Lock said:
Segways are what? Over $5,000 retail?
Compare with eg Go-Ped ESR 750 Hoverboard Li-Ion Electric Scooter at about $2,300...
Sorry, other than flawed legalities, can't see the attraction myself.
Tks
Lock
Having ridden all (still do)... Segway has several other advantages, it really is better for urban use... I ride the thing in malls and such (yes King of Prussia mall and The Gallery in philadelphia)... I can careen through pedestrians with slalom like ease (it really is akin to skiing), opportunity charging is all there, the safety features actually work... I found this out when mine failed because of a bad battery while my son and I were riding it (also had to pull it + my son back home, why do you think we ride ebikes now mostly).
For straight up riding out of your living room to the store and back, nothing beats the point to point of a Segway... I can mount inside, roll out the door, close it and lock it and be off - all without so much as a thought.
Getting a segway onto public transit and up steps is far easier than a full sized eBike too... it "walks" up or helps at least making getting it up the steep amtrak stepways a piece of cake compared to my 26" eBike or my folder in open state.
When Septa gave me crap long ago about the Segway... I rode it into and up to their offices on Market Street, to bitch them out for trying to impede my right to travel... If you look at the rules for segways on septa, say thank ya.. I pushed and pushed them to publish a known set of rules and they finally did.
Ahh.... don't get me wrong, if the cops would FOFF about the GoPed... I would likely be riding that more than eBike or Segway... with LiPo upgrade and maybe a DC BLDC Inrunner and reduction system... crud, the eBike bug got me.
The only problem with Segways is their speed limiting. If they did 20mph, I would likely ride it more than I do my ebike for short hops to the store (remember door to door is much more convenient, and shopping at wawa on a segway - yes inside the store) is a freakin trip.
-Mike