My Hog
August 18, 2006 Posted by Al Castle

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Segway Ah the day has come. Well it came early this week, but I’ve been too swamped to actually blog about it. The Segway formerly known as ‘The Segway David McInnis Owns’ as mentioned in my Segway Disclaimer, has now changed hands. I’m the proud new owner of a slightly beaten Segway i180, technically the old model, but still a very cool piece of hardware. My first order of Segway business will be to take the unit home and begin exploring my home town of Lynden on it. I would have done it this weekend, but alas I’m traveling to the great state of Texas.

Fortunately the unit became available after David purchased the newest and freshly released i2 Commuter, which I must confess has a cooler look and some features that make me a bit jealous. For example, when he powers up the unit via the “key” which is really the detachable odometer, speedometer, and radio frequency ignition, it makes this cool electronic escalating hum. The front of the i2 also has what looks, at least to me, like a mini main deflector dish from Star Trek, or perhaps the front of a jet engine. Unfortunately I can’t find a picture of that on the Segway site. The unit is a flat black which reminds me with all its led lights and smooth curves of the car Kit from KnightRider.

It also drives significantly different from the i180 - which I’m quite proficient on making me appreciate my new i180 that much more.