Segway on GMA - MONDAY 11-18-2002 [now accepting orders]

[Tom Schindler]

See the note below from segway.... (sent at 12:00 AM on monday 11/18/02..... nice of them to give us 7 hours notice) :)

Tom


Hello from Segway!
We have great news! On Monday, November 18, 2002, there will be a special announcement made live on Good Morning America (U.S. EST 7:00am - 9:00am). Although we cannot share the details just yet, we wanted to share the excitement with you, our loyal registrants. If you miss the announcement, don't worry -- details of this offer will be available on our Web site by 9:00am (U.S. EST).

This will be a very big day for Segway and we hope you will join us.

Thank you,
The Segway Team
http://www.segway.com/

[Tom Schindler]

Segway's are available!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007EPJ6/103-7493108-2699801

Tom

[Joe Matt]

Dear GOD!

$5,000!!!!!!

[Joe Matt]

Ok, it's only the iSeries, not the pSeries. The i is a lot more expensive than the p series.

[Joe Ross]

How will I learn how to use the Segway HT?
The Segway company will provide training for each purchaser. The Segway HT is engineered to be easy to ride, but, in order to ensure that you are prepared for safe and enjoyable riding, a Segway specialist will show you how to properly operate the Segway HT. You may bring one friend to the training session for no extra charge. Your friend must be 16 years or older to receive the training from the Segway company. Between February 1 and July 31, 2003, the Segway company will host training at least once each week in Bedford, New Hampshire, and Los Angeles, and at least once each month in Seattle, San Francisco, Phoenix, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Atlanta, New York City, Baltimore, and Orlando, Florida. The Segway company will e-mail you a training schedule approximately 30 days before your Segway HT is scheduled to ship. You will be responsible for scheduling your attendance as well as for arranging transportation to and from your training session. If you don't attend scheduled training within 30 days after you receive the first notice, the Segway company will send you a second e-mail notice and you must attend by the date you are required to complete your purchase. (See "When will I get my Segway HT after I place my deposit?" above). Note: You must complete a Segway HT training session before Segway will ship your Segway HT.

[Joe Matt]

So in order to buy one, you need to fly yourselft to a locaton to complete your purchase? Sure, a good idea, but wouldn't that hinder the selling?

[Alfred Thompson]

What fly? Some of use are lucky enough to live close by. :)
Now if only I was lucky enough to have $4950 that I didn't need.

[Brandon Martus]

Originally posted by JosephM
So in order to buy one, you need to fly yourselft to a locaton to complete your purchase? Sure, a good idea, but wouldn't that hinder the selling?

Yeah, Farmer Joe isn't going to use a Segway on his ranch out in the boonies.
They are covering most urban areas that are in their target-audience, where people will actually use them.

They have 14 areas spread out around the US --- thats not too bad.

[Tom Schindler]

Seems funny that they have a training session in San Francisco... didn't they pass a law against segways in the city??

Tom

[Alfred Thompson]

I think the law is still "proposed" in SF. In any case one would still be able to ride on in the streets.

[Rob Colatutto]

*begins to get idea to beg my mom into getting me it for college* training course...can i be exempt if i have already ridden them??
<-- look at my picture

[team222badbrad]

whats up with the Subject : Segway on GMA?????

Should have said Segway for Sale !!!!!!!

Sorry Brandon I didnt notice this thread because the subject stinks lol

(its not attention getting!)

BADBRAD

[Tom Schindler]

whats up with the Subject : Segway on GMA?????

Should have said Segway for Sale !!!!!!!

Sorry Brandon I didnt notice this thread because the subject stinks lol

(its not attention getting!)

BADBRAD

If you read the first post in the thread, you will realize why the thread is called what it is called. Reading is key.

Tom

[MattK]

Originally posted by Alfred Thompson
What fly? Some of use are lucky enough to live close by. :)
Now if only I was lucky enough to have $4950 that I didn't need.


I can walk there :D

Last summer my friend mike and I would go segway hunting down by thier HC

[Adam Y.]

I was wondering why the segway was on cnn today. I yelled segway during lunch while I was watching cnn only one person understood what I was saying.

[MattK]

* Warranty, parts: 1 year
* Warranty, labor: 1 year


ONLY 1 YEAR!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Amber H.]

Originally posted by MattK



I can walk there :D

Last summer my friend mike and I would go segway hunting down by thier HC

Segways are all over the Manchester downtown area. DEKA Research and Development has a small fleet on hand so that the employees can check one out to go to lunch or run errands or whatever.

[team222badbrad]

My point is nobody is going to click on the link that says: Segway on GMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now people are going to click on the link thats says: Segway for sale

[Adam Y.]

* Warranty, parts: 1 year
Thats a pretty decent warranty.

[MattK]

Originally posted by Miss Tree


Segways are all over the Manchester downtown area. DEKA Research and Development has a small fleet on hand so that the employees can check one out to go to lunch or run errands or whatever.


Yeah, Fussion Coffee and Tea (located near deka and segway) now have a segway. They use it to make deliverys.

Fussion is the engineers fav. coffee house. A segway engineer was the person who told me about it when I was working @ FIRST over the summer.

[Joe Matt]

Originally posted by team222badbrad
My point is nobody is going to click on the link that says: Segway on GMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now people are going to click on the link thats says: Segway for sale

Get over it dude.

[Kit Gerhart]

Originally posted by Brandon Martus


They are covering most urban areas that are in their target-audience, where people will actually use them.

They have 14 areas spread out around the US --- thats not too bad.

Still, it seems that they are making it rather inconvenient to spend your $5000, considering it really is easy to ride a Segway. (Yeh, I've ridden one). From here in central Indiana, the closest place on the list is Chicago, only about 150 miles away, but depending on where in the Chicago area the training is located, it could be a rather unpleasant four hour drive to get there.

I guess requiring the training will provide some minimal protection against law suits from people who ride their Segways in front of dump trucks, etc.

[Clark Gilbert]

I wonder if when u go to training and pick up your Segway if they make you sign some sort of waiver, that takes all blame away from the Segway company. Not sure why they wouldnt tell you about this before, but you never know.

[Alfred Thompson]

I've been to central Indiana. Kokomo even. There aren't too many places in central Indiana where commuting with a Segway makes much sense. I mean I don't think they run real well in corn fields and feed lots. :-)

But seriously, I think the big factor is population density. The big cities are likely to have enough people to justify a training center. If five people in Indinapolis, 3 people in Ft Wayne and one person in Kokomo buy a Segway is that enough to justify a training center on a regular basis? Where in central Indiana (which almost defines the middle of nowhere) would you put a training center that would not have to draw from 200 miles to fill a class?

If a company buys a bunch of Segways then maybe they would set up a special class but I doubt you can cost justify a retail customer training center outside a pretty big city.

[Joe Matt]

Originally posted by Clark Gilbert
I wonder if when u go to training and pick up your Segway if they make you sign some sort of waiver, that takes all blame away from the Segway company. Not sure why they wouldnt tell you about this before, but you never know.

Interesting. That wouldn't be a half bad idea either. Mabey it would shut up the sue-it.com folks.

[MattK]

I hate people who are like O well lets go sue segway. YOU buy the segway YOU take the risk. Thats like saying, I am buying a bike and if I fall beacuse I screw-up I am sueing the company that made the bike.

People are dumb... sorry about that

Hopefully the meteor shower will make me feel better :D

[Kit Gerhart]

Originally posted by Alfred Thompson
I've been to central Indiana. Kokomo even. There aren't too many places in central Indiana where commuting with a Segway makes much sense. I mean I don't think they run real well in corn fields and feed lots. :-)

But seriously, I think the big factor is population density. The big cities are likely to have enough people to justify a training center. If five people in Indinapolis, 3 people in Ft Wayne and one person in Kokomo buy a Segway is that enough to justify a training center on a regular basis? Where in central Indiana (which almost defines the middle of nowhere) would you put a training center that would not have to draw from 200 miles to fill a class?


I didn't mean to suggest that they should have a training class in Kokomo, or even Indianapolis for that matter. My thought was that the machine is easy enough to operate that with good written instructions to get you started, and with a little practice, you would not need the training class to ride the machine.

Riding it is different from other two wheel machines. You lean forward or backward to go forward, go backward, or stop. You twist the left hand grip to turn. Still, it is intuitive enough and easy anough to "get the hang of" that it shouldn't be necessary to take a day of vacation and drive 8-10 hours round trip for a class. This is, of course, just my opinion.

As far as practical uses for the machine in Kokomo, Indiana, there probably aren't many. I don't know if it is legal or not, but you could probably get by with riding one on the sidewalks, but you'd probably want to slow down for the really big cracks and "steps" that many of them have.

[team222badbrad]

THEY make it sound like its easier to fly a plane than it is to operate a Segway. AKA Hardway

There is one control to it: The steering switch

Plug the key in, step up on it, lean forward and go..................................

some key works from the segway site:

Important notice: Purchaser (or the person to whom the Segway HT is to be shipped) must attend Segway provided training and completely and carefully review all user materials provided by Segway before using the Segway HT. The Segway HT has not been designed, tested, or approved as a medical device. Riders must be able to step on and off the Segway HT, requiring physical abilities similar to climbing and descending stairs.



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[Tom Schindler]

Originally posted by team222badbrad
THEY make it sound like its easier to fly a plane than it is to operate a Segway. AKA Hardway

I just rode one a few hours ago, i can say that it is VERY easy to learn how to do it..... it was the second time i've ridden one, but i just hopped on and was wizzing around within a few seconds... this time i got to do it with the "fast" key in :)

the WPI police have them here - the took the training last weekend. Basically it consists of a 2 hour classroom session - basic safety materials, some reading, a few safety videos. Then the "class" heads out and goes around an obstacle course - basically the same course they showed in the 60 minutes II video... After this, they go outside and take a tour around the grounds of the segway plant.

I want one - it took me 15 seconds to get across the quad... normally this takes me a minute :)

Tom

[Joe Matt]

Boy do I want to ride one again....

this time not confined to a 10' X 10' area.