Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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DGR Rider Stories: Brian Kitzman
Meet Brian Kitzman, 50 year-old Industrial/Organisational psychologist from Chicago, IL, USA and 5th highest fundraiser in DGR 2018! Last year, Brian rode in DGR for the first time, and raised a staggering $15,628 USD – quite an opening effort from this dapper gent! Intrigued by the new name rising to fame, we decided to get…
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Hamilton – A Small Canadian Town That’s Not Slowing Down
We’ve heard stories from hosts who have carried the torch of DGR all the way back to its inaugural year, but as this event continues to grow, we welcome to support of many new faces and cities to the DGR family. 2017 saw the addition of over 100 rides, parading through their city centres for…
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Beautiful Bikes of DGR – Part 1
With The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride being the stunningly visual event that it is, we find ourselves with an overflow of alluring bikes, from even more charming cities. With such a respository of ingenious motorcycle inspiration, we don’t know what else to do other than to share it for all to see! This will serve as Part 1…
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The Triumphant Ton-Up Thruxton
As most of you would know, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride offers a bevy of beautiful prizes for fundraisers each and every year, courtesy of our incredible sponsors. Aside from the highest fundraiser and gentlefolk competition prizes offered by Triumph, Zenith, REV’IT!, and Hedon, we offer unique prizes during our 7-Day Sprints. The 7-Day Sprint levels…
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‘Our Noble Experience’, a Custom Expression
‘Our Noble Experience’, with Daniel Maglietta The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is quite a unique event with every rider participating for their own, unique, reasons. Each year, we see new modes of expressions to articulate and represent these. This year, we met Daniel, who, along with fellow gentlemen Flavio Nappi and Luca Rubinacci, expressed their noble experience…
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The Dapper Braaaper
Support for The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride varies wildly across the world, riders who are inspired by the cause come up with whacky ways to boost their own fundraising, and for fundraising within their city. This year, a particularly peculiar prize was introduced by New York’s own, Jason Hodrinsky. You might remember Jason from last year’s…
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The Art of Motorcycling, With Chris White
The quest or journey to self discovery has its ups and downs. The Bushido philosophy suggests that we look forward to the end of our current life with open eyes. This allows us to meditate on the moment and strive to live mindful and fulfilled lives, focussing on our strengths and areas for development. As an…
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The Faces of DGR London
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. A parade through the hearts of over 600 cities around the world, showcasing dapper riders and their valiant classic and vintage style steeds and raising funds and awareness for prostate cancer and men’s mental health on behalf of charity partner, the Movember Foundation. A lovely reminder, but you already knew that.…
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‘Stronger’, The Chris Livett Story
Cancer. It affects us all. Physically, we all know; but mentally, it opens every one of us up to the anguish of depression, and helplessness. Seeking knowledge, treatment, and driving everyone to break the cycle is exactly why Chris Livett chose to share his story. Battling depression, and the effects of losing his mum to…
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