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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: 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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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

I bought an eFatbike to accompany my hardtail so that I can ride year around but turns out that riding an eBike is much more fun so I've barely used my hardtail since. Well last summer I snapped the derailleur hanger on the eBike and had to go back to riding my hardtail for over a week while I was waiting for the spare part to arrive. Few observations I made:

  • Holy shit the hardtail is light. Felt like I could bunnyhop more than half a meter of the ground
  • Uphills suuuucked. This is by far the biggest benefit of riding an ebike.
  • I didn't get immediately out of breath unlike I expected. Infact I didn't notice any difference despite not riding the analog bike for a year. Cycling is the only aerobic excercise I do.