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Old 12-08-2010, 03:42 PM   #21
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Thanks, The mustang wrap has been getting lots of attention did you notice that the video was shot from a segway?

The currenty warranty is 5 years, but the truth is these materials are so new nobody knows how long they will truly last. Keep in mind these types of materials were designed for use on fleet vehicles that take a beating for a living, when installed on something like that mustang that will get kept in a garage etc, I'm guessing the life will be closer to 10yrs.
too busy admiring the Stang to notice the camera man, i will look again. nice to know that was just the warranty and not the expected life of the product. now let me understand; you don't wax and salt and cold don't peal it back like my cheap decals do every winter?
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Old 12-08-2010, 05:34 PM   #22
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Just did some top speed testing with a gps.

Top speed on the I2 - 12.75

Top speed on "X2" - 14.60

I honestly figured there would be a bigger difference.
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Old 12-08-2010, 07:09 PM   #23
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Just did some top speed testing with a gps.
Top speed on "X2" - 14.60
I suspect thats what i get... i'll take it somewhere on the planet there is a Segway LLC built that does not have a software governed speed control. That testing must have been FUN! I wonder at what speed you begin to outrun your balance, kinda like a helicopter outruns its lift (without foil or wing assitance of course) then it just nose dives.
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Old 12-08-2010, 09:50 PM   #24
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I spoke with one of the engineers who did some testing before the speed limiter was software engineered.

He described the machine as leaning forward and moving faster and faster till it was nearly horizontal, (at more like a 45 degree forward) but if you went farther, you could loose your balance forward, and there would be nothing to stop you from dropping the handlebar to the ground in front of the machine.

He said it was fun at first, but then more and more scary. That is pretty fast (significantly more than 12.5 mph) to be going nose first, with nothing to stop your nose from being your own cow catcher...
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Just did some top speed testing with a gps.

Top speed on the I2 - 12.75

Top speed on "X2" - 14.60

I honestly figured there would be a bigger difference.

You can gain a bit more top speed with a 23" diameter tire (which apparently will fit) :

http://forums.segwaychat.com/showpos...&postcount=194
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Very cool, thanks for the pictures. My x2 parts are still sitting in a box. I'll probably put it together for my annual trip to Quartzsite in January.
Hey Pete! You go to the world's largest swapmeet in Quartzsite? I took my Segway there for a whole week a few years ago. That's a fun place to glide. It's hard to book accomodations though; I had to get a place in Blythe.
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Hey Pete! You go to the world's largest swapmeet in Quartzsite? I took my Segway there for a whole week a few years ago. That's a fun place to glide. It's hard to book accomodations though; I had to get a place in Blythe.
I go with an RV club and camp out in the BLM areas along with thousands of others. A lot of people bring their ATVs there for off-roading, so this year I can go out riding with them (and run into town for the vendor displays).
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I spoke with one of the engineers who did some testing before the speed limiter was software engineered.

He described the machine as leaning forward and moving faster and faster till it was nearly horizontal, (at more like a 45 degree forward) but if you went farther, you could loose your balance forward, and there would be nothing to stop you from dropping the handlebar to the ground in front of the machine.

He said it was fun at first, but then more and more scary. That is pretty fast (significantly more than 12.5 mph) to be going nose first, with nothing to stop your nose from being your own cow catcher...
Karl, what's absolutely amazing to me is that with all the collective genus that is Segway Chat none have hacked the govenor. I don't suggest that this be known to any outside the mothership and perhaps it is already known to you and some here of the highest character. For you guys to maintain your silence after all these years would be honorable but much more devastating information leaks everyday in this country

There are people who know and program the software, and my hats off to those guys who can go as fast as they dare on a Segway but don't. I don't think anyone has ever seen a Segway coming up in the rearview mirror on the expressway in the US... maybe in Britain LOL



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Was bored last night.

I got about 14mph on the i2 with x2 tires.

Speed limiter tripped at about 14.5mph.
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Was bored last night.

I got about 14mph on the i2 with x2 tires.

Speed limiter tripped at about 14.5mph.
I just assembled the x2 kit onto my i2 in preparation for Quartzsite this week. Wow, it's a whole different machine. My GPS showed similar results as Brad's speed above... now I'm anxious to upgrade to some 23" tires !
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