yosgof
07-01-2005, 03:55 PM
Here are my observations from Day 2 – first day outside the office:
1. Yes, if you try hard enough you can fall off on a black key. In an attempt to convince my Mom that the HT is completely safe and the stopping distance is ever so small, I yanked back too hard and almost fell back on my tender side. The HT performed a screeching wheelie leaving some rubber on the side walk. At present Mom refuses to take a demo.
2. Unlike employees who when getting a demo are compelled to step off after about 5 minutes as the boss gets pissed off, younger siblings (brother in my case) tend to hog the HT until the silly grin is permanently portrayed on their faces.
3. Yellow key should be renamed Lamo key. If the black key is for demos the yellow key is for… well… lame rides. I had a very nice bicycle practice in the morning (riding for about an hour at 12Mph) and then got on the yellow key. Just too slow. As I don’t have a red key (till button stuff gets here) I don’t know any better.
4. Bystanders tend to come in three flavors. The “Yey” Sayers – What a nice machine, lovely means of transportation, is this the thing that big article was about, how fast does it go, cool ride dude. The “Ney” Sayers – People are so lazy these days they’ll do anything to avoid walking, my skateboard is much better, this Seg-a-way (like Oi Vey) is good for nothing. And the strong religious types – avert your eye my son least this unholy beast doeth damage your tender soul, walk away my son, see no evil fear no evil and it will go away.
5. And the last thing for today – this lean-into-the-turn thing is damn hard to learn.
- Yossi
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3365119-lg.jpg
1. Yes, if you try hard enough you can fall off on a black key. In an attempt to convince my Mom that the HT is completely safe and the stopping distance is ever so small, I yanked back too hard and almost fell back on my tender side. The HT performed a screeching wheelie leaving some rubber on the side walk. At present Mom refuses to take a demo.
2. Unlike employees who when getting a demo are compelled to step off after about 5 minutes as the boss gets pissed off, younger siblings (brother in my case) tend to hog the HT until the silly grin is permanently portrayed on their faces.
3. Yellow key should be renamed Lamo key. If the black key is for demos the yellow key is for… well… lame rides. I had a very nice bicycle practice in the morning (riding for about an hour at 12Mph) and then got on the yellow key. Just too slow. As I don’t have a red key (till button stuff gets here) I don’t know any better.
4. Bystanders tend to come in three flavors. The “Yey” Sayers – What a nice machine, lovely means of transportation, is this the thing that big article was about, how fast does it go, cool ride dude. The “Ney” Sayers – People are so lazy these days they’ll do anything to avoid walking, my skateboard is much better, this Seg-a-way (like Oi Vey) is good for nothing. And the strong religious types – avert your eye my son least this unholy beast doeth damage your tender soul, walk away my son, see no evil fear no evil and it will go away.
5. And the last thing for today – this lean-into-the-turn thing is damn hard to learn.
- Yossi
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3365119-lg.jpg