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Books : Scooters: Red Eyes, Whitewalls and Blue SmokeIn association with Amazon.comby: Colin Shattuck  List Price: $22.00 Amazon.com's Price: $14.96 You Save: $7.04 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 629.2275 EAN: 9780972577632 ISBN: 0972577637 Label: Speck Press Manufacturer: Speck Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: March 01, 2005 Publisher: Speck Press Studio: Speck Press Sales Rank: 524100 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Scooters tells the story of the scooters' transition from a practical, efficient workhorse to a counter-cultural catalyst. The Scootering hobby blends a healthy obsession for things mechanical with a distinct taste for the unusual. Scooters offers an insiders' look at the massive growth of the avocation in North America since the mid 1980's and explores the diversity of characters that make up the scooter scene. Filled with photographs and revving with color and personality, this wonderful book takes the reader along to the rally and should prove revealing and entertaining to those involved in Scootering and those who simply appreciate what it means to love and ride a work of art. Invented in America and perfected in Europe, the scooter became a critical component in post-war reconstruction on the continent. Out-of-work munitions and aircraft factories churned out the user-friendly two wheelers as a boost to manufacturing and a way of providing inexpensive transportation capable of traversing a beleaguered infrastructure. Two key Italian marques, Vespa and Lambretta, lead a wave of stylish offerings from across Europe and created instant fan fare. Enthusiasm for the machine was such that scooter clubs were formed almost as quickly as the first models rolled off of the assembly lines. Competitive scooter riding events soon followed, and, in their heyday, scooters gave motorcycles a run for their money both on the racetrack and in showrooms. Colin Shattuck is an active and well-traveled Scooterist involved in DCD, a Denver coalition of Scooter Clubs dedicated to hosting the annual Mile-High Mayhem Rally, one of the most heavily attended in North America. Shattuck is also co-founder of Sportique Scooters, a small chain of Scooter Shops based in Colorado. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Day In The LifeThis book pretty much tells the North American story of scooter lifestyle. It's not a tech book and it's not a book for people with European fantasies. This book covers how we do it in the states. I like that it has a fair share of Northwest coverage. Rating:  - vespaIts a nice book but I dont think I would buy it if I could have looked thrugh it first Rating: - Exceptional History of Scooters and the North American Scooter SceneScooters represent a lifestyle that is often overlooked in books that present the machines as objects of desire and affection. This books does both exceptionally. It reveals the history of the scooter and the subsequent scenes that grew up around it with it's primary focus being the North American scene. Great photos and beautiful layout. This is a must-have book for scooterists and those yearning to learn about scooters and their appeal. Browse for similar items by category:
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