Describe the New Scooters in Two Words

Our favorite looks this week.

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"Fuck off."

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(Right) "Really fun!" (Left) "Unexpectedly smooth."

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"Lazy privilege."

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"Cheapish fun."

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"Cheap trash."

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"Wild electric."

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"Fleeting dignity."

Sam Gehrke

Sam Gehrke is a photographer born in Milwaukee, WI in 1990 and raised in Eugene, OR. He moved to Portland in 2016 to pursue photography, quitting his full time job and diving head first into an independent career. His work has since appeared in Vice Magazine, OPB, The Fader, Vortex Music Magazine and Premier Guitar Magazine.

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