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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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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (6 children)

1-Year Warranty*

Every Ride1Up ebike Comes With a Warranty Against Manufacturing Defects. *Terms Apply

So, they sell toys, not vehicles?

[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I'm not sure what this critique is. Is a 1 year warranty on defects not sufficient for an ebike? This isn't an automobile with thousands of moving parts, and that's a good thing. If more warranty is desired, aftermarket warranties are an option for purchase.

Be advised that credit card extended warranties often broadly exclude any motorized transport, intended to exclude motor vehicles but that language typically also excludes ebikes.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

Is a 1 year warranty on defects not sufficient for an ebike?

1 year is pathetic.

Just to compare:

  • Rad Power bikes: 2 year warranty on frame, battery, and components.
  • Pedego: 5 years on parts and battery; lifetime on frame.
  • Tern: 10-years when you register your bike.
  • Trek: Lifetime on frame; 2 years motor and battery.
  • Giant: lifetime on frame; 10 year on forks; ebike components 2 years.
  • Priority bikes: 5 years on frame; 2 years on ebike components.

At a minimum, there should be 2 years covering the electronics, and frame warranties should be at least 5 years.

1 year on everything is bad. Really bad. Shows no confidence in their own product.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 4 months ago

I'm not terribly surprised, they have proprietary spokes. I'd never buy one.

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