When Baton Rougeans toss their inoperable lawn equipment out of frustration, 21-year-old Austin Smith and his friends benefit. The Prairieville auto technician by day is equal parts environmentalist, ...

[Thor] sent in an awesome motorized bike build he found coming from the fruitful workshop of [Jim Gallant]. It’s an incredible piece of work built nearly entirely from scratch. [Jim] welded the frame ...

The next time you're gasping for breath pedaling on a hill, and your buddy is gliding up it with a big grin, consider that he may be cheating with a teensy motor that slips into the frame of a bike.

Prairieville — A local auto technician is turning reclaimed, inoperable lawn equipment into modes of transportation. Austin Smith, 21, who works as an auto technician by day, is equal parts ...