12-20-2002, 04:00 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 15,171
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pt and segways
the inimitable pt, due to a contest that went his way, is now a proud segway owner, active user, and website maintainer. if you've ever wanted to know how it feels to ride a segway, or other aspects, check it out: he's got the device covered from top-to-bottom in his inquisitive, thorough style. the segway guys should hire him: i had no desire to get one but now my interest is piqued.
(and for those of you who don't know who pt is: no, my shift/caps keys aren't broken.  )
p.s. for those of you interested, pt has a massive picture collection of the new (ipaq 1910, viewsonic, and dell axim) ppc's, where he stacks them up and shows them off side-by-side.
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12-20-2002, 04:13 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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I can think of no one better suited to the Segway then pt......they are both a little ahead of their time. 
Dave
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12-20-2002, 04:42 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 713
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Originally Posted by Paragon
I can think of no one better suited to the Segway then pt......they are both a little ahead of their time.
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That's a polite way of saying they're both a little weird, isn't it? :lol:
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12-20-2002, 05:17 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 64
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Originally Posted by BwanaJim
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Originally Posted by Paragon
I can think of no one better suited to the Segway then pt......they are both a little ahead of their time.
Dave |
That's a polite way of saying they're both a little weird, isn't it? :lol: |
Though accurate. :wink:
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12-20-2002, 05:20 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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As for pt....... weird only in a nice, helpful, friendly, knowledgable, sharing kinda way.
Dave
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12-20-2002, 05:31 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 416
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During my mountain biking period, during my late teens through my later 20's, I broke innumerable frames and rims. Sometimes I broke them while not going any further than the sidewalk outside my apartment. I often chose a mountain-side and went thru the brambles straight downhill.
Richmond isn't really sidewalk friendly. The maintenance folks try, but trees, heavy trucks and weather do a good job at mangling level surfaces.
Nice informative website, but still, I'd choose a mountain bike thru traffic over a segway on the sidewalk anyday.
Edward
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12-20-2002, 05:35 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 63
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pt is THE MAN! We should start calling him THE pt.
Anywhoo, I love the site. The cost-justification for the HT is incredible (I never even thought of it that way before). Now, I can see myself owning one of those someday.
Go pt!!!
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12-20-2002, 05:37 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 355
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the segway ht isn't for every area (or for everyone) in seattle, wa it's great for me, i use it to get to and from work which is a big hike, it goes over all sorts of rigorous terrain. if you enjoy mountain bikes- those are the way to go, it's much better to have a happy mountain bike rider than an unhappy segway owner.
cheers,
pt
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Originally Posted by ECOslin
During my mountain biking period, during my late teens through my later 20's, I broke innumerable frames and rims. Sometimes I broke them while not going any further than the sidewalk outside my apartment. I often chose a mountain-side and went thru the brambles straight downhill.
Richmond isn't really sidewalk friendly. The maintenance folks try, but trees, heavy trucks and weather do a good job at mangling level surfaces.
I'd choose a mountain bike thru traffic over a segway on the sidewalk anyday.
Edward
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12-20-2002, 05:44 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 26
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I used to live in Davis, CA, where the Segway would be perfect. The entire city is littered with bike paths. Davis has 48.8 miles of bike lanes and 49 miles of bike paths. More than 80 percent of all streets within the city have bike lanes and/or bike paths. This is the highest such ratio of any city in the country!
If only I hadn't moved to Sacramento, I'd be able to justify buying one (to my wife)... darn it!
Chris
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12-20-2002, 05:53 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 416
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I'd actually love to ride and use one, conditions don't permit it here. I'd likely soon break it. I can re-weld a bike frame easy enough.
Edward
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