Originally Posted by
Jofu
Hello there,
I had never heard of Specialized and Segway being related in any way, so I just checked online and, according to Wikipedia, Segway is now owned by Ninebot Inc, a Beijing-based company:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segway_Inc.
Since 2001, Specialized has been 51% owned by the original founder Mike Sinyard, and 49% owned by Merida Bikes from Taiwan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specia...cle_Components
Bottom line: I don't believe these 2 companies are related in any way
They may share reseller stores however, which is most likely what your local store is.
Geoff
Thanks Jofu, I suspected it was something like that but I see you guys talking about stuff all the time that is surprising to me, I repeated the search yesterday and again today, the only time the Segway store pops up is when I search specifically for a dealer with the Roll step thru in stock. I'm gonna call them later today or maybe just drive over, it's less than 20 miles and I lived there 20 years ago I wouldn't mind seeing the ol town again