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I've always loved the Segway, but never bought one because it's difficult to find a lot of places where I can use it. Bikes face a similar problem, which is why
by cglee 17y ago
I've always loved the Segway, but never bought one because it's difficult to find a lot of places where I can use it. Bikes face a similar problem, which is why people in the US mostly use it for exercise.
The Segway would be a great device for the handicapped, except it requires standing up and decent balance to use.
I've always enjoyed watching kids skate along the sidewalks and malls with those shoes with wheels in the back. When they need to climb stairs or walk carefully through a crowded area, they can; when they have some room to zoom, they tip a heel back and they're gliding along. Segway needs to do something like that.
- sp332 17y agoDEKA solved those problems, but not in the way you'd expect. Actually the Segway was a spinoff of technology developed for the original device: the iBOT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBOT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBOT
- chadgeidel 17y agoAs an aside, Michael Kaplan blogs quite often about his IBot. Sounds like a pretty spectacular device and it's sad to hear they aren't making them any longer. http://blogs.msdn.com/michkap/archive/tags/iBOT/default.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/michkap/archive/tags/iBOT/default.aspx
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- thirdusername 17y agoI can't imagine why bikes would make it harder to get around, I live in a country where people use bikes when there's decimeters of unplowed snow outside. The only thing that's hard to do while riding a bike is getting up stairs but it's only a tiny bit of a trip.
- yummyfajitas 17y agoIt's not so much getting to your destination that is the problem, but storing your bike once you arrive.
- JeremyChase 17y agoFinding a place to put your bike is typically not a problem. The problem I find is that I am often too sweaty, and or dirty once I arrive at my destination. This has always limited me to places where I can shower, or places I don't care if I am sweaty/dirty.