"I have no idea why IKEA is calling this "open source". At bare minimum they'd need to provide CAD models."

"Doubt the paint crew is the mechanical upkeep crew. Bike locks are notoriously hard to remove. Pete's definitely right that this was somebody's parking spot."

"90% of the time these are driven from the basket which is a much different experience. Looks like right stick is all the ground movement while left stick is basket positioning."

"I just wish they sold peanut butter in neckless jars with straight walls. Ball sells straight wall jam jars so it's not like manufacturing them is impossible. Guessing it's just because jars with necks don't waste as much space on the cardboard flat they ship in."

"It's fairly common in winter in the midwest to see semi tractors with these partial vinyl covers secured with metal snaps around the radiator opening."

"In LA and many places it's illegal to park in front of a driveway, even your own. I think they could legally tow anyone that parks there but are saving everyone the trouble. "

"I found a similar article Alexander's from the same period http://www.cnbc.com/id/100793351"

"You may have had this before but LA tall bike built for when they did a closed streets event. 14 feet to the seat. Almost taken out by a kite string at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJXXckWLc0E"