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| | Moped diaries / You pedal, you ride, you hit a top speed of 20 mph. But their owners wouldn't have it any other way. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | The moped, once an emblem of youthful mobility and high gas mileage, is making a cultural comeback, and the timing couldn't be better, according to members of the San Francisco-based Creatures of the Loin, the local branch of the national Moped Army. |
 | | The Moped Army is a do-it-yourself affair, taking the ethos of punk rock social activism without actually espousing any one agenda apart from their shared moped obsession. |
 | | The collaborative nature of moped ownership has to do with the scarcity and the simplicity of the machine itself; unlike motorcycles and scooters, which are products with dealerships and repair shops, mopeds have the touch of human hands all over them. |
| www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/27/DDGU0GCPP51.DTL (1673 words) |
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