Segway i2
October 2nd, 2007
First and foremost a Disclaimer: Who hasn’t ride one, doesn’t comment for now, unless if it’s for asking to try it out. Trust me, it’s the best approach! 
And now the story! Me and Patrícia just lost our minds and decided to buy two Segways. The first has arrived by a lucky strike last Friday!
The intro is short and for those who don’t know what the heck its a segway, to put it simply, a Segway it’s a Human Personal Transporter, something with a nifty name and that I assure we’re just starting to hear, but it will in our life span give a lot of conversation.
The Segway has been part of my dreams, for as long as the day Dean Kamen introduce it to the world as his “Ginger” project. At the time I found it amazing, and from the first images that I wanted to try it. Well it wasn’t exactly easy, even Patrícia tried it before I did, well she had actually tried a x2, the whole-terrain version, which I haven’t yet tried, so I guess she still leads the way!
During a weekend in Porto, some weeks ago, while I searching online for some guided tours and what to visit on such short break, I found the amazing Porto Tours from Santiago and Mariza, and I have to honestly tell you that I really never expected it to be as amazing as it was! In fact 3 very special and unique 3 hours in my life. Best advice, if you don’t want to increase your expenses, don’t try it! All the rest, add a Segway ride to your personal list of things to accomplish before you die and start saving money!
It’s expensive, way expensive for the Portuguese income, but not all in this life can be bad, and sometimes, you just have to work for something that really drives you and makes you a little happier, something that might change all that’s coming for good!
So I just declare this post an open-invitation for try outs! 
Will all safeties ON, the helmet and me running aside, as a friend I am most delighted to let anyone that requests try-it out.
Next stage? Be able to commute every day for work riding it. In my case involves two separate tracks: home-train and train-office, besides all practicalities I still have to realize how can I store it while at the office.
Entry Filed under: FunStuff, Gadgets, Travel
Tags: segway
16 Comments Add your own
1. Bruno Rodrigues | October 2nd, 2007 at 7:13 pm
:)))) have fun with it!!!
2. Celso | October 2nd, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Goes well with your Crocs :->
3. Fred Oliveira | October 2nd, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Tenho de experimentar isso! Estive mesmo para cometer a mesma locura há uns tempos. A unica segway em que andei foi homemade @ YCombinator e era excelente. A i2 parece ser muito boa!
4. Pedro | October 2nd, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Celso, I would trade any of the two!
5. Carlos Jorge Andrade | October 2nd, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Three questions…
How much does one cost ?
Can you bring it on the train in your commute ?
Are you insane ? :->
6. Pedro | October 2nd, 2007 at 11:49 pm
Carlos,
. brand new is something along the 6000Euros, but has a second hand you’ll find them at approximately half that price.
. sure, as I can bring bicycles.
. Most certainly not! Segways truly rock!
7. Filipe Correia | October 2nd, 2007 at 11:58 pm
I’ve been wanting to try a segway for some time, and had the luck of putting my feet into a x2 a couple of weekends ago.
Pretty good, I must say, even if it was locked in “turtle-mode” (meaning, no more than 9km/h).
Still, too much for my wallet to bear.
8. Filipe Correia | October 3rd, 2007 at 12:03 am
Pedro,
do you know how does it behave under rain? I suppose it isn’t something very easy to put on the shoulder if it short-circuits half the way through
9. André Luís | October 3rd, 2007 at 12:08 am
I knew there was some odd reason for avoiding the segway tours I saw in Paris… you just explained it to me! I would get hung up and spend all my savings, rob a bank, use the segway to run away from the po-lice and get caught!
Not funny.
Cheers for the boldness, sir. I’d love to try one… but I’m afraid it will be the beginning of the descent towards “homelessness”. hahaha
10. zenuno | October 3rd, 2007 at 3:20 am
Hi Pecus,
you win the geek of the year prize that’s for sure.
I really want to see you commuting with that new segway.
Big Rgds,
ZN
11. -pc. | October 3rd, 2007 at 9:58 pm
good for you…
I’ve never ridden it, but I’d still like one - save for the rain in Manchester, which I’m sure would detract from the experience somewhat.
Enjoy it…
-pc.
12. pedro mg | October 5th, 2007 at 1:47 am
…now, i wonder when will it be happening a Segway Polo championship in PT.
Now you can invite Woz to Sapo. You say Segway, he knocks on the door.
13. Daniel Barradas | October 19th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Seen the dude on the streets of Lisbon … pretty impressive!
14. Nancy | October 28th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
For the rest of us that don’t have the cash to buy one, I suggest you take a train ride to Vila Nova da Barquinha (parque ribeirinho de vnbarquinha) on the weekend and try the segway for 50 cents, 30 minutes. It is amazing and for free.
15. Pedro | October 29th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Hey Nancy,
what a GREAT suggestion, didn’t know about it, but even having one, I’m sure to try it out, nothing, not even a Segway beats riding a train on such a lovely track
Thanks for the tip!
16. SAPO Codebits at blog.del&hellip | November 17th, 2007 at 12:16 am
[...] O SAPO Codebits correu muito bem. Houve discussão de ideias, boa disposição e muita informalidade. Muita gente (conhecida e desconhecida) que fez tudo a contribuir para um bom evento. O espaço escolhido foi muito bom e houve espaço para toda a gente, máquina de bebidas e consolas de jogos. Até deu para andar de Segway. [...]
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