Funny scooter things???

When I was in Paris last week, I saw some groups of people going around on ... what looked like a kind of motorised scooter, but with the two wheels side by side instead of in line, and just a tiny platform to stand on instead of the usual longer one. (as you see, I find it difficult to describe!) I%26#39;d like to google them and find out more, but not knowing what they are called, I%26#39;m a bit stuck!

Can anybody recognise them from my description and help me out?

Thanks!

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they are called segways

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Thanks for that! Very helpful.

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Here%26#39;s a link for the Fat Tire Segway tour.

http://citysegwaytours.com/paris

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They looked like fun, but i would have felt like an idoit!...realy...a big idiot

T

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They are great fun to ride. We took the Fat Tire tour in early June (feels like forever ago!) and had a blast. We didn%26#39;t really need a tour, but the ride sounded fun from reviews here on TA. I%26#39;ve always wanted to ride a Segway, too...

Instead of feeling embarrassed, we felt a little like celebrities -- every time we stopped, people came up to us with a dozen questions (mostly in French).

My favorite part was zipping along the bike path on the right bank between Concorde and the Pont Alexandre at top speed (roughly 12 mph / 20 kph)

J

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Here%26#39;s a link to Youtube videos of Segways in Paris:

http://tinyurl.com/kmtea6

Here%26#39;s the Segway site:

http://www.segway.com

Rob

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I don%26#39;t know why you would feel like an idiot.

The Segways are amazing fun to ride and a terrific way to enjoy the scenery.

I%26#39;m guessing the people you observed were having great fun.

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Do the Segway tour! My daughter (16) and I did the tour through Fat Tire Bike tours and it was one of the highlights of our trip. Before the tour you get a lesson - our guide told us that segways are idiot proof and he was right. The segways are very easy to learn to ride - within 30 seconds I was zipping along.

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I%26#39;m planning to take the Segway tour in mid-September. Any thoughts on whether the day or evening tour is better? I%26#39;m leaning toward the evening tour but I worry that while trying to see where I%26#39;m going, I might miss some sights. (My night vision isn%26#39;t what it used to be....)

Thanks for any opinions based on your experiences.

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I always take the evening tour. I love that you start off in the daylight, enjoy twilight and dusk, then dark when the lights have been turned on all over.

It%26#39;s not so dark that you have to worry about seeing in the dark, and there are lights all over.