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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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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't recall ever saying I wanted this, but OK.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No I was there. I said "me too" right after. /s

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Christ that thing is ugly lol

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago

It looks like a mobility scooter.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everybody saying they wanted a tadpole trike and everybody saying they wanted that are two different things. Everybody apparently didn't realize the "recumbent" part didn't go without saying.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hell yeah, I'd love to have a recumbent tadpole!

This thing though? Eh...

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Rickshaw you say? Replace the rear seat with a cargo bed and I would be very interested.

[–] colourlesspony@pawb.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not gonna lie seeing the video makes me want to try it. It looks way cooler in motion with the front wheel lean.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah that's why I wanted a Butchers & Bicycles MK1-E but I cannot afford it.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

take this thing, lean it back about 60°...is that a kickstand or a mechanical dick?

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

For those who need an e-trike, that's actually not a bad value ($2000). We paid about $4500 Canadian for our traditional (two wheels in the back and one up front) e-trike.

But... even though I love working on my bikes, this one is a PITA to work on because of its size and weight. You can't just jack it up on a bike stand and get to the components. And taking it into a bike shop isn't easy, unless you have a van and a ramp.

So... yeah, hopefully this one is easier to work on. Looks like fun!