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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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[โ€“] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (23 children)

Lubing a chain is always easy. But lubing doesn't actually clean the chain, which is what contributes to worn components and an inefficient ride. That's the absolute worst part if you're using an oil based lube, because you pretty much have to use solvents or an ultrasonic cleaner to actually get the important parts of the chain clean.

Waxing is so much better in every way. ๐Ÿคญ

[โ€“] Zetta@mander.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

I use Rock N Roll 135816 Gold Chain Lubricant, it claims to clean and lube. My bike is cheap and I don't ride a massive amount but in 4 years of using it I've only used this lube and never cleaned it otherwise, still works great.

Obviously cleaning it occasionally would be a good idea though

[โ€“] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago (6 children)

I don't want to send you down a rabbit hole, but look up "zero friction cycling". They test chain lube and offer a huge amount of data and insight into claims made by lube companies.

Don't say I didn't warn you ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] Zetta@mander.xyz 0 points 5 months ago

I will check it out, thanks for the tip!

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