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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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[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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.