Have you ever seen one of these?
The Segway Human Transporter (HT) is an AMAZING machine! My family and I got to ride these this weekend on a 2 hour tour of downtown Chicago.
To ride, you first balance yourself on the machine which stands on just two wheels. The machine balances itself if the platform is in the horizontal position and you are standing on it. By simply leaning forward or backward, the machine goes in that direction. To turn, you rotate a small control with your left hand. You can also turn with a 0 degree turning circle (in other words, it can spin around 360 degrees at the same spot.) On a single battery charge, you can travel a distance of 8-12 miles at speeds as fast as 12 miles per hour. We were only allowed to go 6 miles per hour on the tour. But I did see one of the tour guides go 12 miles per hour and it really looked like she was zipping along!
This is a FUN machine to ride and very easy to learn. After about 30 minutes of instruction and practice, our tour group was on our way from Michigan & Jackson to Buckingham Fountain and then to the Museum Campus area.
By the way, if you have an engagement session planned with me, I'd highly suggest considering taking some photos near the Adler Planetarium. What an incredible view of the Chicago Skyline from there! I have one wedding set there this year and can't wait to get some cool photos from this location!
Anyway, after spending some time at the Planetarium area, we headed back towards Millenium Park (their security guards ride these machines as they patrol the grounds) and then finally back to the tour shop.
The cost to ride for 2 hours is $70 per person... not cheap, but well worth it. Our tour guide was a lot of fun and she really made the tour interesting.
The Segway tour company we booked is located at 224 S. Michigan Avenue, #113 (on Jackson Blvd.), Chicago, IL 60604. Their phone number is 312-663-0600. I'd advise calling for reservations but if they have openings before the tour, they will allow you to go . Tours leave at 10 AM, 1 PM and 4 PM.
If you have a couple of hours and want to have a fun tour of the Chicago downtown area, give it a try! I promise you will have a terrific time. Everyone on our tour said they really enjoyed the experience. I know we are in a lot of tourist's photos because everyone we passed was taking pictures of us! I wonder if anyone on our tour is tempted to buy one soon... the cost is about $4500 before tax.
2 comments:
i saw a group on segway friday night when doing e-session around buckingham fountain! looks really cool! ^_^
I don't know how cool you look when you are wearing those reflective vests and helmets that's required of you to wear, but at least riding the Segway is a lot of fun! :)
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