Comments on: The Easy Glider takes Segway for a ride … http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Maris http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-318096 Maris Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:02:04 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/#comment-318096 Where in UK can you buy easyglider X6? Where in UK can you buy easyglider X6?

]]> By: Powertrain skates take pedestrians off road at quite a clip » Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-316205 Powertrain skates take pedestrians off road at quite a clip » Coolest Gadgets Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:35:31 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/#comment-316205 [...] 16 pounds, for the right person, they just might be a great way to get around downtown. Couple it with this bad boy and you could get going at quite a clip. Just remember that [...] [...] 16 pounds, for the right person, they just might be a great way to get around downtown. Couple it with this bad boy and you could get going at quite a clip. Just remember that [...]

]]> By: Nuno Mouronho http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-308906 Nuno Mouronho Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:20:43 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/#comment-308906 Hi there, I found the following post from Peter .. a Easy-Glider founder... "FORUM" I want to buy an Easy-Glider in Portugal and they told me it cost 1100 euros. Is it possible to order from you from $690 ? Thank you" Hi there,
I found the following post from Peter .. a Easy-Glider founder… “FORUM”
I want to buy an Easy-Glider in Portugal and they told me it cost 1100 euros. Is it possible to order from you from $690 ? Thank you”

]]> By: segfiend http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-307983 segfiend Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:05:03 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/#comment-307983 So if this thing is so cool and able to put segways to shame then bring it! I mean bring it out here to Oakland and lets put it to the test , I'm down for fair comparisons. Lets try it on the cross terrains,city streets , side walks , mountain bike trails , beaches , and then in a segway polo match. That is if your machine is really up for it , after all we would allways welcome a new twist to segway polo, so bring it!! If you have the balls please contact me and we'll do this thing. Segfiend So if this thing is so cool and able to put segways to shame then bring it!
I mean bring it out here to Oakland and lets put it to the test , I’m down for fair comparisons.
Lets try it on the cross terrains,city streets ,
side walks , mountain bike trails , beaches , and then in a segway polo match. That is if your machine is really up for it , after all we would allways welcome a new twist to segway polo, so bring it!! If you have the balls please contact me and we’ll do this thing.
Segfiend

]]> By: Peter http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-307640 Peter Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:18:29 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/#comment-307640 Hi! I'm one of the founder of Easy-Glider and I can assure you, the Glider is not only an "interesting" design study but was engineered and developed by a team of ETH engineers (Swiss Engineering High-school) which hold a number of engineering doctor titles .. our Easy-Glider also "survived" the Tech-Check carried out on television by Galileo on PRO7 (you can view the movie clip on our homepage, under "News" dated from 23.8.2006 - unfortunately only in German since it is broadcasted in German TV). Anyhow, it passed all tests with a "very good". And last but not least the ISPO award-winner X6 (nominated by an international jury of 18 professional specialists from the sports industry and media) is not sold for $1300 but for only $690.-!! So it is just one eighth of the Segways price.. :-) Hi! I’m one of the founder of Easy-Glider and I can assure you, the Glider is not only an “interesting” design study but was engineered and developed by a team of ETH engineers (Swiss Engineering High-school) which hold a number of engineering doctor titles ..

our Easy-Glider also “survived” the Tech-Check carried out on television by Galileo on PRO7 (you can view the movie clip on our homepage, under “News” dated from 23.8.2006 – unfortunately only in German since it is broadcasted in German TV). Anyhow, it passed all tests with a “very good”.

And last but not least the ISPO award-winner X6 (nominated by an international jury of 18 professional specialists from the sports industry and media) is not sold for $1300 but for only $690.-!! So it is just one eighth of the Segways price.. :-)

]]> By: quade http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-307327 quade Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:36:22 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/#comment-307327 Wow. I keep seeing coverage of this this and can't believe how few people have any engineering background. While it's an "interesting" design study, the designers (and reviewers) have overlooked quite a bit when it comes to things like traction, weight shifts and wheel diameters. I've only seen footage of this thing on flat, smooth and level pavement. I seriously doubt it could perform very well going up anything but the slightest incline. In fact I doubt it could pull a 200 pound person up a normal "inch per foot" ADA ramp. Going down a ramp might even be more hilarious. Wow. I keep seeing coverage of this this and can’t believe how few people have any engineering background. While it’s an “interesting” design study, the designers (and reviewers) have overlooked quite a bit when it comes to things like traction, weight shifts and wheel diameters.

I’ve only seen footage of this thing on flat, smooth and level pavement.

I seriously doubt it could perform very well going up anything but the slightest incline. In fact I doubt it could pull a 200 pound person up a normal “inch per foot” ADA ramp.

Going down a ramp might even be more hilarious.

]]> By: Al http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-307298 Al Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:09:15 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/#comment-307298 Thanks Mark, I've hopefully improved it a bit. Thanks Mark, I’ve hopefully improved it a bit.

]]> By: Mark http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-307296 Mark Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:49:04 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/#comment-307296 "4 times less"? In what way can that ever make sense? 1/4? Fine 25%? Terrific "One fourth"? Excellect "4 times less"? Return your high school diploma. You retroactively failed math. “4 times less”? In what way can that ever make sense?
1/4? Fine
25%? Terrific
“One fourth”? Excellect
“4 times less”? Return your high school diploma. You retroactively failed math.

]]> By: Matt http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-307294 Matt Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:40:46 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070615/the-easy-glider-takes-segway-for-a-ride/#comment-307294 woah im gona get one when i get a job lol. becuase it reminds me of star wars. and its plain cool. woah im gona get one when i get a job lol. becuase it reminds me of star wars. and its plain cool.

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