Chinese Segway PTi2 Clone

Joushou · 11-13-2009, 07:06 AM

Finally a "real" ripoff, instead of those 3-4-wheeled wannabe's! :P
It seems to lack power, and their implementation seems unstable (It looks like it tries to be 100% upright at all times, which limits your control, while the Segway intentionally is, I don't know, sloppier?)

gbrandwood · 11-13-2009, 08:48 AM

How much????

The video is poor quality and it makes it difficult to assess the machines' finese and robustness. Need more details. But at least it's a real rip off, like Joushou says. Nice find, philippeseg.

Notice the two different tyres? I wonder if they have an InfoKey copy too?

KSagal · 11-13-2009, 10:29 AM

Did anyone notice that they even cloned the parking stand?

Joushou · 11-13-2009, 10:33 AM

Cloning the parking-stand will drag their company into bankruptcy..

I wonder what batteries it got, and what power-output...

It looks like they cloned everything there is to clone... Mats, gearboxes, battery-shell...

KSagal · 11-13-2009, 10:41 AM

I would be most concerned about their safety factors... I can see the uneducated observers start to see safety issues, and lump both segways and knockoffs in the same category...

That may have a chilling effect on access.

On the other hand, it may force some new models or some updates from Inc., as competition is the lifeblood of innovation.

I am curious to see more or hear more about this interloper...

Joushou · 11-13-2009, 10:50 AM

"Damn, they're ripping us off! Hmm... What unreleased products do we have on the list... Hover-wheels, C4 grenades, tow-bar... Lets just go with the matter/antimatter packs... They've been sitting on the shelf for years now, anyway" - Segway's management when they heard about the clone.

I too would like to hear some details about this device...

quade · 11-26-2009, 09:11 PM

Ok, whine about the "rip off" if you want, but . . . I do like the wheels! They're totally pimp and check it out, you can inflate the tires without having to perform gymnastics.

SegwayUtah · 11-26-2009, 11:32 PM

quade,

You do have a point: the "after-market" wheels are pretty cool

Five-Flags · 11-27-2009, 03:30 AM

Anybody know if the microprocessors (if not the whole control board) are manufactured in China?

Wouldn't THAT be a coincidence? NOT!!

11-12-2009, 04:55 PM	#1
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11-13-2009, 07:06 AM	#2
Joushou Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Charlottenlund, Denmark Posts: 749	Finally a "real" ripoff, instead of those 3-4-wheeled wannabe's! :P It seems to lack power, and their implementation seems unstable (It looks like it tries to be 100% upright at all times, which limits your control, while the Segway intentionally is, I don't know, sloppier?) __________________ The wise speak when they have something to say. Fools speak when they have to say something. *Reality has been scientifically proven impossible.* Last edited by Joushou; 11-13-2009 at 10:33 AM..

11-13-2009, 08:48 AM	#3
gbrandwood Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North west England, UK. Posts: 3,043	How much???? The video is poor quality and it makes it difficult to assess the machines' finese and robustness. Need more details. But at least it's a real rip off, like Joushou says. Nice find, philippeseg. Notice the two different tyres? I wonder if they have an InfoKey copy too? __________________ Gareth Brandwood The comments posted are made by the fat figners of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the brain.

11-13-2009, 10:29 AM	#4
KSagal Glides a lot, talks more... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pelham, NH, USA. Posts: 10,356	Did anyone notice that they even cloned the parking stand? __________________ 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.

11-13-2009, 10:33 AM	#5
Joushou Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Charlottenlund, Denmark Posts: 749	Cloning the parking-stand will drag their company into bankruptcy.. I wonder what batteries it got, and what power-output... It looks like they cloned everything there is to clone... Mats, gearboxes, battery-shell... __________________ The wise speak when they have something to say. Fools speak when they have to say something. *Reality has been scientifically proven impossible.*

11-13-2009, 10:41 AM	#6
KSagal Glides a lot, talks more... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pelham, NH, USA. Posts: 10,356	I would be most concerned about their safety factors... I can see the uneducated observers start to see safety issues, and lump both segways and knockoffs in the same category... That may have a chilling effect on access. On the other hand, it may force some new models or some updates from Inc., as competition is the lifeblood of innovation. I am curious to see more or hear more about this interloper... __________________ 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.

11-13-2009, 10:50 AM	#7
Joushou Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Charlottenlund, Denmark Posts: 749	"Damn, they're ripping us off! Hmm... What unreleased products do we have on the list... Hover-wheels, C4 grenades, tow-bar... Lets just go with the matter/antimatter packs... They've been sitting on the shelf for years now, anyway" - Segway's management when they heard about the clone. I too would like to hear some details about this device... __________________ The wise speak when they have something to say. Fools speak when they have to say something. *Reality has been scientifically proven impossible.*

11-26-2009, 09:11 PM	#8
quade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Santa Ana, CA Posts: 1,335	Ok, whine about the "rip off" if you want, but . . . Ok, whine about the "rip off" if you want, but . . . I do like the wheels! They're totally pimp and check it out, you can inflate the tires without having to perform gymnastics. __________________ Harry Potter may fly a broomstick, but I ride a magic lawnmower.

11-26-2009, 11:32 PM	#9
SegwayUtah Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,644	quade, You do have a point: the "after-market" wheels are pretty cool

11-27-2009, 03:30 AM	#10
Five-Flags Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 655	Anybody know if the microprocessors (if not the whole control board) are manufactured in China? Wouldn't THAT be a coincidence? NOT!! __________________ Longfellow said that in this world a man must be either anvil or hammer. But some are neither, they are merely bellows.

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