[generalbrando]

I talked to someone from Team Hammond about their event. So far they've done it twice with just advertising on a local sign for Mrs. Beatty's store "School Stuff" - and they had 12 and 10 riders for the two events. They told them how to ride, demonstrated, then let them on with a couple of spotters to make sure they were safe - then eventually let them roam free. They had a helmet and some pads. They took a picture of them on the Segway and printed it on a full sheet of photo paper. They got to ride about 10-15 minutes. The cost was $20 and the Segway belongs to Mr. Beatty, who donated its use for the day.

I think that here in Boston on all these college campuses and with all these people *walking* everywhere, we can attrract more people. This location in Hammond is at a busy intersection, however people are in their cars for the most part (maybe a few walkers here and there). I would bet that I could get 10 people in a couple hours to take a ride at $20 for 10 minutes without the picture. Cost of living is higher here in Boston (a lot higher), so that's not an outrageous price. So that's $200 per event - I could do that two times a week, allowing other teams to have it in the off time, and make back my $2000 or less investment in just 5 weeks (remember, a Segway lasts for years!).

I keep pitching this hoping more people will want to do this - but if you see real problems with it or have suggestions - feel free to tear it apart.