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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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[–] Blackout@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

No. I probably should wear those padded crotch pants and clip-in shoes when I do distance but I'm low tech with biking. It's all about the journey.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I just wear regular clothes and hiking shoes.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For my touring/gravel bike-packing set up, I usually wear bibs under a light-weight pair of shorts and shirt and trail-running shoes. For road bike, I go clipless with lightweight shorts/shirt. Usually we go 50mi or less on road rides, so I don't really feel like I need a chamois. I have SQ Labs saddles on my bikes. Since I switched, the bike-short padding basically became unnecessary.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, that's the one thing a pro biker friend gave me once, a very nice and very expensive bike seat. They look the same but makes a big difference

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

The padded pants are non-negotiable to me... I do use clip-ons but cold probably live without it.