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[ # ] Minneapolis Segway Tours Rock
October 8th, 2007 under Minneapolis


Ben (from Bencredible.com) has been wanting to buy a Segway for at least a year now and has a fully pimped out model picked out. However, before yesterday, he had never actually ridden a Segway.

So yesterday, Ben, Cariann, and I took a Segway tour in Minneapolis to see what all the hype is about. Here’s a quick slideshow of the shots I grabbed. Keep in mind that I took incredible risks to get these shots for you by taking pictures while riding my Segway at times. A total violation of the rules!


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We had a great time on the Segways, and learned a few things about the city. In our case, we were more interested in the Segways than the history.

As I explained to Ben yesterday, riding a Segway is a lot of fun, but I can’t think of a time when I’d ride on rather than a bike. He responded by explaining that he should buy a penthouse condo downtown, and stock it with 4 Segways so he, Cariann, and another couple could ride them around downtown to places like Britt’s. Maybe he’s on to something there?


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    [ # 2879 ] Comment from Katie [October 8, 2007, 12:43 pm]

    I’m confused…I thought Ben’s goal was take up running? Now, he wants to stop walking altogether?

    [ # 2881 ] Comment from kohler [October 8, 2007, 12:56 pm]

    Ben is currently curled up under his desk in the fetal position after the lashing he took from Katie.

    [ # 2884 ] Comment from The Other Mike [October 8, 2007, 4:36 pm]

    How does it do hopping curbs?

    [ # 2885 ] Comment from kohler [October 8, 2007, 4:43 pm]

    The models we were on don’t handle curbs, and your spine will take the bumps hard if you don’t bend your knees.

    [ # 2886 ] Comment from Benjamin Higginbotham [October 8, 2007, 8:23 pm]

    First off Katie, I am an expert at failing forward. Hence the Segway.

    Second, the models we were on were the old ones which don’t jump curbs. I’m not sure but I believe the newer X2 will do better at that and be easier on the knees. As they say in yoga, micro bend the knees, micro bend!

    [ # 2894 ] Comment from val l watson [October 9, 2007, 6:31 pm]

    Wow, the Segway, another noble ideal; in this case to help the handicapped, taken to a new low of slothiness by the general public. If you’re fortunate enough to have two good legs use them and appreciate them.

    [ # 2896 ] Comment from teucer [October 9, 2007, 8:01 pm]

    I admire your pluck for getting up on a Segway in public. I know it’s predictable to dislike Segways, but I find myself simultaneously admiring their engineering while finding them ridiculous ways to get around on.

    [ # 2897 ] Comment from kohler [October 9, 2007, 8:47 pm]

    Val, I think the Segway is designed for able-bodied people money to burn who can’t spend enough on bikes and refuse to glisten. Dean Kamen’s previous invention, the iBOT is a wheelchair that can lift a person into a standing position and climb stairs.

    Teucer, they’re pretty cool for tours, but I can’t think of a practical use for one in my life. Maybe for political door knocking.

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