Human Transporter in Car and Driver

drmarty · 11-07-2006, 04:33 PM

I just got a copy of Car and Driver for December 06 and on page 22 I saw this cartoon.

Hmmm.

Marty

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polo_pro · 11-07-2006, 06:01 PM

Hmmm...strange that this appears just now. I can't say much, but this thread might jump to the top of the list again soon...very soon!

sholloway · 11-07-2006, 06:24 PM

I cannot find it now but I will keep looking. There is a real product (or was) that does exactly that. I cannot remember the website but the title is in English and then the rest of the site is not. The distributor is/was in California and I spoke with him about his product. If I remember correctly, I offered to buy one and they were going to call me the following week to take the order and it never happened. That could explain why I can't find them anymore. It was an interesting name was an electric, polished version of that, with an mp3 player!

sholloway · 11-07-2006, 06:41 PM

this isn't the one I was thinking of either. The one I saw just had one wheel.

http://www.powerscoots.co.uk/acatalog/PowerSki.html

joe · 11-08-2006, 03:37 AM

With one wheel - that's the EasyGlider from Switzerland:

www.easy-glider.com

--
Joe

sholloway · 11-08-2006, 09:29 AM

That's the one! I searched every word I could think of and never found it. I knew it had "glider" in the name. Thanx for posting it.

Gihgehls · 11-08-2006, 01:03 PM

you can do something pretty similar with power-assist and a pair of skates... it isn't too fast though. Better to have someone towing you!

GadgetmanKen · 11-10-2006, 10:47 AM

Lets not forget my favorite one where Peter iNova is being towed on skates by his Segway ver. 10. Can't find the link to the picture. I know its at glidewalk. Can anyone post the pic?

GadgetmanKen · 11-10-2006, 11:05 AM

They have a video of the Easy glider vs Segway from January of this year. Segway....Easy Gliders biggest competitor.
http://www.easy-glider.com/

I think with those small wheels it would be terrible on bumps. I think they need another big wheel like the one in front to ride on. then it will be a two wheeled vehicle. The rider would stand/straddle the wheel hanging or floating on platforms, or patios, directly hanging from the axle. It would have to be rigid or parralel to the front wheel so when it leans to turn so will the rear wheel you straddle. Similar to a skate board except with two wheels not four. Just a longer scooter, but more stable.

dale@thecoys.net · 11-10-2006, 02:27 PM

Well, it's certainly cool-looking.

I wonder how well it goes in reverse? Or what the turn radius is? Or what category (pedestrian, vehicle, etc. etc.) in New York or San Francisco?

[And their web site really "inhales briskly"]

Of course, there are always tradeoffs.

11-07-2006, 06:01 PM	#2
polo_pro Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA. Posts: 2,608	Coincidence? Hmmm...strange that this appears just now. I can't say much, but this thread might jump to the top of the list again soon...very soon!

11-07-2006, 06:24 PM	#3
sholloway Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, . Posts: 901	I cannot find it now but I will keep looking. There is a real product (or was) that does exactly that. I cannot remember the website but the title is in English and then the rest of the site is not. The distributor is/was in California and I spoke with him about his product. If I remember correctly, I offered to buy one and they were going to call me the following week to take the order and it never happened. That could explain why I can't find them anymore. It was an interesting name was an electric, polished version of that, with an mp3 player! __________________ Scott Holloway To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 404.993.6364

11-08-2006, 09:29 AM	#6
sholloway Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, . Posts: 901	That's the one! I searched every word I could think of and never found it. I knew it had "glider" in the name. Thanx for posting it. __________________ Scott Holloway To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 404.993.6364

11-08-2006, 01:03 PM	#7
Gihgehls Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,086	you can do something pretty similar with power-assist and a pair of skates... it isn't too fast though. Better to have someone towing you! __________________ 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

11-10-2006, 10:47 AM	#8
GadgetmanKen Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,149	Lets not forget my favorite one where Peter iNova is being towed on skates by his Segway ver. 10. Can't find the link to the picture. I know its at glidewalk. Can anyone post the pic? __________________ "Wouldn't it be cool, if?...is like Folgers in my cup"

11-08-2006, 03:37 AM	#5
joe Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Posts: 440	With one wheel - that's the EasyGlider from Switzerland: www.easy-glider.com -- Joe

11-10-2006, 11:05 AM	#9
GadgetmanKen Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,149	They have a video of the Easy glider vs Segway from January of this year. Segway....Easy Gliders biggest competitor. http://www.easy-glider.com/ I think with those small wheels it would be terrible on bumps. I think they need another big wheel like the one in front to ride on. then it will be a two wheeled vehicle. The rider would stand/straddle the wheel hanging or floating on platforms, or patios, directly hanging from the axle. It would have to be rigid or parralel to the front wheel so when it leans to turn so will the rear wheel you straddle. Similar to a skate board except with two wheels not four. Just a longer scooter, but more stable. __________________ "Wouldn't it be cool, if?...is like Folgers in my cup"

11-10-2006, 02:27 PM	#10
dale@thecoys.net Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lee's Summit, MO, USA Posts: 1,217	Well, it's certainly cool-looking. I wonder how well it goes in reverse? Or what the turn radius is? Or what category (pedestrian, vehicle, etc. etc.) in New York or San Francisco? [And their web site really "inhales briskly"] Of course, there are always tradeoffs.

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