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1 week ago | 
cyclingweekly.com | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
I knew something was very, very wrong the instant it happened. But for the most pliable of us, a 42-year-old man’s straight-legged knee is not supposed to come up and touch his nose. But that’s exactly what mine did, mere moments after the captain throttled the boat during my first-ever attempt at waterskiing. The result: a torn hamstring. So torn, in fact, that, at one point, the black-purple bruise extended from the bottom of my ass to the top of my ankle.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Most helmets can be broken down into three distinct categories. A commuter or everyday helmet exists to keep your head safe and little else. Sure, some look cooler than others, some are more ventilated than others, and some offer a bit more comfort than others. But in the end, your everyday helmet puts safety at the fore. Road helmets take aerodynamics, ventilation, and weight into account.
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2 weeks ago | 
technewstube.com | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
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2 weeks ago | 
wired.com | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links.
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1 month ago | 
skimag.com | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Meet Ydwer van der Heide, a world-renowned action sports photographer who won't let his paralyzed legs stop him from skiing.
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1 month ago | 
skimag.com | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Our group was about halfway down the 2,700-foot mountain when we noticed the ring of headlamps pooling bright white light on the snow. It was barely four in the afternoon, but being four degrees above the Arctic Circle in early January, the sun was long gone.
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1 month ago | 
memoirland.substack.com | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
The photo has hung on every refrigerator we’ve shared as a couple. Eight-by-ten and glossy, its white paper frame grows more yellow with each passing year. Her hands are white-knuckled around the safety bar, her upper body almost doubled over as if that might provide some protection, should the Cyclone’s old white wood finally snap after nearly a century of fun. Her eyes are closed tight, teeth clenched shut, waiting for the first drop to rise in her lower stomach. She does not like this.
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1 month ago | 
bicycling.com | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
After selling off our second car last year, my wife and I decided to invest in an e-bike—a cargo model with a bench over the rear wheel perfect for towing our two young kids around our hilly town. Before that, I was hauling them in a tow-behind trailer hitched to my bombproof commuter bike. But as my kids grew, so did the combined weight I was lugging—over a hundred pounds—and getting to downtown Chapel Hill, NC, required a one-mile climb with pitches over twelve percent.
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2 months ago | 
wired.jp | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
1月5日に導入された「渋滞税」は、ニューヨーク市に大きな影響を及ぼした。最も顕著なのは、ミッドタウンとロウアー・マンハッタンにおける渋滞の緩和である。 また、周辺の歩行者が増えたことで、実店舗を構える小売店には恩恵をもたらした。地下鉄に乗る人が増えた結果、電車内での犯罪が減った。渋滞税はピーク時に乗用車1台あたり平均9ドル（約1,300円）、大型トラックには21.60ドル（約3,200円）以上かかるため、同市も財政的な恩恵を受けている。導入初月の収入は4,860万ドル（約70億円）となり、当初予想の4,000万ドル（約60億円）を大幅に上回った。 渋滞税の目覚ましい成功のニュースは、トランプ大統領が同プログラムを廃止すると発表したことで影が薄れたが、多くの専門家は大統領のこの試みは成功しないだろうと見ている。 サイクリストが語る街の変化 渋滞税は、ニューヨークの路上を行き交うサイクリストたちの生活を快適にした。通勤者、配達員、宅配業者、趣味で自転車に乗る人──マンハッタンを自転車で走るすべての人々が、かつて危険視していた場所の状況が、少しずつ改善されているのだ。...
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2 months ago | 
cntraveller.de | Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Lac d'Annecy: So schön ist die Region rund um den französischen Alpenrandsee. Hoch in den französischen Alpen, nur wenige Minuten von der Schweizer Grenze entfernt, ist der Lac d'Annecy sowohl im Sommer als auch im Winter ein beliebtes Ziel für europäische Urlauber:innen.
