Me and my i2: photos and videos

carlotaglia · 01-14-2013, 07:37 PM

Hello everybody!

I hope you will enjoy some photos and videos about my Segway riding experiences.
I use it everywhere, in every weather conditions, in every seasons and it is a phenomenal machine, that can help me transporting many kilograms of photographic equipment, during events or during my journeys through hills, mountains...

Thank you i2!

PaulDV · 01-15-2013, 03:20 PM

Excellent video Carlo!

It definitely shows off the handling of the i2 in the snow - somehow I didn't think it would handle anywhere nearly as good as that.

JPM · 01-15-2013, 08:42 PM

Those were great pictures and videos! Thanks for sharing! As the previous poster mentioned, this really does show how well the Segway can handle in the snow. You were doing some pretty quick and intense maneuvers and the Segway (apart from maybe one or two times) didn't slip or fall at all! That was great to see, actually. I'm not yet an owner but have been obsessing over owning an i2 for a few years now. One of the reasons I'm a tad hesitant is that it snows frequently where I live, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and I was a bit dubious about how well it would handle it. You proved to me that snow shouldn't be a problem!

Bob.Kerns · 01-15-2013, 09:24 PM

My experience in snow has been with much deeper snow, with any pavement or other solid service being many feet below.

It really did quite well, so long as it wasn't soft enough (think afternoon sunshine) to sink in too deeply -- an X2 would do better in that regard. I've sunk in deep enough into soft sand as well. Rule-of-thumb -- if you sink in deeply enough the platform rests on the surface, you can't move until you step off and get it back on top of the material first.

The other area is that on snow you can't climb nearly as steep a hill as you can on solid ground. This isn't surprising, of course.

I was never able to do the sort of sharp turn-and-slide shown here -- with the deeper snow, I had too much sideways traction!

Great video; fun to watch! Thanks for sharing it.

KSagal · 01-16-2013, 01:52 AM

Yes, those hard spinning turns would normally be called 'drifting' I believe, if he were in a car. I had not wanted to actually post that he was drifting in the drifts of snow as it was a bit too much of an alliteration for even me.

Bob.Kerns · 01-16-2013, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KSagal

Yes, those hard spinning turns would normally be called 'drifting' I believe, if he were in a car. I had not wanted to actually post that he was drifting in the drifts of snow as it was a bit too much of an alliteration for even me.

Exactly why I didn't use the word!

carlotaglia · 01-16-2013, 05:07 AM

Thank you to all of you!

When I made that video, I mounted two Michelin cross tires, but the day after I tried to make the same "drifts" with standard Segway tires and it was really amazing!
You can slip for over two or three meters and if you try to make a curve at "high" speed or a lot of short but hard maneuvers, you can feel how the stability control effectively works.
Now it's snowing here, so I look forward to make another video, using even standard tires

.

carlotaglia · 01-16-2013, 05:37 AM

Here is another picture.
That uphill is very hard to ride, even for all moto-cross or off road cars drivers, in fact, once I was photographing at the top of that hill, so, a moto-cross rider stopped close to me and asked me (with a shocked expression on his face, hehehe) how could I been there with that "robo" (an italian word that we usually use to indicate something strange).
Without laughing, I answered "Why? There's nothing weird on that!", hahaha.

carlotaglia · 01-18-2013, 06:41 AM

As i promised, here's a new video: I also tested i2's standard tires along a slope with snow and mud and it was really amazing!
But I don't want to anticipate anything...enjoy the video (also HD 1080p)!

SKPeterson · 01-18-2013, 02:19 PM

Being a non-owner, I can't speak to any actual gliding experience, but everything I've read up until now would have had me believe the Segway WAS NOT very stable on slippery surfaces. Perhaps it was when the difference in traction between the two tires is different, such as between cement and wet grass. In this case, traction between the two tires remains pretty similar.

Great video!

Stuart

01-14-2013, 07:37 PM	#1
carlotaglia Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Italy, Piacenza Posts: 15	Me and my i2: photos and videos Hello everybody! I hope you will enjoy some photos and videos about my Segway riding experiences. I use it everywhere, in every weather conditions, in every seasons and it is a phenomenal machine, that can help me transporting many kilograms of photographic equipment, during events or during my journeys through hills, mountains... Thank you i2! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i2 Owner since 2006 with more than 4000km experience To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. .

01-15-2013, 03:20 PM	#2
PaulDV Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Crawley, West Sussex Posts: 54	Excellent video Carlo! It definitely shows off the handling of the i2 in the snow - somehow I didn't think it would handle anywhere nearly as good as that. __________________ Come visit To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. for more Segway news and views! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-15-2013, 08:42 PM	#3
JPM Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 52	Those were great pictures and videos! Thanks for sharing! As the previous poster mentioned, this really does show how well the Segway can handle in the snow. You were doing some pretty quick and intense maneuvers and the Segway (apart from maybe one or two times) didn't slip or fall at all! That was great to see, actually. I'm not yet an owner but have been obsessing over owning an i2 for a few years now. One of the reasons I'm a tad hesitant is that it snows frequently where I live, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and I was a bit dubious about how well it would handle it. You proved to me that snow shouldn't be a problem! __________________ - JPM We're one of a kind as we travel around The wind in our face, and our feet off the ground As we see brand new things and have stories to tell While gliding atop just two wheels, parallel

01-15-2013, 09:24 PM	#4
Bob.Kerns Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 3,783	My experience in snow has been with much deeper snow, with any pavement or other solid service being many feet below. It really did quite well, so long as it wasn't soft enough (think afternoon sunshine) to sink in too deeply -- an X2 would do better in that regard. I've sunk in deep enough into soft sand as well. Rule-of-thumb -- if you sink in deeply enough the platform rests on the surface, you can't move until you step off and get it back on top of the material first. The other area is that on snow you can't climb nearly as steep a hill as you can on solid ground. This isn't surprising, of course. I was never able to do the sort of sharp turn-and-slide shown here -- with the deeper snow, I had too much sideways traction! Great video; fun to watch! Thanks for sharing it. __________________ Bob Kerns: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Obviously, we can't have infinite voltage, or the universe would tear itself to shreds, and we wouldn't be discussing Segways.

01-16-2013, 01:52 AM	#5
KSagal Glides a lot, talks more... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pelham, NH, USA. Posts: 10,356	Yes, those hard spinning turns would normally be called 'drifting' I believe, if he were in a car. I had not wanted to actually post that he was drifting in the drifts of snow as it was a bit too much of an alliteration for even me. __________________ 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.

01-16-2013, 05:07 AM	#7
carlotaglia Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Italy, Piacenza Posts: 15	Thank you to all of you! When I made that video, I mounted two Michelin cross tires, but the day after I tried to make the same "drifts" with standard Segway tires and it was really amazing! You can slip for over two or three meters and if you try to make a curve at "high" speed or a lot of short but hard maneuvers, you can feel how the stability control effectively works. Now it's snowing here, so I look forward to make another video, using even standard tires . __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i2 Owner since 2006 with more than 4000km experience To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. .

01-16-2013, 05:37 AM	#8
carlotaglia Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Italy, Piacenza Posts: 15	Here is another picture. That uphill is very hard to ride, even for all moto-cross or off road cars drivers, in fact, once I was photographing at the top of that hill, so, a moto-cross rider stopped close to me and asked me (with a shocked expression on his face, hehehe) how could I been there with that "robo" (an italian word that we usually use to indicate something strange). Without laughing, I answered "Why? There's nothing weird on that!", hahaha. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i2 Owner since 2006 with more than 4000km experience To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. .

01-18-2013, 06:41 AM	#9
carlotaglia Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Italy, Piacenza Posts: 15	As i promised, here's a new video: I also tested i2's standard tires along a slope with snow and mud and it was really amazing! But I don't want to anticipate anything...enjoy the video (also HD 1080p)! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i2 Owner since 2006 with more than 4000km experience To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. .

01-18-2013, 02:19 PM	#10
SKPeterson Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 46	Amazing Stability Being a non-owner, I can't speak to any actual gliding experience, but everything I've *read* up until now would have had me believe the Segway WAS NOT very stable on slippery surfaces. Perhaps it was when the difference in traction between the two tires is different, such as between cement and wet grass. In this case, traction between the two tires remains pretty similar. Great video! Stuart

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