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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: 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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Helmet - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HYKM33G

Knee Pads - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016U4R6II

Jacket - https://a.co/d/73gTSke

Gloves - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T78BCZB

Anything else I need?

I feel pretty safe with all this but it still honestly scares the crap out of me riding at 30+mph with cars.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I don't ride that fast, but if I did, I would not be getting PPE off Amazon. Get DOT/SNELL rated full gear, full face protection, same as you would wear riding a motorcycle because those are motorcycle speeds but on a fatbike that isn't designed to stably go those speeds.

[–] artificialfish@programming.dev 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Ok, where do you go for that? Do you get fit?

The bike is going it’s designed specs. It’s an Aventon Adventure 2. I haven’t modified it. I can just pedal it up from motor 20 to man power 30.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Oh, when you said 30+ I assumed you were still using the motor. You might not need to go all out if you're riding your ebike like a bicycle, but motorcycle stores can get you kitted out if you're going to be riding fast a lot in traffic.