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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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Specialized has followed last year's launch of a 33-lb carbon e-commuter with a cheaper version that's built around an alloy frame, with the company boasting that "nothing in alloy is lighter."

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[โ€“] Mac@mander.xyz 8 points 5 months ago

4500$
44lbs
320 watts
28mph
520Wh batt (non removable)
700x47 tires
55lb rack

Full fenders
Head/taillights
Kickstand
Bell

[โ€“] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago

$4,500 for a non-removable battery, lol.

I'll sell you this $35,000 car with a full tank of gas, but the fuel door has been welded shut from the inside :)