micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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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Gears are already not an issue on a lot of budget ebikes. Mine is a fixed gear, it's nice to not have to worry about changing gears on it and it makes it simpler for basic repairs. And that one gear was just fine the time I had to ride a half mile home on a dead battery, maybe having gears would have helped but pedaling a dead 50 pound ebike is going to kind of suck regardless.
Depends on terrain (and how much of a hurry you're in). Mine weighs nearly 90 pounds and I've often ridden it miles without even noticing that the battery is turned off.
Flat or slightly downhill, yeah, but I think I was riding slightly uphill that night (and had already gotten off and hiked it up one really steep hill). I definitely notice the topography more on a bike but I bet someone who rides a regular bike could confirm or reject my idea that there's a slope down towards the river.