Can you ride Segway on a supercross track ?

Gihgehls · 05-27-2009, 12:41 PM

Segway newbies, take note. The handlebars are too low, and if you want to see how NOT to climb hills, jump to 5:20 in the video. See how he thinks he is leaning forward, but is actually just sticking out his butt?

KSagal · 05-27-2009, 08:33 PM

So, I don't have much experience on X2s... Do they have more torque and more climb than an i2? I know they have more float on soft sand, and more absorption of bumps, but do they really have more climb?

behindblueeyes · 05-28-2009, 08:17 AM

It looks like fun. I wish I were there. How high should he have the handle bar? It looks good to me. Any higher and it moves to his chest.

Gihgehls · 05-28-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by KSagal

So, I don't have much experience on X2s... Do they have more torque and more climb than an i2? I know they have more float on soft sand, and more absorption of bumps, but do they really have more climb?

At ~2.5 HP per motor, while they don't have as much torque (not sure what you mean by climb.... ability to climb?) as an i2, they have far more traction. This makes low speed (high torque) climbs easier and safer. If by "more climb" you mean "more ability to climb" then overall i'd say yes, they do have more climb.

KSagal · 05-28-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Gihgehls

At ~2.5 HP per motor, while they don't have as much torque (not sure what you mean by climb.... ability to climb?) as an i2, they have far more traction. This makes low speed (high torque) climbs easier and safer. If by "more climb" you mean "more ability to climb" then overall i'd say yes, they do have more climb.

I was watching the X2 struggling with some of the steeper climbs in that video... I was wondering how an i2 would do in the exact same video. ( I Know that it would have more problem with loose surfaces, but much of that seems pretty well packed tight.)

I was also thinking of my lawn mowers... I pull a rotary mower behind my i2. I have a gang of three, but climbing a hill on my lawn makes this much drag a bit too much. I don't loose traction, as I have some ett tires on, but at some points, the forward motion is gone, and stick shake is real, because not only the weight of the mowers being pulled, but the drag is greater because the wheels turn gears which turn the blades... I was wondering if the X2 would pull in this situation better...

I have already asked someone who knows, and received my answer which I believe is correct, but was curious what the consensus is...

Gihgehls · 05-28-2009, 02:26 PM

I'm glad you got some information, but I'm unhappy you aren't sharing it. Anyway, it's hard to make a direct comparison between models because the software is different. If you converted an i2 to an x2 so that the software was the only different thing, you'd find that the true x2 would tollerate being pushed around more than the i2, and that it would give you stick shake later.

05-27-2009, 02:44 AM	#1
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KSagal Glides a lot, talks more... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pelham, NH, USA. Posts: 10,356	So, I don't have much experience on X2s... Do they have more torque and more climb than an i2? I know they have more float on soft sand, and more absorption of bumps, but do they really have more climb? __________________ Karl Ian Sagal To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "Well done is better than well said." (Ben Franklin) Bene factum melior bene dictum Proud past President of SEG America and member of the First Premier Segway Enthusiasts Group and subsequent ones as well.

05-28-2009, 08:17 AM	#4
behindblueeyes Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Port Neches,Tx Posts: 63	Fun It looks like fun. I wish I were there. How high should he have the handle bar? It looks good to me. Any higher and it moves to his chest.

05-28-2009, 02:26 PM	#7
Gihgehls Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,086	I'm glad you got some information, but I'm unhappy you aren't sharing it. Anyway, it's hard to make a direct comparison between models because the software is different. If you converted an i2 to an x2 so that the software was the only different thing, you'd find that the true x2 would tollerate being pushed around more than the i2, and that it would give you stick shake later. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "...if you insist on being imprecise in use and unique in definition, you should hardly be surprised that your attempts at communication are poorly understood." -a wise man

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