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"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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On Apr 7, 9:50 am, Cliff wrote:

On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 06:35:51 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I imagine it gently drops the front onto the casters, then brakes
hard, wasted time and then limited braking force from the rear wheels.

What rear wheels?
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Cliff

If it were on the main/drive wheels and the front casters, for the
purpose of describing vehicle dynamics it becomes appropriate to
describe the main/drive wheels as the 'rear' wheels.

Overall the vehicle has one (or two?) wheels in the back to prevent it
rolling over backwards, the main drive wheels, and two (looks like 2)
casters in the front.

Dave

Sure makes me wonder how it'd handle the snow and ice we get here in Red
Sox Nation. (And it gets even WORSE elsewhere in the nation.)

And how would it handle steep San Francico style hills?

Anyone know how the Segway responds to icy sidewalks and steep hills?

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

Actually Segways handle SF hills ok. There is at least one tour company
that uses Segways.

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