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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Electrical Engineer, Pedal Pusher, Dreamer,Quadcopter Tec...
  • Jedi mind trick academic, level14. Also a masters degree ...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Set a world record by Traveling around the US on the most efficient mode of transportation ever imagined , the electric bicycle

ABOUT ME

I'm a dreamer with a ridiculous amount of passions. I love to travel (clearly). Motorcycling and bicycling has been one of the great joys of my adult life. I'm also a huge alternative/indie music aficionado. I build these ridiculous electric bicycle contraptions.

PHILOSOPHY

Comfort does not equal happiness. Maximalistic minimalist. Doing more with less

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Though I heard about couch surfing years ago, I'm fairly new to actually using it. I'm hoping to host more, but I live out of the city quite a while and I'm not sure many people will bother, but here's hoping.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hope to make some serious cross-country memories this summer while I attempt to break the guinness world record for longest journey on a motorized bicycle.

Interests

Bicycles, Motorbikes, Design, Hackery stuff, Music (indie/alternative), Alternative Energy, Technology, travel, architectural history, Urban Exploration, Rural Exploration, Adventure, Quadcopters, tiny skateboards, Art History, Extremely Hoppy Beers, Film production, ham radio, self driving cars, personal flying machines, sailboats, Coffee, startup companies

  • arts
  • design
  • beer
  • coffee
  • flying
  • technology
  • traveling
  • cars
  • music
  • surfing
  • art history
  • history
  • urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

Books/Movies:Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman, Pulp Fiction, Back to the future

Music: Why, Beck, The Faint, Cursive, The Anniversary, Danny Brown, Ben Folds,Pavement, Reggie and the Full Effect, Air, The Replacements, Bad Religion, Saves the Day, Elvis Costello, Andrew W K, Portugal the Man,Pennywise (I am a musical schizophrenic)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I rode a motorcycle around Iceland with my wife. That place is the end of the earth. It doesn't look real.

Teach, Learn, Share

Electric Bicycles:How to, Motorcycle Philosophy and gear 101,

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