Maximilian Riedel Redefines the European Road Trip
By Tamara Warren Lush green, idyllic European roads are lined with cafes, castles and quaint locales. Here is authentic European charm, outside of large metropolises where exotic cars find their calling on large expanses of highway. Here along winding stretches of road, exquisite, handcrafted cars that operate at lightening speed are in their element. This is where Maximilian Riedel, C.E.O of Riedel Crystal, spends much of his free time. “The question is what sort of vehicles... Read More
Van Moof No. 5: An Urbane Kind of Street Bike
While New Yorkers flirt with bike lanes, they’ve got nothing on the Dutch. My grandmother was a Dutch woman who left Holland in 1945. When I was 13, I first visited my family in Amsterdam. Bikes were everywhere — there were even free bikes at the train station, meant to be borrowed and left for the next taker. As I got older and continued to visit, I rode bikes to bars with my cousins and to the topless beaches in Zandvoort on the edge of the North Sea. So when... Read More
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Scaglietti: Wine and Ferrari Share Something in Common
It’s a little known fact that famed Ferrari designer Sergio Scalgietti left his imprint on more than the exterior of cars. As a favor to his friend Antonio Giacobazzi, president of Donelli, he designed the Lambrusco bottle, which also originated in Modena, Italy, and is still available today. Scaglietti was apparently quite selective about what he would design, and he was persuaded to design the Italian wine by his friend. The Scaglietti Lambrusco is described by Opici... Read More
Apolo Anton Ohno Adds Olympic Gloss to BMW
Apolo Anton Ohno, short track speedskater, the most decorated American winter Olympic athlete and Dancing With the Stars alum was on hand in New York on Monday for BMW’s announcement that it is the Official Mobility Partner of the United States Olympic Committee. BMW also announced that it is the official mobility partner of the governing bodies for USA Bobsled & Skeleton, USA Swimming, USA Track & Field and US Speedskating, right up Ohno’s lane. Tweet This... Read More
Lee Quinones Drives the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi
Lee Quinones is back on the test drive circuit for Gotryke.com with his abstract perspective and thoughts on the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi. It was a hot, stanky New York day and the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi was running abound with some pretty stout AC blowing out of the dual zone auto climate control. It was enough bluster to give off those pesky winter time electric shocks from the cloth wrapped seats every time I hopped in and out. The overall gas milage count was without a doubt the... Read More
2011 Ford Explorer: Remember Me to Herald Square
The unveiling of the 2011 Ford Explorer brought a breath of the great outdoors to midtown Manhattan. The new Explorer is a lesson of small things in big packages with a super-efficient turbo V-6 engine providing the fuel efficiency of a Toyota Camry. The new design represents Ford’s move to curvaceous continuity over the boxy look of Explorer past. “We’re fighting for the soul of manufacturing in the United States,” CEO Alan Mulally said in reference to the... Read More
Test Shots: Julian
Me and my good friend Julian a.k.a J-luv international R&B star, snapped a few pics around Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. http://www.j-luv.de/start.html Read More
In my bag.
I’ve been trying to do this for a while now and I finally got around to it. Please note the Tom Ford Grey Vetiver fragrance, I love this scent so much I carry it around with me in my bag, and I also completely forgot about my iphone. Read More
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