A Bit of Fun - Riding a Segway on a BMX Track

Just for a bit of fun I took the Segway and Booper down to Ian Galloway Park, in Wilton, Wellington.

Once upon a time this area used to be known as the Wilton or Western Tip, and close in 1973.

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Today it boasts five sportsfiields used for ruby during winter and summer sports such as softball and soccer. It also has a BMX track and a dog exercise area.

Nothing utlra challenging for the Segway, but definitely a good place to take beginner to practice and learn. It was also a good place to zip around.  Even Booper a bit of work out chasing the Segway around the track.

Taking on some of those climbs was reminder/re-enforcement that tackling climbs with a Segway is very, very different than when you take on the same with another other vehicle. It is not momentum that gets you up (or down) but making use of the torque provided by the electric motors. And when you get it wrong, the 'Stick Shake Warning' (shakes the handlebar and make growling noises)  comes on to tell you.

Come down is very much like doing the same in a 4x4, you let the engine control the descent and just gently steer when you have to.