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Spinning his wheel in Hyde Park
By adamg on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 4:22pm
Photo by Greta Gaffin.
As we waited for the light at West Street, this guy slowly made his way down Hyde Park Avenue towards Cleary Square on a motorized wheel thing.
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Here comes the future
Will you now be claiming Hyde Park is a growing area of innovation like you did when you posted a pic of a smoking douche on a hoverboard?
Nope
I've even stopped predicting it would be the next hot artists' area.
saw a group of kids riding
saw a group of kids riding the two wheeled ones in the street at night with reflectors on them... ironicly in hyde park
how
How were they doing it ironically? Can you not hide or park while using a two-wheeled "hoverboard"?
More sensible than the 2-wheelers
You still need to learn how to use these, but these 1-wheelers make much more sense than the "hoverboards".
* These can lean.
* You can fit a bigger battery in it, probably.
* They go faster, allegedly 15mph / bike lane speed.
* A larger wheel isn't going to throw you to the ground when you hit a smaller pothole.
That said, you can still hit the ground pretty easily. I wouldn't have my hands in my pockets, and I'd be wearing helmet / knee pads / elbow pads / wrist guards.
And
They create a much larger explosion when ignited!
The new rebel look -
Also great for picking up chicks at stoplights; hoverboard, helmet, knee pads, wrist pads = smooth operator
Protection is sexy
Guys who wear protection = smart, safe
B.C.
B.C.
This is outrageous!
No helmet with rear view mirror, no mandex pants and he's in the bike lane!!!
No worries given his speed and direction
Far more welcome than wrong-way joggers, two abreast.
Could be mistaken but they've
Could be mistaken but they've been out longer than hover boards. Solowheel is the one I know of but in sure there are others. They'll set you back a pretty penny and seem to be safer than the new ones.
I've been seeing this guy on
I've been seeing this guy on River Street near Cleary for the last few weeks. I bet he got it for Christmas.
Saw this guy today on River
Saw this guy today on River riding a white scooter/wheel and carrying two cases of bottled water in the rain. Impressive.