I looked into buying one of these go-peds but the question came up on
another aviation mailing list as to wether it is legal to carry them in an
aircraft as they could be considered hazardous goods (combustable fuel in
tank could leak out and cause a fire)
The only other option is to go for the battery pwered version which doesn't
have a great range (or speed) and weighs more.
any comments?
regards
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: H.G. <garciah@flash.net>
Subject: Re: off airport transport
> James:
> There are go-peds in USA, they are scooters with a small gas engine
attached
> to one of the wheels, they have a range of about 100 Km ( 60 miles ) at
> speed of about 35-45 Km/hour (20-25 miles).
>
> http://www.go-ped.com/Products/Liquimatic/liqui.htm .
>
> This is one place I found, there are other places if you are interested.
>
> Look how they are folded and you will see that are practical for those
short
> trips.
>
> A friend of mine uses his scooter to go to the train, folds the scooter
and
> bag it to carry with him, arrives to the city opens the Bag, unfolds the
> scooter to go to his office and etc, he has been doing this routine for
> several years, he has one that has a foldable seat since he has to drive
> about 5 miles at each stop.
>
> He also uses it when he is flying, I understand that in some States , in
> USA, licensing is required, the same happens in some of the countries he
has
> flown to.
>
> H.G.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamesmcdia@aol.com <Jamesmcdia@aol.com>
> Date: Domingo 30 de Enero de 2000 11:17 PM
> Subject: off airport transport
>
>
> >Has anybody out there invested in some portable ground transportation to
> >complement the Europa?
> >We all know it is very frustrating and expensive to rent a car or hire a
> >taxi, particularly at remote destinations.
> >As far as I can see the choices are as follows:
> >
> > Folding bicycles - relatively cheap and light, high nerd factor
but
> OK
> >for short distances
> > Electric battery powered scooters (goped etc...) - very cool but
don't
> >appear to be very stable - also are they legal on the road?
> > Folding minibike (di Blasi) - looked very nice at Oshkosh last
summer
> >but very pricey and would it fit inside the europa baggage bay?
> >
> > I would be very interested to hear the experiences of anybody who has
> >tried any of the above before I take the plunge,
> >
> > James McDiarmid G-BWRO
> >
>
>
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