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A Goped is 2-wheeled motorized scooter designed and manufactured by Patmont Motor Werks. PMW was established in 1985 by Tim, Gabe and Steve Patmont. Starting with the Go-Ped Sport, a hard-tire, direct drive motorized scooter, PMW has advanced to having air-tire, suspension scooters utilizing a clutch. The Go-Ped scooter was invented and patented by Steve Patmont of Patmont Motor Werks (PMW) in 1985, and since then, PMW and the Go-Ped have dominated the scooter industry. Like many other manufacturers, the sales of Go-Ped scooters have been affected by sales of cheap (flawed) Chinese knock offs, but it has continued to be the leading manufacturer. With the introduction of the spindle-driven, hard-tire original Sport scooter, PMW gave the scooter industry a cheap and reasonable gas powered scooter, set in motion the formation of the International Scootercross Association and raised the bar for other designers. Go-Ped, Ped and Goped are registered trademarks of PMW. An original Go-Ped prototype as well as a more current version of the Sport reside in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Behring Center in Washington, D.C. History Publicity Go-Ped and their products have been featured in several short clips and interviews about the mini motor sports industry and Goped's involvement in it. On October 4, 2004, Steve Patmont was interviewed by NPR's Laura Sydell about Chinese importation. Go-Ped was also featured in an article in Sprawl Magazine on May 5, 2004. In 2007, the Go-Ped GTR46 was featured in the movie "Reign Over Me" as a transportation device often used by one of the main characters. Various videos also display the technology behind Goped scooters, such as a video of the Go-Ped GTR46 on "Beyond Tomorrow" and various videos released by PMW itself (Riot, GTR46, TRQ and ESR750). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goped」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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