. Zipping along the side of the road at about 20 mph, I was the envy of many a child and more than a few grownups.

The only problem: By the end of my journey, the scooter was starting to lose power, begging for a recharge. That was because I was using the "turbo" mode, for maximum speed. Had I shifted into "economy" mode, I could have gone about eight miles before losing juice -- but at a less breezy 12 mph.

The 750 is one of many Go-Ped models, some designed for off-road trails. With a removable, optional seat and a folding front fork, the 750 is just light enough, at 50 pounds, for a commuter to carry into a train or bus and use to careen from city station to a downtown office, and back again in the evening.

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Yes, scooters belong on the street

By Dan Nienaber
Free Press Staff Writer

Mark Lachmiller understands why he gets some strange looks when he's riding his motorized scooter from his pawn shop on North Riverfront Drive to the Wagon Wheel Cafe a little less than a mile away.

What he's not sure about is whether people are squinting because they think it's weird to see a middle-age man on a scooter or because they're wondering why an adult is flaunting the law by cruising down the street on the contraption.

For the record, Lachmiller knows he looks odd, but only because the trend hasn't caught on yet. And what he's doing is legal.

“I go to the post office, I go to Hy-Vee, I go everywhere,” he said. “I know it looks kind of goofy, this gray-haired guy going down the alley.”

A state law passed in 2005 made it legal to ride motorized foot scooters in generally the same places as bicycles. The scooters have to have a surface to stand on, although they can have seats, and their wheels can only be a maximum of 10 inches in diameter. Their top speed can't be more than 15 mph.

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Adam Sandler Rides Go-Ped Trail Ripper in New Movie Reign Over Me

Columbia Pictures' latest movie, to be released March 23, 2007 , features Adam Sandler riding a Go-Ped Trail Ripper.

Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) lost his family in the tragedy of September 11. Grief stricken, he meets by chance his former college roommate, Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle), on a Manhattan street corner. Now a successful dentist and family man, Alan is overwhelmed with responsibilities. The two old friends rekindled their friendships and become each other's lifelines.

Throughout the movie, Sandler is featured riding his Go-Ped Trail Ripper in the streets of New York, and often with Cheadle on the back of his GTR46R…escaping  for a while the stress and loneliness of their daily lives.

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PMW Launches New Super Grow-Ped designed for Skate Parks

After great demand and anticipation from our customers, we are pleased to introduce the New Super Grow-Ped .

Built to allow teenagers to do tricks and hit the skate parks, while still providing the compactness of the Grow-Ped, the Super Grow-Ped offers the following added features:

Heavy duty 20” X-Ped Tbar fitting with billet pro clamp, drag bar and wood dowel

Unbendable ½” axle bolt with welded axle bushings

Thicker head tube

Heavy duty 4130 Chromoly steel frame with lifetime guarantee

New “Synister Black” powder coating

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New Sky Blue Super Sport Racer Kit - Limited Production

Spring is here and what better time of the year to start building your very own Go-Ped custom scooter.

PMW proudly introduces the new limited production “Sky Blue” Super Sport Racer Kit which includes all necessary parts to build a complete race ready Go-Ped that will shine on the track.

It includes

GP290RS Go-Ped race engine - 28.5cc - 3.2HP

Sky blue 6130 chromoly steel Super Sport race frame

“Bothy fork” powder coated sky blue

Ultra heavy duty X-Ped® handlebar system with Steel FTG and wood dowel

Billet Pro Clamp

Sky blue Billet Defender GP racing deck

Billet X-Ped Wheels

Sky Blue Billet gas cap

To order, please contact your local Go-Ped dealer or call PMW at 925-373-6309

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Sport S25 Turns Gloss Black

Shiny and sleek, the Sport S25 goes back to its favorite look.
PMW is pleased to welcome back the Gloss Black Sport S25.

At only $399 retail, the Sport S25 is a great cruising beginner Go-Ped.
Made in the USA with the highest quality aircraft grade materials and fitted with the Japanese Komatsu Zenoah GZ25N14 engine, the Sport S25 is the best valued scooter on the market today.


The Sport S25 in green is no longer available.

To order, please contact your local Go-Ped dealer or call PMW at 925-373-6309

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