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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