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Just purchased one of these off Amazon's Amazon Prime Day. 700$ down from 1000$

http://www.segwayminipro.com/


Things looks sweet and I'm quite excited. I always have wanted to be the first guy on the block with a new gadget, and that will certainly be me. I think it'll also be useful for dog walks and it'll make that 16 year old kid I see out there walking his dog on his christmas hoverboard look like a joke. This thing is a man machine.


It features a lot of the original Segway Technology, yet costs a lot less. Charges in 4 hours and can go 14 miles with a top speed of 10 MPH.

The catch is that the max weight is 220 Lbs. I weigh about 205 lbs, so I'm gonna have to make sure I don't get much fatter (and eating is my favorite hobby)


EDIT: I even got the wife to okay it before i purcahsed it

Hey Petey,

How about bringing your MiniPro up to Windsor this fall?

Giovannis has a large parking lot. (that's mostly empty except for the Browns crowd)

I hope you make it up to SNEBB for a game this year. You wont be disappointed.

I'll definitely try and go for it. I'm not sure how much I'll be around this fall. October and three weeks in December are my months, and I'll be in Cleveland for the Browns vs Pats game. Although maybe verses the Bengals the 23rd. I'm going up to UConn that Saturday, maybe I'll stay at my buddy's (who I'll be going to see the game with) in Manchester, CT. He just bought a house there.

Then it'll be an easy trip over to Giovanni's, and my wife and I can drive back to Norwalk after the game.



Unfortunately, I remembered I have to buy tires for my Honda Pilot (160$ a pop, four of them), and so I got nervous and cancelled the order.

Thing looked really cool, but I've been spending more time at home and less time working on the boat lately (on purpose), so I just can't justify it.


I probably need to walk more anyway. I was so excited for a couple hours though....... lol

Looks sweet though I am too heavy for it. Give us a report on the road test when it arrives. I have always found these to be fascinating!

Enjoy it, Petey. Looks like a romp and a good deal.

Looks like fun.

Oh and thank you, you saved me $60 this morning. I forgot about Amazon's sale for prime members till I saw your post. So I went on and found a pair of binoculars I've been wanting and that savings is pretty decent.

Looks like someone had the same idea as me. I was checking Amazon Prime for a hoverboard. Now those things are fun, also pretty dangerous if you don't know how to drive it.

I got nervous and cancelled the order. I've been taking too much time off and not working enough, and my wife doesn't want me to IOU our honeymoon fund. So for now, no Segway Minipro.


I pretty much remembered I had to buy new tires for my car and got depressed and cancelled it

Sometimes, being an adult is a real drag.

It sure can be. It's my own fault though. With my job I can pretty much make as much as I want. I get paid per day, and I always seem to find work when I want it. ive just been "on the beach" a lot more lately. Can't say I regret it though. The summers up north are short and i enjoyed myself at home from May 24 to July 8. Hanging out with the dog all day and drinking beers with the retired folks at the pool was what I did while most people (including my wife) were working

So I cant complain too much about the Segway. Life's been good lately

Plus I'll be off this tugboat by early August to go on my annual week vacation in Cape Cod. Martha's Vineyard with President Obama. If that island is good enough for him, it's good enough for me. Life has been good to me so far

quote above by Petey:

"Although maybe verses the Bengals the 23rd. I'm going up to UConn that Saturday"

For the Knight?

Get it?

Hey, if your shed-ju-ul (British pronunciation) permits, I hope to see you then.

If the Browns are anywhere near .500 on the 23rd, I would recommend getting to Giovanni's early (before 12:30 pm).

SNEBB generally has ~ 100 members. (Giovanni's comfortably seats 50)

If the Browns are winning, Browns fans come out of the woodwork and Giovanni's will be packed! Fans who show up at 12:55 pm for games during winning seasons have to squeeze in.

Even during horrendous seasons (like the last dozen) Giovannis gets crowded.

This picture is late season (December) when the Browns were like 2-12.

These are the hard-core fans. Everyone is behaving for our group picture.

The place erupts when the Browns score a touchdown. (good news - SNEBB always has half-time raffles, winning a Browns helmet increases the survival rate of a late game Browns winning pick-6 by 23%)

As most posters on this board know, I'm rather fond of this picture.(these are the hard-core SNEBB fans - 2-12, so what?)