After setting a 216 mile-per-hour land speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats last year Lightning Motorcycles, made it known that you can purchase one of their TTXGP-winning electric bikes.

The result? A commanding win for Michael Barnes aboard the solar-powered Barracuda Lightning bike. In qualifying, Barnes came within a couple seconds of the lap record set last year by Steve Rapp.

After three months of testing the Prevelo Alpha Zero balance bike, all my three-year-old has to say is, “It's fast because it ...