My Homemade Segway Bag

    First, we started with a wire removable bicycle basket. We actually already had this on hand. It was purchased four years ago, at Target, for $29, and was mounted, originally, on a Razor (scooter) knock-off.

    Bill, my spouse, covered the basket with a dark blue denim with red piping. He also made a vinyl "window" on the front of the bag large enough to hold my handicapped placard.

    The bag opens from the handlebar side of the Segway and is secured closed via velcro. Inside the bag, Bill made a pocket for my cell phone, a loop of elastic to hold a water bottle, and another vinyl pouch, in which I carry my Motor Vehicle disability paperwork, as well as a print-out of those Arizona laws, by Title and number, that identify the Segway as a "handicapped" device, and is permitted the same access as a wheelchair.

    This is the clamp which holds the bag/basket in place, tightened down on the handlebar guard.

    This is the clamp from the operator's side. Pushing the yellow bar on the clamp releases the basket from the clamp.

    The back of the bag, secured on the clamp.

The cost of the basket, according to a web search, right now hovers around $40 (google key words: removable bicycle basket). The fabric, vinyl and piping ran us $8 at a local fabric store. Of course, the handlebar guard - available through Segway - did run almost $200... but I learned the hard way that guard is an absolute necessity for the Segway.

There is a small amount of wind resistance when on the red key, going flat-out, but it's minimal. I think that resistance could be completely obliterated if using a fabric other than denim, like Spandex. Spandex would also give a tighter fit to the finished product, with smooth lines. Bill's not completely happy with the results here (he wanted cleaner lines), so he's going to work on another one using water resistant nylon (much like the fabric of a wind-breaker jacket).