http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/ Engadget Comments for Keepin' it real fake, part LXVIII: the four-wheeled Segway http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/
Come on, it takes a little more than "basic engineering skill" to make a self-balancing two-wheeled transportation device!]]>Jul 28th 2007 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/
I'd call this fakery a complete "hazardous to your safety" piece of garbage.]]>Jul 28th 2007 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/Jul 28th 2007 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/
Which is why people seem to make their own models for relatively cheap? (http://www.tlb.org/scooter.html)]]>Jul 28th 2007 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/Jul 28th 2007 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/Jul 28th 2007 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/Jul 28th 2007 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/Aug 1st 2007 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/
And really, how many different ways can you make a platform that you stand on, that has a motor and steering controls, and wide-spaced large wheels, without it looking like this. I'm not sure its really a knock off as much it is...well, just another thing to stand on a drive around. ]]>Jul 28th 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/
And if it works, and drives from here to there, what do I care if it has 4 wheels? How many people will choose 2 wheels over 4 when there's a price difference of $3000.]]>Jul 28th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=segway_more_complicated_than_it_needs_to_be

Maddox already has it covered...]]>Jul 28th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/Adding a third wheel is not going to give you the balancing advantage the Segway does with the gyroscope. That third wheel will make you land straight on your face when it gets stuck on a tiny piece of debris on the ground. That's why the Segway has the large wheels. The large wheels also allow you to go faster. The small wheel, due to its size, would decrease your speed dramatically as it covers less ground with each rotation.

Also, what happens when you happen to start going towards the back? Are you also going to add another wheel back there too?

So, no. That's not a fair and/or accurate comparison. ]]>Jul 28th 2007 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/Jul 28th 2007 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/1. Moped
2. Mini ATV
3. Mini Sport Bike
4. Segway
5. Asian Trailer Segway (above)]]>Jul 30th 2007 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/28/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxviii-the-four-wheeled-segway/
But, whatever floats your boat. You keep on sitting in traffic, and I'll keep on having a lot of fun on my odd transportation device. :-) Lots of Segway experiences here: http://www.beforeisleep.net/labels/segway.html
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I highly recommend it for people living in a city like DC.

Lots of Segway experiences here:
http://www.beforeisleep.net/labels/segway.html

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