Writing history: Montblanc Heritage Collection 1912

One can write one’s signature with any pen. But who’d want that? With its new 'Heritage Collection 1912', German writing instrument maker Montblanc shows that in the hands of great figures of history, a pen is often mightier than the sword (or the long-range bombers of the Strategic Air Command)...

German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer made the Hamburg company famous in 1963 when, in a state of pen-less embarrassment, he borrowed President John F. Kennedy’s own Montblanc Meisterstück to co-sign the Golden Book of Cologne.

Today, the latest Montblanc Heritage Collection 1912 harks back to those times and the classic resin and silver pens beloved by businessmen, politicians and diplomats the world over. An innovative feature of the new range is a retractable nib, operated by the same piston that charges the ink reservoir. 

Photos: Montblanc

For further information, visit www.montblanc.com

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KTM FREERIDE Education

Some incredible scenery in this one!

Check out the KTM FREERIDE Education clips and learn more about some basic Enduro softskills usefull for freeriding. Videos done by MTB FREERIDE (http://www.mtbfreeride.tv) with the new KTM FREERIDE 250 R & 350 (http://www.ktm.com/at/freeride.html) at the marvellous Zillertal in Tyrol, Austria starring Dieter Rudolf (Austrian Trial/Enduro rider), Christine Wiesner (Austrian female Enduro rider) and Marcus Klausmann (German downhiller). More episodes coming soon…

Valentino Rossi 5th highest paid motorsports athlete

Valentino Rossi still may not be winning MotoGP races like he used to do, the fabulous trio of Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa are making sure of the that, but he is still one of the top earning motorsports athletes according to Forbes.

According to Forbes’ 2013 list of Top-Earning Drivers in Motorsports, the former 9-time world champion ranks fifth, having earned between June 2012 and June 2013 a total of $22 million, with $12 million coming from salary and winnings and $10 million coming from endorsement deals.

Rossi is the only motorcycle racer on the list comprises Formula 1 and Nascar drivers, like Fernando Alonso, who is the top earner with $30 million and Danica Patrick, 9th with $15 million who is the only woman on Forbes list.

Valentino Rossi also owns his own management and marketing company VR46, that has in its line-up Tony Cairoli Andrea Iannone, Kevin Schwantz and even MotoGP rookie sensation Marc Marquez (we can guess this is the reason that the two get along so famously).

Forbes 2013 List:

1. Fernando Alonso ($30 million)
2. Lewis Hamilton ($27.5 million)
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ($26 million)
4. Jimmie Johnson ($24 million)
5. Valentino Rossi ($22 million)
6. Tony Stewart ($18.5 million)
7. Jeff Gordon ($18.2 million)
8. Sebastian Vettel ($18 million)
9. Danica Patrick ($15 million)
10. Jenson Button ($14 million)

VIA twowheelsblog