steve454 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Is that a good thing? I don't know, but at least the there are a lot of Segway dealers worldwide for warranty work. So far have not needed any, the Ninebot feels a lot stronger than my learning wheels. I am starting to feel trust but still do not ride much on concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eucist Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 On 6/18/2016 at 7:02 AM, steve454 said: Is that a good thing? I don't know, but at least the there are a lot of Segway dealers worldwide for warranty work. So far have not needed any, the Ninebot feels a lot stronger than my learning wheels. I am starting to feel trust but still do not ride much on concrete. Ninebot (backed by Xiaomi) acquired Segway (the company) a little over a year ago. That is why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag_Rip Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Yeah, but shouldnt you plaster your name all over the thing you bought and not vice versa? Ninebot sounds so much cooler than segway.. But Segway has a long running good rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eucist Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Just now, Jag_Rip said: Yeah, but shouldnt you plaster your name all over the thing you bought and not vice versa? Probably because Segway is more "known" than Ninebot in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag_Rip Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Ninja-edited my post sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esaj Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 On 18.6.2016 at 5:25 AM, John Eucist said: Ninebot (backed by Xiaomi) acquired Segway (the company) two months ago. That is why. Two months ago? Wasn't it more like a year and two months ago? Or maybe it was just rumored in the spring of 2015, don't remember... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eucist Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 2 minutes ago, esaj said: Two months ago? Wasn't it more like a year and two months ago? Or maybe it was just rumored in the spring of 2015, don't remember... You are right. I just googled before I answered him and saw April 15 and for some reason thought it was this year. I did find it a bit odd that (as I mistakenly thought) it was "only two months" ago but then I didn't think it was 14 months ago either. "Felt" like about half a year ago. Time sure flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 On 6/18/2016 at 0:22 PM, Jag_Rip said: Yeah, but shouldnt you plaster your name all over the thing you bought and not vice versa? Ninebot sounds so much cooler than segway.. But Segway has a long running good rep. I think Ninebot bought the name only. To me it seems that Ninebot is good quality, at least compared to generic wheels. I would love to try a Kingsong,Gotway,Firewheel,,Huanxi, TGF3, Rockwheel Solowheel. High torque high speed etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eucist Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 4 hours ago, steve454 said: I think Ninebot bought the name only. No. I'm pretty sure they acquired the whole company.https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/15/ninebot-segways-into-the-future/http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32316865https://www.engadget.com/2015/04/15/segway-ninebot-xiaomi-acquisition/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eucist Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 As far as I know they bought Segway mainly for the patents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 I think I read something about that somewhere. And now they have patent protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 I think I read something about that somewhere. And now they have patent protection. I just went to Ninebot.com and looked for dealers. If you enter Ninebot and then USA into the fields, you get 34 dealers and all are Segway dealers. About 4 or 5 are duplicates, trying to inflate I guess, but if you put Ninebot one and Us dealers you only get half as many. The disturbing thing is that the Segway dealer I bought my Bot from is not on the list. The closest dealer is in Houston, Texas. If I ever need warranty work, and it looks like I never will, I guess I can say, Houston, we have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 A month ago, I drove by the store I bought my Ninebot One E+ from. Texas Segway in Hurst. It was closed for good. Aww, man! Oh, well, the Ninebot is way out of warranty anyhow, and still works fine, even though it is starting to feel a little weak. No idea what happened, but it is a shame that a business went out of business. Good thoughts to the dealer. If I get a new wheel, Kingsong and Gotway are the two top contenders, followed by Inmotion and IPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P99Guy Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Steve454, Vince is still a Segway Dealer he just moved to a less expensive location in McKinney! His Garage! if the website is still up you can contact him. If not I can send you his number. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 13 hours ago, P99Guy said: Steve454, Vince is still a Segway Dealer he just moved to a less expensive location in McKinney! His Garage! if the website is still up you can contact him. If not I can send you his number. D Thanks, good to hear he is still in business. Yes the website is still up, if I ever need repairs it looks like I can still contact him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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