Certainly beats out that godawful thing called the Segway....course having a trained gerbil that'd cost $5000 would be cooler.Colonel Olrik wrote:No, thisis the coolest $5000 gadget ever. It puts every segway that exists in shame, both in speed, agility and out of this world coolness.HemlockGrey wrote:A friend's dad rented it for the week (business expense), and a couple of friends and I got to ride it around. Sure, there's no real viable market for the thing, but after you spend five minutes getting used to it, riding it kicks total ass. Coolest $5,000 gadget ever.
I just rode a Segway
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Re: I just rode a Segway
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Bah. Certainly the Segway has no real marketable purpose, but it is damn cool to ride.
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"If more cars are inevitable, must there not be roads for them to run on?"
-Robert Moses
"The Wire" is the best show in the history of television. Watch it today.
Re: I just rode a Segway
Yeah, but it's TITANIUM. Besides, for the low price of $8000 I can get a full suspension Titanium bike, like this one. Titanium good!Colonel Olrik wrote:Bah, it almost duplicates the price of the bike without any major improvements (that hardtail doesn't stand a chance against my Genius in a rough climb). I'll keep my scan2 frame thankyouverymuch
p.s. Do you get this strange feeling that I like titanium bikes?
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Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
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Re: I just rode a Segway
ooohhh.. shiny.. A 3600$ frame, eh? Very nice, though I suspect the rear damper is not as good as mine.aerius wrote: Yeah, but it's TITANIUM. Besides, for the low price of $8000 I can get a full suspension Titanium bike, like this one. Titanium good!
They're shiny, slick and unbelievably strong. The only thing to dislike is the obnoxious price..p.s. Do you get this strange feeling that I like titanium bikes?
Maybe I should get my mum to pass me a medical certificate saying that I need the bike for my mental well being, and get it discounted in the IRS.
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All hail uncle Clive!Admiral Valdemar wrote:You know, at least the Sinclair C5 could be pedalled if the battery died and it also allowed you to lie down and not have to suffer leg pains half the time. Sure, you may look a nonce still and your head barely comes to the top of a 38-ton lorrie's wheels, but it's better than a Segway.
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My bike costs 65 bucks 
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Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. ~Steve Prefontaine
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.
I think that although you can't ride it up stairs the motors assit you so it isn't hard to pull it up.Sea Skimmer wrote:Nope, they can't handle a decent curb let alone stairs. And even better, the lightweight version is about 65 pounds and the heavy-duty version nearly 100, that ought to make going up stairs real fun.Dalton wrote:I saw some dork riding one on 34th street coming home from work on Tuesday. Where do you leave them when you reach your destination? Do they climb up stairs?