Hoverboards

[Seymour Butts]

I'm thinking of getting the Grandkids Hover boards for Christmas.
Has any one purchased one or have any ideas as to who is a half pie descent supplier and who isn't ??
Thanks

[loanrangiel]

Is it April first already ?

[Rick]

I wouldnt allow my grandson one, they are dangerous to an unbalanced person, and a fall would happen very easily, if your intending on buying one, I suggest full faced helmet and full body gear.

[weirdo]

or a padded cell

[Seymour Butts]

Thanks for the warning Rick, but He's been using one for about a year now.
Some of the stuff these young kids can do is quite amazing.
I guess it's somewhat similar to skateboards we used to make as children out of our sisters roller skates

[porkop]

Marty.McFly.com has them

[Rick]

0 tolerance here by Tas police if caught using in public, I do agree with police on this, as some people are just plain stupid on these things

[ol' boy]

That ain't no Hooverboard, its just a glorified Segway.

Seen different versions of them around here, i was actually amazed at the control this kid had, as i followed him along a footpath, then down a 15% downhill, where he had complete control and braking.
But, its not a Hoverboard.

Looks like the cops are really cracking down hard in the UK



To answer your question, this is a well renowned segway


If you want a cheap one

[VroomVroom]

one came up for sale on our local Facebook buy / sell , now i know why - the cops will nab you for using one in public.

[WhiteOx]

0 tolerance here by Tas police if caught using in public, I do agree with police on this, as some people are just plain stupid on these things

NSW is not that keen on them either.

[jok11n]

there's a little bit of difference between the very cheap ones and the better ones, the cheapest use a different PCB and a Chinese battery and don't ride and steer as smoothly, the better ones use Samsung batteries but you can't really know which PCB is used in which, from the very dearest to the very cheapest versions there is around a USD $40 difference in the factory cost, the 6.5" wheel version has a bit more torque and the 8" wheel version has a bit more speed, the 6.5" version is the bigger seller in most markets

freight costs are not cheap on these due to the weight and size of the battery so that drives the cost up a bit

[gordon_s1942]

Apparently there is a place in Katoomba NSW that uses these Swegways to go along the Trails inside the property but as previously reported, they are an expensive NO-NO on Roads and Public areas.

[ol' boy]

I wouldnt allow my grandson one, they are dangerous to an unbalanced person, and a fall would happen very easily, if your intending on buying one, I suggest full faced helmet and full body gear.

So, what you're saying is, they are EXACTLY the same as Roller Blades

Which seem to be accepted

[jok11n]

takes about 10 minutes tops to master them, they're very intuitive

[ol' boy]

NSW is not that keen on them either.

Duncan Gay

Seriously.... what more can you say, the guy is a complete tosser.
NSW roads are shit, he cant fix them... yet he is up in arms about Footpath crawlers

[Rick]

So, what you're saying is, they are EXACTLY the same as Roller Blades

Which seem to be accepted

Did I say that? so your thinking for me now LOL, you must be a god

[ol' boy]

Did I say that? so your thinking for me now LOL, you must be a god

Bless you my son

Point is, Segways are accepted, as they were first seen to be used by US Police for Inner City patrols
Germany also allow Segway Tours of landmarks, as in many places around the world


Yet, these are treated differently

I'm not a fan, i really could care less..... But the powers at be should at least make a clear distinction.

[Uncle Fester]

25km/h can do serious damage. They are rightfully banned.
These boards should be only capable of 6km/h geared down with high tourque for good climbing power, as a childrens toy and off the road of course.

I also hate it if any skateboard morons are on the road near my car.

[weirdo]

meh, you old farking spoilsports
as if any of us haven't done dangerous stuff with homemade shit when we were young
billycarts, fireworks, bikes, etc
we turned out ok
well, some of us (them)
honestly, if it's ok to allow Segways to complete and utter novices in public then it should be fine for these 'hoverboards' too (dumb name really, there's no hovering involved but that's marketing for ya)
just remember, to be old and wise you first have to be young and silly

[Uncle Fester]

meh, you old farking spoilsports
as if any of us haven't done dangerous stuff with homemade shit when we were young...

I should have mentioned that 25km/h can do serious damage to my old bones if one of these dorks on the foot path crashes into me.

Why I hate skate boards wizzing randomly around me while I am driving are the legal consequences I have to suffer if one of these dimwits crashes into my car. The driver is always fault in this case, even if I stopped before they fly through my windscreen or get shredded in the bull bar.
His parent's lawyer will probably say I shouldn't have a bullbar or a windscreen in the first place.

I don't recall racing down roads with traffic and pedestrians in a billy cart. There was a designated hill somewhere for that.