Hello from Bellevue, WA!

rdinker · 07-27-2013, 02:35 PM

Hello from Bellevue, WA.

Had an opportunity to do Segway tour in Seattle earlier in the year and was instantly hooked. No car here - walk and bus to work and whatnot. Segway seemed like a perfect alternative for me. Been commuting to and from work for several weeks now (6 miles round trip) and loving every minute of it. Also great areas to explore in Bellevue and Mercer Island. Haven't seen any other Segways in use in this area other than mall police... hoping to find some other private owners out there somewhere!!

Cheers,

rb.

Tritium · 07-27-2013, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rdinker

Hello from Bellevue, WA.

Had an opportunity to do Segway tour in Seattle earlier in the year and was instantly hooked. No car here - walk and bus to work and whatnot. Segway seemed like a perfect alternative for me. Been commuting to and from work for several weeks now (6 miles round trip) and loving every minute of it. Also great areas to explore in Bellevue and Mercer Island. Haven't seen any other Segways in use in this area other than mall police... hoping to find some other private owners out there somewhere!!

Cheers,

rb.

Welcome!

You've found the largest community of private Segway owners there is to find!

SegNerd · 07-27-2013, 05:38 PM

Welcome! I went to college in Seattle. It's an awesome city.

How the heck did you get your Segway to Mercer Island? I forget, is that the floating bridge?

rdinker · 07-28-2013, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Tritium

Welcome!

You've found the largest community of private Segway owners there is to find!

Thanks Tritium. Finding all sorts of great info on this site!

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Originally Posted by SegNerd

Welcome! I went to college in Seattle. It's an awesome city.

How the heck did you get your Segway to Mercer Island? I forget, is that the floating bridge?

SegNerd - Yes, luckily there are some great bike paths that run through Bellevue, across i90 and through Mercer Island. I haven't actually done the floating bridge part over to Seattle yet as I'm still getting used to how far I can go on a change... but I'm thinking I can make it! The floating bridge itself is only about 1.5 miles. Will have to post photos if I do try!

SegNerd · 07-28-2013, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by rdinker

Thanks Tritium. Finding all sorts of great info on this site!

SegNerd - Yes, luckily there are some great bike paths that run through Bellevue, across i90 and through Mercer Island. I haven't actually done the floating bridge part over to Seattle yet as I'm still getting used to how far I can go on a change... but I'm thinking I can make it! The floating bridge itself is only about 1.5 miles. Will have to post photos if I do try!

Thanks for the info. For some reason that floating bridge made me nervous even when riding the bus. Are you talking about the Burke-Gilman trail?

MuttonChops · 07-28-2013, 12:03 PM

WELCOME. Seeing a Segway in the wild is indeed rare around Puget Sound . . . at least for the non-tour private owner type. I'm in the Bothell area and have managed 2 sightings over ~2.8 years and 6300 miles.

For first year was also gliding to work, 13.5 miles round trip, but now work in Renton area . . . 24 miles one-way is a bit much for gliding

. December-February did provide some cold/dark/wet/challenging trips.

Check out New Member Introductions thread New Owner = sort of for some notes on the past few years.

As a point of reference; house to Best-Buy is just over 11 miles one-way, last trip there they allowed me to charge

for an hour while shopping . . . so I could get home. Point is meeting in Kirkland might give us a chance to increase our “in the wild sightings' scores and let you know you are not alone in Puget Sound.

Google Maps direction/bike seem to be very accurate on selecting travel routes and overall mileage calculations. My machine/gliding style and our hilly terrain provides ~21.x miles summer time and ~20.1 winter miles on a full charge.

TerryP (Kenmore area) and myself try to do an adventure now and then. Since you don't have car transportation maybe we can plan a Bellevue/Mercer Island adventure sometime as well. Warning . . . TerryP is a young at heart retired, while doing what if I retire next month calculations are a regular activity for me. Plus we're both hardware engineers!

terryp · 07-28-2013, 01:23 PM

Hi rdinker -

It's good to hear that there's another glider nearby, and I look forward to meeting you, and to arranging a group ride. There are/were other owners in the area too, but I haven't seen postings from them in quite some time.

Glide safely!

Terry

07-27-2013, 02:35 PM	#1
rdinker New Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 2	Hello from Bellevue, WA! Hello from Bellevue, WA. Had an opportunity to do Segway tour in Seattle earlier in the year and was instantly hooked. No car here - walk and bus to work and whatnot. Segway seemed like a perfect alternative for me. Been commuting to and from work for several weeks now (6 miles round trip) and loving every minute of it. Also great areas to explore in Bellevue and Mercer Island. Haven't seen any other Segways in use in this area other than mall police... hoping to find some other private owners out there somewhere!! Cheers, rb.

07-28-2013, 12:03 PM	#6
MuttonChops Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bothell, WA U.S.A. Posts: 167	Segway in BOTHELL WELCOME. Seeing a Segway in the wild is indeed rare around Puget Sound . . . at least for the non-tour private owner type. I'm in the Bothell area and have managed 2 sightings over ~2.8 years and 6300 miles. For first year was also gliding to work, 13.5 miles round trip, but now work in Renton area . . . 24 miles one-way is a bit much for gliding . December-February did provide some cold/dark/wet/challenging trips. Check out New Member Introductions thread New Owner = sort of for some notes on the past few years. As a point of reference; house to Best-Buy is just over 11 miles one-way, last trip there they allowed me to charge for an hour while shopping . . . so I could get home. Point is meeting in Kirkland might give us a chance to increase our “in the wild sightings' scores and let you know you are not alone in Puget Sound. Google Maps direction/bike seem to be very accurate on selecting travel routes and overall mileage calculations. My machine/gliding style and our hilly terrain provides ~21.x miles summer time and ~20.1 winter miles on a full charge. TerryP (Kenmore area) and myself try to do an adventure now and then. Since you don't have car transportation maybe we can plan a Bellevue/Mercer Island adventure sometime as well. Warning . . . TerryP is a young at heart retired, while doing what if I retire next month calculations are a regular activity for me. Plus we're both hardware engineers!

07-28-2013, 01:23 PM	#7
terryp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Kenmore, WA, USA. Posts: 2,097	Heard my name mentioned... Hi rdinker - It's good to hear that there's another glider nearby, and I look forward to meeting you, and to arranging a group ride. There are/were other owners in the area too, but I haven't seen postings from them in quite some time. Glide safely! Terry __________________ 35K miles in 15 years!

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SegNerd Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Portland Posts: 672	Welcome! I went to college in Seattle. It's an awesome city. How the heck did you get your Segway to Mercer Island? I forget, is that the floating bridge?

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