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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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[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

Holy shit what a thread. I scrolled down and didn't expect huge diet+exercise debate.

I was 300 lbs. I'm 240 lbs now.

32mm tires AT MINIMUM at 125 psi, and an alloy frame is the way. My race bike is 28mm and tops out at 265 lbs. Meaning, I'm always at close to maximum capacity -- when I was 300 lbs, I was overcapacity on my 32mm bike.

Over 300 lb, you want 34-36-38mm tires with increasing diameter for every 25-50 lbs added.