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Segway Max G2: Everything You Need to Know

The Segway Max G2 is a kick scooter, not a Class 1–3 e-bike, and not the Max G3. The US store had it in stock at $749.99 from $1,399.99: 22 mph, 43 miles, 1,000W max.

By SickEBike desk

The short answer

Segway’s American store had it in stock at $749.99, from $1,399.99. The hero says 22 mph and 43 miles. The comparison page says about 20 mph until the app unlocks the hero number, then 43.5 miles in a 9 mph test and 25 miles at the unlocked speed. The pack is 551 watt-hours. A 22-degree test hill is not the 22 percent Segway prints.

The Segway Max G2 is a kick scooter, not a Class 1, 2, or 3 e-bike, and not the Max G3. Segway’s US store, in this crawl, had it in stock at $749.99, from an MSRP of $1,399.99. The hero says 22 mph, 1,000 watts maximum, 43 miles of theoretical range, a hydraulic front and a spring rear, and a 22 percent slope. The option line on the same store says 43 miles at 10 mph. Segway’s own comparison page is stricter: about 20 mph as it leaves the factory, 22 mph after the app, 43.5 miles at 9 mph, 25 miles at 22 mph, 36 volts, 551 watt-hours, 450 watts nominal, and about a 6-hour charge. The brake line there is a front drum and a rear electronic brake. Rider Guide’s comparison prints 53.5 pounds, a 265-pound payload, and a $699.99 tag. ERideHero’s side-by-side prints a tested 22.4 mph and a hill of 22 degrees. Twenty-two degrees is not 22 percent. The row links here.

Editorial illustration of a commuter kick scooter beside a bike lane, not a product photo
Editorial illustration for this guide. Not a product photo. Factory speed on the comparison page is about 20. The hero says 22.

43 miles, 43.5 miles, and a tested loop

Segway’s US store this crawl, Segway’s comparison page, Rider Guide’s G2-versus-G3 table, and ERideHero’s comparison. Do not turn 22 percent into 22 degrees.

SegwayThe other print
Price$749.99, in stock, MSRP $1,399.99Rider Guide’s table: $699.99. The desk list had about $700.
SpeedHero: 22 mph. Comparison: about 20 mph until the app opens 22.ERideHero tested 22.4 mph.
RangeHero: 43 miles. Option line: 43 miles at 10 mph. Comparison: 43.5 miles at 9 mph, and 25 miles at 22 mph.ERideHero: 21.3 miles fast, 29.8 on their tested loop, 33.4 slow. Claimed on that page: 43.
Power1,000W maximum on the store. Comparison: 450W nominal, 1,000W max, 36V, 551Wh.A parts page sells a 450W hub for this model. That matches the nominal, not the peak.
ChargeComparison: about 6 hoursThe G3 column on that same page is about 3.5 hours. Do not borrow it.
ChassisFront hydraulic, rear spring, 22 percent, front drum, rear electronic, traction control.Rider Guide: 53.5 lb, payload 265 lb. ERideHero’s hill cell says 22 degrees.

Forty-three and 43.5 are both Segway, on different pages, at different test speeds. Nine miles an hour and ten miles an hour are not the same condition. Twenty-two percent is about 12 degrees. A 22-degree grade is about 40 percent. ERideHero did not reprint Segway’s percent. An Australia comparison that says this scooter has no suspension is not the US comparison page, which names a hydraulic front and a spring rear.

The G3 is the one Segway put in front of this. Buying the G2 because a page still says 22 is fine. Buying it because you thought it was the G3 is not.

Who it is for

Buy it if $749.99 is the button you see, 22 mph after the app is enough, and you want the older commuter while it is still in stock. Skip it if you needed the G3’s 28 mph tile. Skip a listing that promises 43 miles at 22. That condition, on Segway’s comparison, is 25 miles. The F2 Pro is the lighter Segway the US store has already marked discontinued, at $799.99. The E3 Pro is the smaller in-stock commuter at $599.99. It is not on the class chart. Five hundred fifty-one watt-hours divided by 43.5 miles is about 13 watt-hours a mile. Divided by 25 it is about 22. Those are Segway’s two range claims. The watt-hour page is the arithmetic.

Questions people ask

Is this scooter still for sale?+

Yes on this crawl. The American store showed it in stock at $749.99, from an MSRP of $1,399.99. Rider Guide’s comparison table still prints $699.99. The desk list had about $700.

Is the factory limit 20, or does an app change it?+

Segway’s comparison page says about 20 mph as it leaves the factory, and about 22 after the app. The store hero simply prints the unlocked figure. ERideHero’s tested figure is 22.4.

What range numbers are actually printed?+

The hero says 43 miles. The option line says 43 miles if you hold 10 mph. The comparison page says 43.5 miles in a 9 mph test, and 25 miles once speed is unlocked. ERideHero’s loop figures are 21.3, 29.8, and 33.4. Do not publish one average.

Does the hill claim say percent or degrees?+

Segway prints 22 percent. ERideHero’s comparison cell says 22 degrees. Twenty-two percent is about 12 degrees. A 22-degree grade is about 40 percent. They are not the same hill.

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