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mmeowgrl · Post by **mmeowgrl** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:33 pm

So, do they stop suddenly, causing you to fly off?

Nickp · Post by **Nickp** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 1:02 pm

That, and they're slow as fook. Oh, and expensive.

They make you just about as cool as a Subaru Baja owner, which is, not cool at all.
-Nick P.

jc · Post by jc » Fri Sep 26, 2003 2:57 pm

Slow? 6 times faster than walking is not slow, don't forget they're not meant for long distance travel just city life...

Nickp · Post by **Nickp** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:09 pm

I prefer a skateboard for small-scale city travel. Small, lightwieght, easily carry-able (especially strapped to a backpack), fun to play around with, and not a large target for theft.

WHen compared to walking, yes, they are fast, but when compared to anything with wheels, they are slow.
-Nick P.

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 2:33 pm

I saw a Segway downtown just a few days ago, with some old lady riding it. She looked like she was really enjoying herself.

jc · Post by jc » Mon Sep 29, 2003 1:04 pm

Nickp wrote:I prefer a skateboard for small-scale city travel.

yes but the average american urbanite isn't a teenage punk on a skateboard

Nickp · Post by **Nickp** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 2:18 pm

jc wrote:
Nickp wrote:I prefer a skateboard for small-scale city travel.
yes but the average american urbanite isn't a teenage punk on a skateboard

Agreed, but I'm no "punk". More of a bastard. I wash regularly.
-Nick P.

mmeowgrl · Post by **mmeowgrl** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 2:21 pm

jc wrote:
Nickp wrote:I prefer a skateboard for small-scale city travel.
yes but the average american urbanite isn't a teenage punk on a skateboard

Remember Jason at Denny's? - overgrown adult punks use them too

Nickp · Post by **Nickp** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 3:42 pm

If you have big soft wheels it's actually a great form of trnspo during summer.
-Nick P.

Post by **miftah** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 4:54 pm

I have no idea why anyone would want to be seen riding one of those. They look like oversized manual lawn mowers.

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 11:01 pm

jc · Post by jc » Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:00 pm

so I guess there's an unoffical software patch that ramps them up to a max speed of 25 mph.

Post by **bio** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:07 pm

ROFL!!

That would be like the kids who cruise Divison street here. They run a wireless network and trade ROMs for their cars via IM, then race each other.