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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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Weight limits for bicycles need to be higher and more transparent, especially if the majority of people want to use them.

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[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Was hoping for something premade. I’ve got a Lectric XP Trike.

[–] domdanial@reddthat.com 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I haven't seen anything for a more sturdy seat post. Im willing to bet you could find an aftermarket seat and post though, because it looks like it's a pipe-in-pipe attachment to the rest of the bike. As long as it's got the same diameter.

Or fill the stock one up with JB weld or something. Give it some extra stiffness.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Stock post is suspension, and given that it’s a trike I’m not sure a suspension fork would do much. In any case, getting a solid piece custom made would likely be my best option. Thanks.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Old thread, but I'm loving this suspension post with my xpress. Rated for 264lbs, but that's underselling it. It has an extra spring you can add in for heavier riders that really ups the stiffness, but still has great give. The design is way more seriously engineered than Lectrics generic style spring post.

The 31.6/450mm long is what fits my bike with the lectric stock seatpost clamp.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

Amazing, thank you.