Date:         Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:40:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Roger Van Till <rvantill@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Roger Van Till <rvantill@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Dec 2007 to 14 Dec 2007 - Special issue
              (#2007-1348)
In-Reply-To:  <4EC124E0-A9F0-45D3-8C27-1AB67A13F965@vickersdesign.com>
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Definitely ride a bike. I had the chance to play with a Segway over
Thanksgiving weekend at my brother's. I was psyched to get the chance
to mess around with it all weekend. But, after about 15 minutes on the
thing it got kind of boring. It's just another motorized device to putt
around on. Takes 10 times the concentration that a bike does, and isn't
as controllable. Really feel like a dork when you wipe out, too. He did
have a nice hitch mounted carrier for it though, if you are serious
about hauling one on your Westy.

My $.02
Roger

On Dec 14, 2007, at 5:07 PM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote:

> Segway? Don't get me started!
>
> Please ride a bike! Cheaper, more reliable, 0 emissions, healthier
> for you and you won't look like a nerd riding it. Sorry, but those
> things are a menace on the local bikepaths which we local cyclists
> fought long and hard to get. Motorized vehicles are prohibited on
> bikepaths but none of the Segway riders seem to know this. The first
> time some old lady gets plowed into on one of those things, the local
> city officials will be ready to ban ALL two-wheeled transport. Check
> into your local ordinances before getting one---there's virtually no
> legal place to ride them besides the street. They are not legal on
> sidewalks or in bike lanes--- at least in CA anyway.
>
>  Apologies if you have disability issues and a Segway would help you
> get around.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> On Dec 14, 2007, at 12:12 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date:    Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:59:12 -0800
>> From:    Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: LVC Friday Content re: Segway
>>
>> Anyone out there with experience as a Segway owner/user?  And how
>> convenient
>> would it be th haul one around in a Westy?
>