If it’s got two wheels, chances are Brent has ridden it. Actually, he probaly raced it also: BMX, motocross, mountain bikes, road bikes, motorbikes, track cycling.

Now imagine his intrigue when his friend Dave told him about the motorized scooter he used for commuting to work in Manhattan. A motor on a two-wheeled skateboard that has a broom handle with grips to steer? Sign Brent up! If you haven’t seen one you’ve at least heard one since they sound like a chainsaw with the silencer removed. Dave valued it for the convenience and cost-effectiveness of splitting traffic at 150mpg on his way to the office. “Who can’t appreciate that?” But as a student of two-wheeled machinery, Brent had his own reasons for wanting to swing his foot over it. When he finally made it to NYC, it was naturally the first thing he inquired about “I’ll play with your kids later, where’s the scooter?” As it turns out, Dave’s enthusiasm had waned a little probably due to the fact he had to make a sudden stop and ended up going over the broom handle and into the emergency room to have gravel removed from his now scarred palms. We’ve all hit a big rock on a skateboard and had to catch ourselves, try that at 20mph as you grab too much brake on the 4-inch front wheel when momentum and leverage are not in your favor. But still, Brent had to give this death machine a try because he can ride anything. So he gets on the thing, fires it up and took off down the alley. Keep in mind he has hit 60mph while descending Golden Gate Canyon on his bike, 145mph on the Kansas Turnpike on a motorbike and has been intentionally brushed at 35mph on the track but none of that comes close to the fear he felt that night. “That thing was the most treacherous two-wheeler I’d ever ridden” even more so than an old-fashioned high-wheeler that puts your head about twelve feet above the ground.

The point? “I’m glad I live in Colorado and not NYC – the riding there sucks.”