Segway’s new Myon e-bike will straddle past and future

Segway’s humble e-bike lineup is astir to summation a caller entrant.

The Ninebot-owned brand, erstwhile known for its pioneering self-balancing scooters, presently lone sells 2 e-bikes: the moto-styled Xyber and the low-step Xafari. Now it’s getting a third, Myon, which it plans connected officially debuting astatine the Consumer Electronics Show successful Las Vegas adjacent year. But earlier that, the institution provided 2 exclusive teaser images of the caller motorcycle to The Verge.

Segway describes Myon arsenic an mundane commuter and leisure e-bike that should look similar a much “traditional” bicycle than the Xyber and Xafari.

“We designed the Myon for each benignant of rider, from first-timers to seasoned cyclists,” Nick Howe, Segway’s caput of e-bikes, said successful a statement. “It’s an e-bike that’s arsenic arsenic suited to regular commuting arsenic it is to play pleasance cruises. And with exertion that combines Segway archetypal innovations with features inspired by the car industry, we judge it represents a leap guardant successful presumption of the rider acquisition connected 2 wheels.”

While we can’t spot overmuch successful the provided images, we tin spot 1 absorbing feature: rear-facing radar. Segway says that the Myon volition see the millimeter question radar for “enhanced safety,” describing it arsenic among respective technologies that the institution is cribbing from the car industry. The radar tin assistance alert cyclists erstwhile cars are approaching, from which direction, and however adjacent without having to instrumentality their eyes disconnected the road, Segway says.

“It’s similar having eyes successful the backmost of your head,” Howe said. “It helps support you much alert of your surroundings without taking your eyes disconnected what’s successful beforehand of you.” 

According to Segway:

RearView Radar volition person a 150-degree tract of presumption with a scope of up to 230 feet successful the rear and 20 feet wide. It volition diagnostic a assortment of alerts for the pursuing scenarios based connected distance, presumption and velocity of the conveyance detected: Blindspot Detection (BSD), Lane Change Warning (LCW) and Rear Collision Warning (RCW). If crook signals are successful usage portion determination is an progressive BSD oregon LCW alert, the frequence of the awesome volition increase, urging further caution for immoderate intended changes of direction. Riders volition beryllium capable to customize alerts and fine-tune sensitivity successful the Segway Mobility App.

Rear-facing radar is thing caller successful the satellite of e-bikes, arsenic galore manufacturers person included the exertion successful their models, either arsenic a modular diagnostic oregon an option. Segway is opting for the latter, selling its RearView Radar arsenic a paid upgrade for the Myon. (Pricing for the feature, arsenic good arsenic the bike, won’t beryllium disposable until January 6th, the aforesaid time it goes connected sale.) For what its worth, Segway’s radar has little scope than the Garmin-supplied rear-facing radar included successful Specialized’s Turbo lineup (Segway’s 230 ft vs Specialized’s 460 ft).

It’s chill to spot Segway continuing to physique retired its e-bike lineup. While the concern of e-bikes is getting much complicated, and much expensive, and some established players autumn by the wayside, it’s encouraging to spot established companies, particularly ones focused connected affordable models, continuing to merchandise amusive and absorbing products.