Reply to: The end of the modern Sinclair C5

[Excursion UK]

Very inneresting.

If you say so, Greenfly

[ravenshaw]

Yes, that's the badger.

Very inneresting.

That's the badger!

Thats the badger!

That's the badger!

[Excursion UK]

Yeah hoverboards..

Still got one not burst into flames yet..

Yes, that's the badger.

[LondonManc]

It failed only because humanity failed to redesign cities for it

Doomed in the UK with the amount of potholes we've got. Get them fixed and there's a chance of bringing back a modern C5 equivalent.

[original PM]

What were those devices like a Segway but without anything to hold onto that appeared a few years ago. ISTR they had a tendency to catch fire and were banned but I could be mistaken.

Yeah hoverboards..

Still got one not burst into flames yet..

[AtW]

It failed only because humanity failed to redesign cities for it

[courtg9000]

What were those devices like a Segway but without anything to hold onto that appeared a few years ago. ISTR they had a tendency to catch fire and were banned but I could be mistaken.

Hoverboards or airwheels

I used to use an airwheel for the last mile of my commute in London.

[northernladuk]

What were those devices like a Segway but without anything to hold onto that appeared a few years ago. ISTR they had a tendency to catch fire and were banned but I could be mistaken.

You could be banned as well but the Mods seem to have forgotten what they are here for.

[Excursion UK]

What were those devices like a Segway but without anything to hold onto that appeared a few years ago. ISTR they had a tendency to catch fire and were banned but I could be mistaken.

[northernladuk]

Segway to end production of iconic two-wheel vehicle after series of high-profile crashes | London Evening Standard

Segways have reached the end of the line. #mallcopsmatter

That's a shame. Everytime we visit a European city we look to see if there is a segway tour available. The segway tour of Amsterdam is absolutely brilliant. Great fun on the segways and you get to see so much more of the city thank walking around.

[Excursion UK]

Roller skates I guess.

I used to visit a Carrefour on the outskirts of Alicante that was so huge that the staff wore skates to zip up and down the aisles.

[GJABS]

what are the polis at schiphol airport going to do now?

Roller skates I guess.

[BR14]

what are the polis at schiphol airport going to do now?

[ladymuck]

Crashes so high profile that they're not covered until the end of the article, which states the reason for stopping production is actually because it's not really a profit earner.

[Old Greg]

Segway to end production of iconic two-wheel vehicle after series of high-profile crashes | London Evening Standard

Segways have reached the end of the line. #mallcopsmatter

I always like an ironic death.

Jimi Heselden - Wikipedia

James William "Jimi" Heselden^[2][3]OBE (27 March 1948 – 26 September 2010)^[4][5] was a British entrepreneur. A former coal miner, Heselden became wealthy by manufacturing the Hesco bastion barrier system. In 2010, he bought Segway Inc., maker of the Segway personal transport system.^[6] Heselden died in 2010 from injuries apparently sustained falling from a cliff while riding his own product. His estate, bequeathed to his widow and family, was worth over £340 million and he was ranked in the top 400 members of the Sunday Times Rich List.^[6][1]t
Death[edit]

On the morning of 26 September 2010, Heselden was killed when he fell from a cliff footpath into the River Wharfe, at the village of Thorp Arch near Boston Spa; a Segway vehicle was found near him. The West Yorkshire Coroner concluded that Heselden had died accidentally, and that he had probably "got into difficulty" when he reversed his vehicle to allow a man walking his dog to pass.^[6][10][1