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Centaur - a Four-wheeled Segway
Mr. Protocol writes "Segway, the folks who brought you the two-wheeled wonder called the IT, have a new concept vehicle up on their website. Called Centaur, it's a four-wheeled version of the IT that pulls stable wheelies by acting like a two-wheeled IT. The movie (Windows Media or Quicktime) shows someone having far too much fun riding one."
Now, if they could just make it bigger, add some room for passengers, maybe some seats and a steering wheel, I could see people use them.
Cities are being redesigned as we speak to accomodate this thing, I'm sure.
The movie (Windows Media or Quicktime) shows someone having far too much fun riding one."
:)
Well duh, he's trying to make up for the fact that he looks like a huge dork with that fucking helmet on.
If someone wants to spend a TON of money on a bike, there ARE expensive bikes out there....
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
most of us wont be able to afford it.
Does this mean that I could play polo off one, or play the Texas Roadkill game?
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Not that everyone has the money to shell out for one of these things, but the fact that it has 4 wheels might make people less nervous about it.
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It would also lead to fewer of these incidents: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technolo
I don't care how many wheelies it can "pop", if it doesn't come in olive, then I don't want one!
i do not thin so. why would anyone RTFA first. this is /.
but the picture is way cool
I'll ride a four wheeler over this piece of crap Centaur.
Yes, that is me on the four wheeler.
But will it run linux?
Movie Here
Tried opening it in Windows Media Player for OSX, and MPlayer with no love.
Anyone?
Karma: Chameleon (mostly due to the fact that you come and go).
So, with twice as many wheels as the Segway, will it be twice as useless?
...no, wait. It appears I have a golf buggy.
-EvilMagnus
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Well, one good thing about this new Centaur is that it is less likely for Bush to fall off of.
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There should be a two wheels Segway, but powered by a human. A sort of modified bicycle that allows you to pedale while in a semi-standing position. It will not cost as much as segway and there is no batteries to run out and embaress you while pulling the damn thing back home.
But you probably already knew that, didn't you? Complains that there's no support for WMV3. Yay.
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Add a shell and canopy and you'd have a golf cart.
Oliver's law of assumed responsibility: If you're seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it.
I wonder if maddox can expect a cut?
Sorry about the Windows Media...
Life is the leading cause of death in America.
I thought the only cool thing about the orginial Segway was that it had two wheels. Guess i was wrong, now there must be nothing cool about the old Segway.
Sometimes I wish computers were less friendly.
From two-wheeled to four-wheeled Segway, good lord you are getting fatter every day! Some people would go to great length to look like retards.
If this thing is 7-10 k I would seriously consider buying one. Possibly if it goes fast enough maybe 20-40 mph or even higher than that then I would buy it in a heart beat. This thing looks seriouslly cool.
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The CEO from the company was at the Ignoble awards 3 or 4 years ago.. He was showing off the wheel chair by climging up and down stairs and doing wheelies.
Jesus used to be my co-pilot, but we crashed in the mountains and I had to eat him.
ummmmm.... remember these?
http://www.atv-racing.dk/image/lt-z400.jpg
much more useful...
http://origin.www.segway.com.nyud.net:8090/centaur /
Ever since the media buzz died down, I don't think anyone calls it the "IT". Segway, two-wheeled scooter thingy maybe, but "IT"?
I propose a new corporate slogan.
Segway: Solving problems that don't exist since 2001.
Think they'll go for it?
-B
Segway has announced a revolutionary new balance system. Code-named "kickstand", this invention is expected to revolutionize the parking process for light-weight transportation vehicles in major cities worldwide. Patent pending.
Of course, like anything new and fun that doesn't need a licence, those who can't afford one now will get their own back by introducing legislation that will require any or all of the following:
a) a test to ensure competency;
b) insurance;
c) excessive protective clothing
And if that doesn't kill off the market, then there's always the name-calling:
"Gee, look at the dork on that thing!"
Of course, sometimes it back fires, and it's only the terminally unhip that don't have the new gizmo.
"You're so unhip, it's a wonder your bum doesn't fall off" Zaphod Beeblebrox
"She's furniture with a pulse"
This looks like one of those "humping" exersize equipment dealies.
You know what Im talking about.
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For all the geeks that don't have balance enough for a skateboard, are convinced that a scooter isn't dorky enough, believe that bicycles are generally too damn cheap, and are too lazy for any of the above.
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From time to time Segway's product development team devotes days, or even weeks, to creating new product concepts with the goal of finding a prince among frogs. It's a product exploration process they call "frog kissing." During this time, engineers and designers are encouraged to use any available materials in a very short time frame to prove a concept will work.
What else *would* the Segway "product development team" be doing these days? They've only got one product -- the Segway. Other than designing new accessories, these guys have nothing to do *but* kiss frogs.
I'd be hoping for a princess, myself, but that's just the way I swing.
Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
is just waiting to kill himself on one of these things!
The wheelchair segway was significant IMHO-I had one relative that could have benefited from it. These other vehicles just aren't living up the hype. Unlike what John Doehr claimed, cities _aren't_ going to be built around these things. Most people need to get more exercise-not more toys.
But will Dubya fall off of it?
helmet that's doing a power slide on the golf course. He is the uber-dork. His dorkiness surpasses that of any movie-theater-camping-while-wearing-a-homemade-sta r-wars-costume dork in the world.
The only thing worse than seeing grown men wearing helmets and riding that thing is probably grown men wearing helmets and riding those little razor scooters.
It's quite the cool looking little buggy. I can see someone using that for a (very) local commute, or to scoot about the neighbourhood to do some shopping.
There are several (older)people in my 'hood that use those adult tricycles with the large shopping basket, so this might be the next best thing for them. That is, if the price is right.
If they could design the unit to fold down flat, I could drive it to work and then store it upright against a wall (INSIDE my office, so it won't get poached) with about the same footprint as a two-wheeler.
Mind you, I'd be quite careful on what streets I drove. Too many maniacs around these here parts.
I'm sorry, we don't use dirty centaurs.
As a mountain biker, this looks like it would be fun for some good-ole-fashioned freeriding.
Some befed up suspension, wheels, and this thing would be an off road monster.
But in my neighborhood, you'd get beat up for having one!
It'll be able to fly!!!
Like a tiller or a snow plow? I'd rather have a hoverround.
Segway: no matter how many wheels it has, the website is still down.
You can't handle the truth.
There's already someone manufacturing an ATV called the 'Centaur' - see http://www.argocat.com/centaur.html. Do I sense a trademark dispute in the offing?
Sounds like my mountain bike, except after I've had a can of beans.
Bacardi + slashdot = negative karma.
And somebody pass me an arm-band so I can show my allegience to the homeland!
And the republic for which it once stood.
Could be a decent product line...the Segway golf cart/personal vehicle. Handy when you live close to the course, but not close enough to lug all your clubs or when you want to tear up the fairways and/or greens. Personally, I'd spend too much time with it in the bunkers.
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
This is the real it?
Since we could not sell with two wheels, let's try four! If that does not work then 8-wheeler will surely be a success.
It doesn't climb stairs, alone or in pairs, but WILL roll over you neighbor's dog. It's not fit for a snack but fits on your back, it's log - log - log. Er, Wheelman.
Seriously though, I would buy one of the Centaurs, if for nothing else than hunting and collecting fossils. Some of the terrain I go out on is steep for people but easily handled by ATVs.
I've seen Segways being used by parking meter guys here in Seattle with big ass steel boxes on the side, I imagine the same kind of saddlebag outfit could be made to work on a Centaur for packing equipment and specimens into.
Why would I use it over an ATV? Balance and braking for one, less noisy, little (no?) risk of starting fires from hot exhaust and it looks like fun. If it could carry extra batts, all the better.
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When is slashdot going to stop stealing stories and links from Engadget? This story was posted there long ago. This site sucks now, I'm going to start reading engadget more. They have at least an update every hour, opposed to slowdot that has a new story every 5 hours that has been posted somewhere else and stolen from that site.
Thank you. I'll be hear all week.
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Now even our president can ride it!!!
It's gyroscopicly stabilized too... you just lean in the direction you want to turn and it goes, unless you're stopped. Top speed? The only limit is yourself
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I guess I'll wait until the "slashdot effect" dies down.
Next on the list they'll add a body to it so the rider can site inside to endure uncomfortable weather. They could call it a "car".
He's wearing a fucking helmet? no wonder he is having so much fun! Do they come as standard or is this part of the new design? Prehaps a tie-in with the centaur name? But then horses don't have huge horns...
Is it just me, or do people look like dorks when they ride these things?
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A four wheeled vehicle designed for conveying people around? There's no way that this will catch on.
I suspect that they'll eventually shorten the name CentAuR to CAR.
If your bitterest enemies are people who hack the heads off civilians, then I would say you're doing something right.
Centaur Rider: I can ride balanced on two wheels!
Segway Rider: So can I!
Duh
(I know they said they aren't planning on manufacturing it. It just seemed like a "Wtf" to me.)
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They have no Nasdaq stock I could have shorted when they first posted their $5000 product on Amazon many months ago.
For shame.
This might even be in the article, can't read it because it's already slashdotted. However, it sure seems like this would be a great idea for a wheelchair. This would give people confined to such a chair the ability to stand. The Segway was a silly little expensive scooter, but this could be a real boon to such people.
A goal is a dream with a deadline
You're probably thinking of the Ibot wheelchair, which debuted before the Segway, but still invented by Dean Kamen and DEKA. Same/Similar technology, but differant company. The Centaur is a concept thrown out by Segway engineers which they thought would be fun to build. It's more of a "hey this might be cool" kind of thing they built for the heck of it, they have no plans to market/manufacture these things. The Ibot on the other hand, is a product that will be marketed eventually.
If you can't be seriously injured, mamed or killed, you just took all the fun out of doing a wheelie in the first place.
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This thing really needs to have only 1 rear wheel. Looking at it from a mountain biker's perspective, if you go over a big rock with that thing, you'll just bottom out. If the back was one wheeled, with the user platform above it, the front could be lifted for obstacles, and the rear would cruise over it. The ATV design is nice, I think it could be a cool military device for a few people, but I think a three wheel design might be able to maneuver better. Think johnny number five.
Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?
if it's there i don't see the link anywhere.. let alone near the wmv one..... maybe it is gone?
Oh yeah! It was on that ATV race, but it had honda, and suzuki, and... and...
oh hell, why not?
*plays the balad of the dukes of hazzard*
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I love how it can balance on its back two wheels with such little effort.
It seems to me that these Segway folks could harness that balancing technology to make a scooter with only two wheels. Now that would be cool.
This thing is way better than a segway!
Segway has managed to invent something that will sell fewer units of than the Human Transporter. I didn't think that they could actually accomplish that goal, but it looks like they've been working hard at it.
I'll say the same thing I said about the Segway...That guy riding it sure looks gay.
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Think of the implications this will have on Segway polo!
.. that some day I can finally become a genetically modified Segway, that runs happily on four wheels or more. (from the nerd mini essays series)
Well, to be fair, mountainbikers often fall off of their mountainbikes. Of course, we are doing a bit more than riding it down the sidewalk. On a related note, I just ordered an '05 Fox Talas for my Heckler :-D
See the article about Concept Centaur in next month's Popular Science magazine for more information and photos:
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they should recline the seat and paint it red. make it look more like this:
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In my day, these things were going to be the next big thing. They were so ahead of their time, that French car maker Citroen saw fit to name one of their newer models after it.
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I wonder how they managed to get it to balance on 4 wheels???
That is teh awesome!
- Danny
Forget the batteries that take hours to recharge and run down halfway home. Have a alcohol fuel cell onboard and you could fill up at the local liquor store. Or maybe a alcohol fueled micro-turbine generator for some real power.
Science is the Real TRUTH!
From time to time Segway's product development team devotes days, or even weeks, to creating new product concepts with the goal of finding a prince among frogs.
Actually, I think they're really looking for a fool and his money.
1. Intuitive user controls:
Thumbs forward: The Centaur's forward and backward propulsion is easily controlled by pushing a thumb throttle located on the underside of the right-hand handlebar.
Innovation, thy name is Segway. Kinda like a Rascal, eh? Genius!
2. Pop a wheelie: The Centaur uses dynamic stabilization technology...
Why? Who cares? Besides, the guy on the Rascal page seems to be having a blast keeping all 4 wheels on the ground. No broken hips there.
Lean forward, go forward...
Then why #1? See #2
3. Smart steering: The front two wheels turn left and right mechanically...
See #1. Looks like those wiley Rascal folks beat you to the punch.
4. No exhaust: Batteries power the Centaur, which means that there are no emissions...
Rascal Rascal Rascal Rascal Rascal
5. Quiet...
Hmmm...could the Rascal be quiet, too? See a pattern here?
Now, if the Rascal company borrows a page from the book of SCO, I think we'll litigious comedy gold.
Another overpriced toy that practically NOBODY WILL EVER BUY.
At least this didn't have the lead-up-hype that "IT" had...
It's looking to me like the value in the technology developed at Segway, LLC isn't going to be in their impractical vehicles like the Segway, it's going to be in licensing the technologies they develop to other vehicle manufacturers.
Using the Centaur example, this tech. might be interesting to ATV manufacturers when building safety devices to prevent rollovers.
Now, a powered, unicycle segway. Woot.
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I Think ill be buying a regular 4 wheeler,
i seriously dont see it being able to haul a dead 12 point out of the woods
I could've sworn I heard it chirp 2nd at the end! haha. (yes, I know it has no transmission)
another high priced toy for the elitist it manager that got the position cause he married the ceo's daughter, segway give it a rest will ya....
HT stands for Human Transporter.
pretty damn ridiculous.
"How much does it cost? Since Concept Centaur is just that--a concept--they aren't for sale. At the present time, Segway LLC has no plans to manufacture or sell this as a product."
Which is why I hate you Segway.
Segway - We make useless things.
Losers whine about doing their best
Winners go home and f*ck the prom queen!
It was never called IT. Read Code Name Ginger: The Story Behind Segway and Dean Kamen's Quest to Invent a New World and learn a little.
to put your dignity
I will give him a wedgie and then toss that thing off a bridge.
Someday he will thank me for it.
ow bugger...e
http://images.google.com/images?q=hummer%20wheeli
BTW, there is an older Derogatory terms for Segway that those new to taking the piss out of the HT should know about.
This one dates back to the reveal FSTM which is of course short for Faggy Scooter (tm)
Though I must say, due to the sideline discussion of which is proper HT or IT possible we could also use the term
SHIT Standing for Segway and combinig HT and IT into one.
I don't see who this benefits at all. I admire companies that take the time to research and develop genuinely new things, but it just seems like a waste in this case. I'd rather have a quad, or a dirtbike, for this kind of activity.
I say, like this?
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Does this remind anyone else of the Warthog from Halo? Throw some 4 wheel steering on this bad boy, it'd be very similar. Well, at least I think so.
How the heck can the parent be considered flamebait!? It was a humorous response to a humorous post!
I can picture an early owner getting beaten on by a gang of Big Wheelers.
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Somebody did demo one of these (hydrogen fuel cell) at the "Segfest" in Florida where the Centaur was announced (/. story rejected). It filled a cargo bag, but it did work. The batteries being by far the bulkiest part of the IT package, Segway would go for fuel cells in a big way if they could figure out a way to prevent them from going Hindenburg.
As if we're not already fat enough. Then again, looking at where gas prices are headed here in The Empire, something like this might be the considered the SUV of the future.
Like I, a lowly AC have any say in the matter.
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See the one wheel Bombardier Embrio for something even more different...
http://www.wired.com/news/technolog
Saw a Segway in classified adverts section (one of the Honolulu papers) the other day $2200 or best offer.
rent for $35/hour in Honolulu
http://www.segwayhi.com/faq.htm
OR
rent a moped for $35 for the day!
September 26, 2003
Segway scooters recalled
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stor
May 24, 2004
Segway handed off to new owner
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories
Some other segway tidbits:
"Riding at night can be perilous, as so-called scooter-jackers abound, especially in the East Bay's more dangerous neighborhoods. Usually, the perpetrators drive up to an unwitting Segway rider, hold them at gun or knife point, and demand a brief but thorough demonstration of the 64-bit lock code. Once they determine the legitimacy of the supplied string of numbers, they break down the scooter, throw it in the back seat or the trunk, and drive away with it. In all, local law enforcement agencies in Alameda County reported twelve scooter-jackings in the past two months, two of them fatal (one in Oakland and one in Emeryville)."
taken from:
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~french/hwk/i
http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=segway_more_com plicated_than_it_needs_to_be
"IT" was what the all the PR hype in the magazines was calling it before it was revealed.
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Also on Bombardier web site but I've no flash, so tell us how kewl it is...
http://www.brp.com/
But managing one sucks.
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Segways stopped being cool when I saw the flaky brother riding one in Arrested Development.
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You've stolen a grad student's idea. So you must be marginally clever.
And you've bested the inner ear. So you must scoff at practicality.
But if you think you can best my for a flying car, you're dreaming Kamen. DREAMING!
Ride your little Cen-Taur. Have your TAR-TAR sauce!
He had trouble with the old segway...
Here are photos for those who don't have flash0 4/pics. asp
http://www.bikepics.com/bombardier/embrio/
Link to Bombardier (manufacturer) web site is at above site but they are, FLASH MAD (c) 2004 Uncle Willie, LLC
Here's an alternative that fits your criteria and budget (top end), a 4x4 very off-road dual electric engine "golf" cart. It's more for hunting or farm chores, but it appears to have serious powah. Looks nifty actually, found it on google readily. Carries extra passengers and gear, so it is more practical than the centaur concept vehicle, IMO.
All I got now is an old lawn buggy with no mower on it, cost me 100 clams even, runs great, and even when I get it stuck I just yank it out myself. I tote a small wagon trailer with it and carry a lot of tools around the complex where I work. Useful when you don't want to firte up some huge tractor or truck for doing small jobs and just tooling through the woods. I *want* to make it a gas/electric hybrid vehilce, a work vehicle plus self propelled generator, but haven't scrounged the necessary electric motors and stuff yet. It's a zero additional dollars project I have in mind.
forgot url, here it is:- cart. htm
http://www.biggameproshop.com/4x4lifted-golf
My god, it's humping those boxes!
http://origin.www.segway.com/video/centaur_qt.html
need I say more ?
If only I hadn't stopped smoking weed, I might think that thing was cool.
LK
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Wow. Four wheels?! What'll Segway think of next? Before you know it they'll have invented the horse.
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What the hell is the point of this thing?
Maddox pwns Segway
=> Maddox puts his spin on wtf is wrong with a segaway and how he can improve it.
You could always use the one-wheeled version from South Park...
Homonyms are fun!
You're driving your car, but they're riding their bikes there.
Don't forget that dubbya had a "malfunction" on his Segway. It's obvious helmets should be worn as these things can go haywire. Protect the queen!
dorks are people who have smashed their head on sidewalks and pavement.
us cooool dudes always were our helmets -- i dont really want to crack my mellon open.
That is most uncool.
it looks like from the video that the chirp you hear is when the front wheels touch down. I'm assuming from what I saw that since they were not moving at the time, it's the sound of them skiding until they spin up.
thinking along the lines of what jet's sound like when they touch down.
That's the first thing that popped in my mind once I saw it.
It looks like it's fairly easy to use. It zips across pretty fast on all terrains. It's highly manuverable. It leaves no exhaust. And the big plus is, it's very quiet.
Currently, you can have soldiers rip up and down desert lands and barren plains with an ATV. But the loud motor will give your position to the enemy. This little guy can serve a great purpose to have your soldiers highly manuverable and silent.
On the greater side, it doesn't look as heavy as an ATV. So it'd be easy to transport and deploy.
On the consumer side, I can see it being used for maintaining spansive lands, possible attach a hitch for hauling and a plow for shoveling snow, etc. Just have to wonder about the towing capacity.
Plus, I can see this being more acceptible on roads than the 2-wheel model.
Those things were great EXP in Fallout.
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If you can ride this thing to work, you could already be riding a bike.
it would be A) cheaper, B) better for the environment and C) you'd get some exercise.
the segway (and this 4x) is useless except for those with more money than brains.
This looks like a 4-wheeler for fags!! Just kidding I love you guys.
Get rid of the complicated electronics to bring the price down, install a manually operated multi-gear drivetrain, remove unneeded components to reduce it's weight to around 18 lbs, make it narrower to navigate between cars, make is street legal... oh wait, we have that already... a bicycle. Way faster, simpler cheaper more efficient, you can take it on the bus/BART/Train, take it in the office. What's a Seguay good for again? Oh yeah, making our fat asses even fatter! Maybe I'm just too thick, but I totally don't get the point of the Seguay. Maybe as a replacement to a car, but heck, we have scooters if you don't wanna pedal... electric scooters if you don't wanna burn dino-juice (at least locally). On a side note, there were folks demoing that goofy thing at the SF Grand Prix bike race. Everybody I was with was pointing and laughing. Here we have a celebration of the bicycle, and these clowns were hawking their oracle to lazyness. Way too fucking funny.
One of the biggest mistakes Segway made with the HT was to avoid any hint of association with fun or competition. This was a deliberate and political choice, as part of their efforts to ensure that the HT would be legal for use on sidewalks.
While a good goal, this kind of thinking resulted in a vehicle with no suspension and other constraints. With zero ability to handle potholes and terrain, we saw some over-publicized injuries, and it wound up being banned in some cities anyway.
In contrast, the Centaur is designed for FUN and interesting capabilities -- I like it, and I'm cheering them on with this one! (of course I'd also like to see a lighter and more capable HT with a suspension)
The funny thing is that a one wheel version as proposed by Bombardier, would actually be more stable than a two wheel device, since it can lean into turns.
Oh well, what the hell...
Crazy jump man,
man...
man.....
I think you're thinking of the beer scooter.
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Man, this couldn't have happened at a worse time. Right after we finish rebuilding all of our cities to accomadate Segways, they spring this on us. We're going to have to redesign entire cities again!
It looks like a really cool toy and moves quite fast, faster than a bicycle.
Does this concept remind anyone else here of a Big Wheel? The way the rider spins out in the concept video brings to mind summer days of riding my big wheels down the biggest hill in my neighborhood, pulling the brake @ the bottom trying to spin out like the kids in the commercial, wiping out & destroying my knees & elbows in the process.
If this thing will be as overpriced as the Segway, I see no future for it. The Segway would be a nice toy if it was priced in the regions of a good bicycle, but 3K is way too much.
Honest officer, I wasn't drinking and driving. I was just topping off my fuel cell.