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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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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

the front wheel tilt is actually pretty cool. pretty weird looking overall though.

that looks like a lot of chain too. the chain doesn't pass through the frame like a bike so I'd be interested in trying to do a belted igh build like this.

[–] krelvar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure who this is for - if someone is moving to a trike because they have balance issues, they're not gonna be riding it on single track.

I guess it's just an alternative to a regular eMTB, just a different off-road toy. Nothing wrong with that. :) in a way it reminds me of the ski sled thing you sit on like a bike.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

I figure it's for people with balance/mobility issues who want to do a little bit of off road or who maybe just have shitty roads where they live?

I gotta say, on some of my roads you wouldn't want to ride anything less than a MTB or gravel bike, road bikes would not reliably make it and you'd end up eating shit sooner or later if you tried to go fast.

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why this over a regular bike?

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Typically people go for trikes when they have balance issues.

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Huh, that's a good reason. Thanks!