Confused?

[Mr_Laurenzano]

How easy was it to use a segway?
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[Llarry]

Don't know how to answer this, since my first time was a tour in San Antonio where they showed us all the video, and then Asa got each of us up on one in turn and gave us about a minute each of instruction.

Now since I got mine, I've taught better than a dozen of my friends how to glide, and most of them got it right quick...

[glenn@3cats.com]

I got my X2 March of 2oo7. As times and my experience builds on my X2 (215 miles now) I realize how much I thought I know about piloting my SegWay when I first got it.

IMHO:

The Segway is so easy to learn that the new pilot can easily become over confident and hurt them self.

First n foremost, Slow down. 12 MPH with a high center of gravity location is dangerous

Second:
Watch where and what your wheels are about to travel over. If they stop suddenly, loose traction or bounce you are most likely about to fall. However your fall is for the same reason, High Center of Gravity. A Segway has a tremendous ability of balance n maintain the CG. However there are limits to everything. The bigger and or taller you are the more difficult it is for the Segway to maintain your personal CG location in the Segway’s balancing abilities (CG envelope)

Third: The X2 appearance leads many to think it is a “off road vehicle”. IMHO, the X2 is a great trail vehicle, it is NOT a off road vehicle due to the high center of gravity challanges.

Please do not miss understand me, I really enjoy my X2. Being a X helicopter pilot, I a liken it to hovering at 9 nine inches n is “Tons O Fun” along with being a effective transportation tool. Feel free to pop over to http://www.3cats.com/SW01.htm to see a few of my adventures. However, I have fallen 5 times, ALL were due to pilot error/not understand and accepting the Segway’s limitations……

[SEGsby]

I think learning to use one, is pretty easy for most people. But I have met a couple souls that made me REALLY nervous when they demo'd Herbie. One rider was so abusive in their riding style, that the machine performed an emergency shutdown. I thought R2 was being murdered; the chastising sound of an angry Segway, now unforgettable in my mind.

I'll probably get flamed for this, but I firmly feel that not everyone should have a Segway-- just as I feel not everyone should own a handgun. What kind of person and how their mind works (or doesn't), makes a huge difference in how the machine will be perceived in public, and influence their individual success at avoiding problems in the wide, wild world.

So I completely agree with 3Cats, that KEEPING SAFE by understanding what the machine can and can't do, though harder than just getting on one and taking off, will go a long ways twards making your experiences with the tool useful, productive and injury free.

SEGsby

How easy was it to use a segway?
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[Mr_Laurenzano]

My whole thing with this post was to eval guided verses independant rental. I will say those nightmarish dollar demo days are gone. I had them draged back with CSB snaped wires all hangging out "sorry dude.". It's TRUE everybody can't own a segway but those of us who do know the in's and outs. I can hear a limit pusher before they think it. Its nice to have input.
Crash

[Mr_Laurenzano]

greater than 5 min>.
just from observation.
my bad.
...i lost two goals, i feel horible...
Crash

[segsurfer]

I picked up the basics in about a minute. But I believe that riding a seg is like othello "a minute to learn, a lifetime to master":D

-segsurfer