Comin' In on a Wheel and a Prayer [Segway competition?]

Wired ^ | Nov. 29, 2003 | Kari L. Dean

[aculeus]

Bombardier, maker of planes, trains and water mobiles, forged a new way to battle wet and heavy terrain when it introduced the first snowmobile in 1942. Sixty-one years later, the transport manufacturer is again out to re-invent personal travel, this time on dry ground and congested city streets -- and on one wheel.

[egarvue]

[egarvue]

[Tijeras_Slim]

You first bro'.

[new cruelty]

[martin_fierro]

I was just diggin' around for the link to the other story on this that I posted a few weeks ago.

[aculeus]

Thanks for posting the photos.

It at least looks cool.

[shadowman99]

It's only a concept. A neat looking piece of vaporware.

[BrooklynGOP]

I am not driving that thing through Bed Stuy, Brooklyn.

[martin_fierro]

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[zx2dragon]

Alternative energy and transportation ping. It's like a Segway, but cooler looking! :)

[aculeus]

I was just diggin' around for the link to the other story on this that I posted a few weeks ago.

I missed that. Why not link it here?

[rintense]

Exactly right. This ain't your father's Segway... ;)

[coydog]

Reminds me of the "tumblebugs" described by Robert Heinlein in one of his short stories about the rolling 'road cities'. They were used by personnel to navigate through the machinery and low-ceilinged service areas underneath.

[camle]

anybody remember the old spiral zone cartoons?

[dljordan]

So, you're doing 95mph and you have a catastrophic gyroscope deceleration? No thanks.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Are these the beginner's models with training wheels?

[martin_fierro]

<|:)~

[isthisnickcool]

[Timm]

Anyone ever hear of a freakin' bicycle? Runs on human food. Can cruise at 20+mph. Costs less than $200 for a workable commuting rig. Can be carried over curbs, into buildings, and apartments. Works in all weather. Can be operated all day, every day, with little maintenance. Can be owner-maintained, or left at one of many repair stations. Already covered by existing laws, so no expensive lobbying efforts.