Treadmill

JohnM · 11-23-2005, 02:44 PM

Could this concept be applied to the Segway?

Details at http://www.bikeforest.com/tread/index.php
Be sure to check out the 'sweet jumps' link. Its a hoot.

JohnM
Anything worth doing for 2 hours is 10 times more worthwhile if done for 20 hours.
RUSA #235

X-man · 11-23-2005, 10:23 PM

Better suited to a bicycle. Uses leg power and it's not intuitive.

Bob.

To repeat what others have said requires education; to appropriately challenge what others have said, requires brains.

cmonkey · 11-23-2005, 11:23 PM

Ok that's too funny!... loved the couch bike story

I love my magic carpet!

SegwayUtah · 11-24-2005, 12:20 AM

It's been a while, but someone drew a concept "treadmill Segway" way back in the day. If you do a search (which I would do, but it's generally a bit slow for some reason), you can probably find the photo.

Chris

GadgetmanKen · 11-24-2005, 02:07 AM

You can find the picture of the concept on my homepage. Its an image Ricardo Kuhn came up with. It is just a concept, to date. He is a member of SC. You can find it on my web page at the top of my link and others. Here's the link to Ricardo.

http://patineto.smugmug.com/gallery/564/1/15891

Oh, John, he's into bike building big time, also.

"Wouldn't it be cool, if?...is like Folgers in my cup"

GyroGo · 11-24-2005, 03:14 PM

This design could be improved by replacing the wheels with stationary legs and placing it on a moving sidewalk.

GadgetmanKen · 11-24-2005, 05:33 PM

I wonder if the treadmill slows down as you stop or if there is even a place to bail out on the side of the platform if you need to stop running/jogging?

Does it have gears to make it go faster? Looks like it goes the same speed as you are running. Kinda defeats the point of the exercise, doesn't it? I mean you might as well jog or run to where ever it is your going, you still have to jog/walk back at your normal speed or push it if you get tired, right?

It just dawned on me from Ricardo's site that the Parking meter enclosed Segway (Dept. of Transportation) has dual wheels. Now this is a partial reality made possible with Itsi's dually adapters. Now if we can get someone to make the enclosure, wouldn't that be great?

I wonder if this is what got Itsi started thinking about making duallies?

"Wouldn't it be cool, if?...is like Folgers in my cup"

11-23-2005, 02:44 PM	#1
JohnM Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ManchVegas, NH Posts: 2,148	Treadmill Could this concept be applied to the Segway? Details at http://www.bikeforest.com/tread/index.php Be sure to check out the 'sweet jumps' link. Its a hoot. JohnM Anything worth doing for 2 hours is 10 times more worthwhile if done for 20 hours. RUSA #235

11-23-2005, 10:23 PM	#2
X-man Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: As a full time RVer, I'm on a road somewhere in the west Posts: 743	Better suited to a bicycle. Uses leg power and it's not intuitive. Bob. To repeat what others have said requires education; to appropriately challenge what others have said, requires brains.

11-23-2005, 11:23 PM	#3
cmonkey Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orange, CA, USA. Posts: 1,064	Ok that's too funny!... loved the couch bike story I love my magic carpet!

11-24-2005, 12:20 AM	#4
SegwayUtah Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,644	It's been a while, but someone drew a concept "treadmill Segway" way back in the day. If you do a search (which I would do, but it's generally a bit slow for some reason), you can probably find the photo. Chris

11-24-2005, 02:07 AM	#5
GadgetmanKen Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,149	You can find the picture of the concept on my homepage. Its an image Ricardo Kuhn came up with. It is just a concept, to date. He is a member of SC. You can find it on my web page at the top of my link and others. Here's the link to Ricardo. http://patineto.smugmug.com/gallery/564/1/15891 Oh, John, he's into bike building big time, also. "Wouldn't it be cool, if?...is like Folgers in my cup"

11-24-2005, 03:14 PM	#6
GyroGo Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Chicago, IL, USA. Posts: 1,136	This design could be improved by replacing the wheels with stationary legs and placing it on a moving sidewalk.

11-24-2005, 05:33 PM	#7
GadgetmanKen Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,149	I wonder if the treadmill slows down as you stop or if there is even a place to bail out on the side of the platform if you need to stop running/jogging? Does it have gears to make it go faster? Looks like it goes the same speed as you are running. Kinda defeats the point of the exercise, doesn't it? I mean you might as well jog or run to where ever it is your going, you still have to jog/walk back at your normal speed or push it if you get tired, right? It just dawned on me from Ricardo's site that the Parking meter enclosed Segway (Dept. of Transportation) has dual wheels. Now this is a partial reality made possible with Itsi's dually adapters. Now if we can get someone to make the enclosure, wouldn't that be great? I wonder if this is what got Itsi started thinking about making duallies? "Wouldn't it be cool, if?...is like Folgers in my cup"

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