Kilted on a Segway??

[Riverkilt]

I live in a small rural town so it was a surprise to see a guy on a Segway rolling down the street today. Of course he was wearing pants.

Got me to wondering if anyone has gone for a ride on a Segway kilted?

Seems like it'd be just the right speed to have the kilt pleats dance beautifully.

Ron

[Angus MacSpey]

Last year, at the Long's Peak Scottish games in Colorado, there was a cop, probably on security detail. Uniform shirt, Sam Browne belt with all the cop goodies, a tank (don't know the tartan) and getting about on a Segway with large offroad tires. 'Twas extremely cool.

[Andrew Green]

Ha ha ha... that actually sounds like fun...

[Livingston]

Last year, at the Long's Peak Scottish games in Colorado, there was a cop, probably on security detail. Uniform shirt, Sam Browne belt with all the cop goodies, a tank (don't know the tartan) and getting about on a Segway with large offroad tires. 'Twas extremely cool.

Angus, I think that was the Estes Park tartan. It's a nice one. You going to be up there again this year? I'll be spending most of the time around the piping competition area wearing my X Marks shirt and either the Livingston tartan or Black Watch.

[Kilted Taper]

You think with all the money we spend on kilts we have extra to throw around on other "toys"???

I've been looking at getting a segway for a LONG time. Would be perfect if I acutally lived in the city and not the burbs. Maybe when the wife and I return to Portland (trying desperatly to) it would be a good option. Kilted of course!

[Yaish]

I rode one at Disneyland while kilted. They used to have some you could ride on display at Tomorrowland. Personally, I'd rather walk. The segway is just an expensive toy, with little practical application.

[Bob C]

The segway is just an expensive toy, with little practical application.

I've got to disagree. On a recent vacation in Washington D.C., I dragged my family around to every attraction we had the time to see. Our feet were killing us and we were dog tired. I saw people on Segways and envied them.

[Retro Red]

Say, Ron, if you'd like to try one out there's a couple of ways of doing that in the Phoenix area.

One is at the Kierland Resort Golf Course in Snotsdale, I mean, Scottsdale. As they advertise, they're the only golf course in the US to offer the Segway as an alternative to the traditional golf cart. Go to the bottom of this webpage & you'll see.
http://www.kierlandresort.com/pages/...ain/index.html

Also, the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in northeast Phoenix has just started offering a 90-minute Segway tours for $65 (see article). Notice in the article that a company is hoping to offer Segways soon for tours in downtown Scottsdale.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/s...way0816Z8.html

So, the next time you come to the Valley, maybe you could have a kilted Segway experience for yourself.

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[O'Neille]

...Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in northeast Phoenix has just started offering a 90-minute Segway tours for $65 (see article).

$65 for and hour and a half. I think I'll go walk for three hours and buy myself a new USAK in Clark Modern. More exercise=look better in kilts. O'Neille

[Yaish]

Oh Segway's hae the niche, just as just about everything does. But are the revolutionary new gagdet that is going to alter the way cities are designed the way their inventor Dean Kamen claims? Not hardly.

Segways are a solution to a problem that doesnt exist. They lack the range, speed, and cargo capacity to replace cars. Instead, they replace walking, which is about the most energy efficient means of locomotion humans have.
In most cases where Segways are used, they are being shoehorned into roles that dont really fit them.

Campus cops using them would be better served on bikes, mall cops do better on foot. For some very select applications, like meter readers or maybe even mailcarriers they would be useful, but that's about it.

Now, that doesnt mean they arent fun, just that they are not all that useful.