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Re:Airwheel – electronic thingamy some Sydney residents are ... by jessriedel on Monday August 17, 2015 @06:38AM (#10072227)
But can't you go down a hill slowly by just not leaning as far forward? Trivially, these allow you to remain stopped on a slope, right?
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Re:Airwheel – electronic thingamy some Sydney residents are ... by masklinn on Monday August 17, 2015 @06:47AM (#10072255)
> But can't you go down a hill slowly by just not leaning as far forward?

Sure. But there is a higher risk on losing control on downhills, and if you do the only brake is to bail.

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