# RIP Segway **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576 "2020-06-23T23:26:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/1 "2020-06-23T23:26:11Z")
We hardly knew ye! > **[The Segway is officially over | CNN Business](https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/tech/segway-pt-shut-down/index.html)** > > The Segway PT, which earned a place in pop culture but never realized its creators' world-changing ambitions, will come to an end this summer. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/2 "2020-06-23T23:41:19Z")
People riding Segways always reminded me of the cavemen in B.C. riding the wheel. But that’s all I have to say about it. Maybe it’s time to segue to another topic. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/3 "2020-06-23T23:49:25Z")
Now what is going to happen to all those cities designed around them? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/4 "2020-06-23T23:49:58Z")
AWW man I always wanted one because i cant drive and don’t have enough balance for a bike…as the report said the barrier was they never became cheap or popular enough for payment plans to happen … ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/5 "2020-06-23T23:58:48Z")
What will become of all the shopping mall rent-a-cops? ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/6 "2020-06-24T00:00:40Z")
You’ll probably always be able to find one on eBay. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/7 "2020-06-24T00:28:37Z")
Segway’s reputation took a big hit after former owner of the company, Jimi Heselden, rode his over a cliff. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/8 "2020-06-24T00:28:47Z")
Never fear, the [Segway sPod is on the way](https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/segway-s-pod-ces-reveal-features/), eliminating that pesky standing up. Personally, I’m holding out for a [BB-8 tank](https://screenrant.com/bb8-tank-concept-art-star-wars-rise-skywalker/). Who needs _two_ wheels? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/9 "2020-06-24T01:12:30Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > People riding Segways always reminded me of the cavemen in B.C. riding the wheel. You should check out the [OneWheel](https://www.instagram.com/onewheel/?hl=en). It’s almost certainly inspired by BC. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/10 "2020-06-24T02:06:58Z")
Having lived through the noxious gargantuan overhype when the thing debuted, I can only say, “BWAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!” I even rode one of the little shitsticks during a tour of Grant Park in Chicago, and was unimpressed with its potential to transform the world. Or even its ability to navigate a pothole. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/11 "2020-06-24T02:08:58Z")
I saw a person riding a segway once. Once. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/12 "2020-06-24T02:28:42Z")
I think part of the problem is that it’s impossible to ride one without looking like a dork. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/13 "2020-06-24T03:06:59Z")
A guy in our neighborhood owns one. I see him using it to walk his German Shepherd. I guess the Segway does a better job of keeping up with the dog than his legs could. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/14 "2020-06-24T03:51:08Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I think part of the problem is that it’s impossible to ride one without looking like a dork. Indeed. Since I’ve never seen one in real life, when I think of Segways, I think of the people I’ve seen using them on TV and in the movies; most notably, Niles Crane on “Frasier,” and Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Not exactly the coolest of characters who could showcase your product. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/15 "2020-06-24T04:45:41Z")
I never understood the appeal of an $8,000 segway over a $300 motorized scooter. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/16 "2020-06-24T06:09:01Z")
I could swear that I saw a Japanese company putting out something that looked exactly like the sPod … maybe 10 years ago? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/17 "2020-06-24T06:39:46Z")
Wow, here is something even dorkier than the Segway. (Be sure to read the questions.) [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFD7FMF?tag=tec02e-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFD7FMF?tag=tec02e-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/18 "2020-06-24T17:41:07Z")
I took Segway tours of both Atlanta and New Orleans, and had a great time. Half an hour of training and I was good to go. Even if the original company folds, someone else will probably make something very much like it. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/19 "2020-06-24T17:53:05Z")
Always struck me as too expensive for them to become commonly used. My first thought on hearing production was ending was “they’re still making them?” I guess not anymore… ---
**Author:** ![Lantern2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lantern2/32/3010_2.png) [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576/21 "2020-06-24T19:06:31Z")
This news makes me a bit nostalgic for the days of 2000/01 when there was a truly insane level of hype about the Segway ( it was called Ginger/IT then) in some corners of the Internet where I used to lurk occasionally. Many of those people were bitterly disappointed when it turned out be a self-balancing scooter. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-segway/912576.md?page=2)