Customized Segways leave us speechless

As "big a deal as the PC?" Not quite Steve Jobs, but now (if not already) certainly more absurd. That's the NiteRider courtesy of Oakland's own customization Co, Segway Junkyard. Safe? Doubtful if that kickstand is any indication. Nevertheless, you'll be a hit with the truckers at road-side rest stops. Now hit that read link for plenty more hand-crafted jobs.

[Via The Red Ferret Journal]

[ZeoSzeHo @ Nov 5th 2007 4:58AM]

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I suppose this would properly show my speechlessness......

[ADMINVOID @ Nov 5th 2007 5:42AM]

I've tried a stock segway out and it was awsome!!!

this must be the ultimate segway, must be faily pricey at more than the AU$10,000 stock version

[Rynth @ Nov 5th 2007 5:55AM]

Holy.Useless.Crap.

I'm utterly shocked that someone would waste their money on a segway, let alone waste their money doing THAT to it...

[Juri @ Nov 5th 2007 6:01AM]

when will they finally make a segway fit for rainy days...

[silverblackvoid @ Nov 5th 2007 6:03AM]

if u ride that thing, the bikers would laugh their ass off.

[silverblackvoid @ Nov 5th 2007 6:04AM]

if somebody rides that thing, the bikers would laugh their ass off.

[silverblackvoid @ Nov 5th 2007 6:04AM]

if somebody rides that thing, the bikers would laugh their asses off.

[Jason @ Nov 5th 2007 6:16AM]

I liked your second version the best. Your writers must be on strike.

[Matthew Hilario @ Nov 5th 2007 5:08PM]

if somebody rides that thing, the kids in their heely's would laugh their ass off.

[Bernhard @ Nov 5th 2007 6:31AM]

Hey, at least it has plenty of safety features including Side-mirrors and Blinkers...

[ryantrevisol @ Nov 5th 2007 7:17AM]

It should come with an "IMATOOL" license plate.

[Will @ Nov 5th 2007 1:17PM]

Oh, that's too funny! LOL! IMATOOL!

I didn't think it was possible to be more of a tool than to owning a seqway. I stand corrected!

[Galley @ Nov 5th 2007 7:37AM]

Did they install a heavy duty battery pack to haul around the extra weight of all that bling?

[joseph siegel @ Nov 5th 2007 7:40AM]

especially considering the kickstand is a sawed off cane...

[Carl @ Nov 5th 2007 7:42AM]

Born to be mild....

[BigReg @ Nov 5th 2007 7:57AM]

Pimp your Segway

[Chris @ Nov 5th 2007 9:35AM]

the kickstand is just so it stands up without having to be powered on

[Alexander @ Nov 5th 2007 9:43AM]

I don't understand what everybody's problem with segway's are. They aren't THAT lazy/bad...

It's no workout like a bike, but it's not like plopping your ass into a seat, starting the car, and pressing on the gas.

You have to actively balance yourself on a segway, not to mention you are in an upright position--much more strain than sitting down. Strain makes muscles move, muscles moving are working. So a segway is more of a workout than a car.

I would have one if I lived downtown. I see a bunch of people riding them around, and not only do they look quite fun, but I bet that I would lose a few pounds using this to get back and forth to work instead of my car. I'd also bet that I'd get home faster too.

The point of these devices aren't to make people get fatter--it's to get people out of cars and back on the sidewalks. Most people (95%) live within 30miles of everything they need. A lot (85%) live within 15miles. Half live within 5 miles of everything they need.

You are telling me that you wouldn't ditch a:

car payment, gas bill, finding parking, paying meters, traffic jams, construction, and all the other hassles of driving a car for this?

I understand about weather. I know a car would be very useful in this instance, and I can see where some areas of the country would be unable to use one of these. But for in the city? A quick trip to the store to get milk would be so much easier to just hop on your segway and get out and back.

My .02 right there.

[John Doe @ Nov 5th 2007 11:42AM]

The problem is a car it intended to take you a fair distance. Well beyond what is considered normal for biking. This thing is well within the range of biking\walking so yes. It is being lazy. With very specific exceptions. Say a security guard who has a couple football fields to patrol over an evening. Or a mailman who has a walking route. But for the average person...its just being fracking lazy.

[Alexander @ Nov 5th 2007 11:53AM]

Way to not read my comment at all.

I said that MOST people don't need to go any further than 30 miles every day. This is true. You don't need a car that CAN go 200-300 miles before it runs out of gas, when all you are doing is back and forth back to work day in and day out.

So yes, while I can see if you use your car more than that per day a segway with it's 15 mile range (less on some models) or if you live in a area with a lot of hills... But otherwise, it's all bulls**t that having a segway makes you lazy.

[Wwhat @ Nov 5th 2007 10:34AM]

This segway seems to be one of the first to comply to proposed dutch requirements, which is that they must drive on the road NOt sidewalks, have a minimum speed, have lights and reflectors and brakes that are compliant with those of vehicles.

[johnzilla @ Nov 5th 2007 11:03AM]

Don't bother clicking the link to see more. They're all the same, just using different colors (blue instead of red) or different metal (chrome tube instead of diamond plate).

For a shop that is supposed to be providing "custom" mods, I'm not seeing a whole lot of originality here.

[John Doe @ Nov 5th 2007 11:38AM]

Now all these need is a monster Segway rally on SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! Kids get in FREE! FREE! FREE! See nerdasauris! SegROLLER! See the carnage! mayhem! SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! Seats just ten BUCKS! THAT'S RIGHT! TEN BUCKS! BUCKS! BUCKS!

[Ed Ostling @ Nov 6th 2007 1:24AM]

I demand...

Segway Jousting!

[rebelonion @ Dec 24th 2007 1:00AM]

all you haters jocking when you never tried out one typically stupid people. and jealous. they cost a bit but,, can you get any greener? yes sir...nobody mentioned . a penny a mile. no fumes. fresh air. chicks dig em. bikers love em. tried a new one in cal. babe magnet.. but some of you wouldnt know what to do with the babes.. maybe that why you jealous haters jock the cool stuff that you wouldnt buy unless all the other sheep have them.. just like yuppy bikers..took 30 years after easy rider for choppers to kick in. look at segway chicks daytona (tags on myspace.com) lazy is what lazy does. imatool is a tool.

[James Drivas @ Jan 7th 2008 5:05PM]

I ride a Segway. I ride a bike. I walk. I rarely drive....in 2007 I drove a total of 2900 miles. I biked 6500 miles. I walked...don't know how many miles. I rode my Segway 1500 miles. They all have a purpose but I'll stick to why I paid $5K for a "toy". If I need to be at an appointment or work and it's 10 miles away and the weather is nice, what do I do? If I walk or ride my bike, I get there all sweaty. If I drive, I feel like a loser driving 10 miles on a beautiful day. But if I Segway, I enjoy the day....I don't worry about traffic jams, I don't pollute, and I don't arrive all sweaty. I love the technology. I was never designed to replace the bike but it was somewhat designed to replace the feet. A high percentage of Segway owners have MS and consequently can barely walk if at all. When presented with a shopping mall, they must swallow their pride and use a wheelchair. Many have found the Segway to be the greatest invention. They no longer have you looking down at them in a wheelchair or them looking up at you. They can now see eye to eye. They can't walk like you and me but they can get around in a Segway, which is perfectly legal in a mall by the way.

So now we can all get back into our cars and as we sit in bumper to bumper traffic steaming, we can make fun of the Segway person gliding by you.