The Segway - Burning Rubber @ 10 kmph

fiery enzyme · 24th June 2008, 23:04

I saw it all over Long Beach in California, like how you see teens with roller baldes and skateboards. Infact I think they were renting this out.

revvedup · 24th June 2008, 23:09

Ya nice vehicle uses gyroscopes to balance itself. So you lean forwards to accelerate and as soon as you stop leaning it stops. Not only that it has a tzero turning radius. This thing has a top speed of about 25 Kmph and is best driven on footpaths and hence this would be the last thing I would expect on our roads since footapths rarely exist here

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Last I read somebody even designed a one wheeled motorbike which used a gyroscope system similar to the segway.

vivekiny2k · 25th June 2008, 01:10

yes, have seen it in airports where noise less and exhaustless vehicles need to be used.

president of USA is one of the select few who have ever fallen off a segway.

Bush Falls Off Segway Scooter - Funny Bush Photo

csentil · 25th June 2008, 14:11

There are restrictions on use of Segways in pavements and pedestrian areas in many states in the US.

It was supposed to be the next level of transportation but unfortunately it never took off.

prabuddhadg · 25th June 2008, 14:22

Its supposed to have taken a phenomenal amount of money to develop. The concept is very interesting, but cost has to be realistic for this to be commercially successful.

I saw a programme on this on Discovery Channel. Pretty amazing.

nishantgandhi · 25th June 2008, 14:45

There was a news in Mumbai Mirror yesterday that Neil Nitin Mukesh has got a Segway through a dealer in Delhi. It said that he plans to use it for transportation between his vanity van and set. I think the cost mentioned was INR 10 lacs

shajufx · 25th June 2008, 15:49

Segway is around for quite sometime, but the cost prevented practical publicity wherever they tried to market. Although there are different versions (on-road/ off-road) available, it may not get a commentable customer-base unless cost is compromised, which is out of question as of now.

Dubai has a very high potential with its vast, plain, well-maintained areas throughout. My collegue was part of the first segway showroom opening somewhere in April 2006. There must be over 5 of them right now, which means they get good sales !!

iraghava · 25th June 2008, 16:01

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Originally Posted by nishantgandhi

I think the cost mentioned was INR 10 lacs

Are you kidding me!! It costs between $5-6k, there's no way it's going to be more than 50k here!!

prabuddhadg · 25th June 2008, 16:05

$5000= INR 200000 roughly. So, 50k is too low.

iraghava · 25th June 2008, 17:22

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Originally Posted by prabuddhadg

$5000= INR 200000 roughly. So, 50k is too low.

Oh crap

Its should've been less than 5L!

sammyboy · 25th June 2008, 17:35

Segways are becoming quite a hit in some European countries as a good way for sightseeing tours

shajufx · 25th June 2008, 17:46

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Originally Posted by prabuddhadg

$5000= INR 200000 roughly. So, 50k is too low.

Considering the 2 lakh utility part, its worse than a 40k honda activa in India. First of all you have to stand on it like a soldier wherever you go, secondly limitation of distance in one-charge with the poor indian roads.

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Oh crap

Its should've been less than 5L!

Better to buy Tata Nano which seats 5 brains with body chilled (AC) just for 1 lakh !! Somany better ways to spend that kind of money in India. When its connected to a campus usage like infosys/ wipro etc. there is no alternative to it !

D.V.R · 25th June 2008, 17:54

It was spotted in Kamal hassan recent movie 'Dasavatharam'.A cool piece of toy but the price is a huge detterant.

revvedup · 25th June 2008, 18:07

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Originally Posted by nishantgandhi

There was a news in Mumbai Mirror yesterday that Neil Nitin Mukesh has got a Segway through a dealer in Delhi. It said that he plans to use it for transportation between his vanity van and set. I think the cost mentioned was INR 10 lacs

Who are these guys Neil, Nitin and Mukesh. Must be a trio of idiots, who else would spend 10 Lakhs for commuting betwwen their vanity van and set instead of walking and excercising their limbs ?

Man, now I believe the

Korn evolution video

video IQ's are really decreasing nowdays. On that note how about casting this trio in this video instead ?

prabuddhadg · 25th June 2008, 18:18

To grab eye*****, people go to great lengths. Come to think of it, if I had enough money lying around gathering moss, I would not really mind getting one of these. It is a very interesting toy. In fact I enjoy those two wheeled push and go toy scooters a lot.

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fiery enzyme BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: TN 01 Posts: 413 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	I saw it all over Long Beach in California, like how you see teens with roller baldes and skateboards. Infact I think they were renting this out.
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revvedup BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 269 Thanked: 24 Times	Ya nice vehicle uses gyroscopes to balance itself. So you lean forwards to accelerate and as soon as you stop leaning it stops. Not only that it has a tzero turning radius. This thing has a top speed of about 25 Kmph and is best driven on footpaths and hence this would be the last thing I would expect on our roads since footapths rarely exist here. Last I read somebody even designed a one wheeled motorbike which used a gyroscope system similar to the segway. Last edited by revvedup : 24th June 2008 at 23:13.
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csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,349 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	There are restrictions on use of Segways in pavements and pedestrian areas in many states in the US. It was supposed to be the next level of transportation but unfortunately it never took off.
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prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 812 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	Its supposed to have taken a phenomenal amount of money to develop. The concept is very interesting, but cost has to be realistic for this to be commercially successful. I saw a programme on this on Discovery Channel. Pretty amazing.
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nishantgandhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,220 Thanked: 156 Times	There was a news in Mumbai Mirror yesterday that Neil Nitin Mukesh has got a Segway through a dealer in Delhi. It said that he plans to use it for transportation between his vanity van and set. I think the cost mentioned was INR 10 lacs
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shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: BLR & Singapore Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 831 Times View My Garage	Segway is around for quite sometime, but the cost prevented practical publicity wherever they tried to market. Although there are different versions (on-road/ off-road) available, it may not get a commentable customer-base unless cost is compromised, which is out of question as of now. Dubai has a very high potential with its vast, plain, well-maintained areas throughout. My collegue was part of the first segway showroom opening somewhere in April 2006. There must be over 5 of them right now, which means they get good sales !!
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prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 812 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	$5000= INR 200000 roughly. So, 50k is too low.
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D.V.R BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney / Secunderabad Posts: 278 Thanked: 14 Times	It was spotted in Kamal hassan recent movie 'Dasavatharam'.A cool piece of toy but the price is a huge detterant.
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prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 812 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	To grab eye*****, people go to great lengths. Come to think of it, if I had enough money lying around gathering moss, I would not really mind getting one of these. It is a very interesting toy. In fact I enjoy those two wheeled push and go toy scooters a lot.
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