The Rio 2016 Paralympic Summer Games begin September 7 and Team USA is going in with a fine piece of machinery courtesy of BMW. Over the past year, Designworks USA, BMW’s creative design firm, has worked with the U.S. team to build a better racing wheelchair. Something far, far better than the versions that came before it. This is that wheelchair. For aerodynamics, the team went with a carbon fiber build, and for comfort, they chose a seat that could be custom-molded for each athlete after they get a full body scan. This is wildly different from the racing wheelchairs currently around. Many models used were not much more than medical wheelchairs turned into tricycles. Can it help Team USA snag gold? Keep an eye out this September.
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Huckberry’s Essential Holiday Gift Guide
Unzip your coat and have some mulled wine on the house—you’ve arrived at your final gifting destination: The Holiday Gift Guide. It’s like your friendly neighborhood one-stop holiday shop, except instead of balsa wood ornaments, ours is packed with thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. Future heirlooms, small-but-significant stocking stuffers, and gear for getting out there (or staying in)—are all right here. There’s no music playing in the background though, so you’ll just have to hum Bing Crosby while you click around instead.
