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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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Ebikes, scooters, longboards: 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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There are several cargo tricycles on the market, some of them established for decades. Is there any point to this besides adding unnecessary proprietary parts?
Most cargo trikes are hard to handle at higher speeds, especially when cornering or braking. There is the Babboe Carve which allows leaning into the curve to help avoid that disadvantage.
This seems to be a similar “fix” for a two-wheeler weakness. Not entirely pointless…
I tried leaning chassis trikes from cheaper ones like Chike to overpriced hipster stuff like Butchers&Bicycles. They all rode pretty horribly, compared to a proper two wheeler, especially during breaking or cornering.
I have been selling cargo bikes and trikes for several years and have never witnessed that "weakness" you talk about being an issue.
We rent bakfiets for our pup from a couple apps that all use 2-wheel models. There are some parts where it’s nice to let the dog out and bike along side her where it would be nice to have more stability at low speeds.
However, we do ultimately plan to get a two-wheeler when the time comes to purchase our own.
Valid point, non leaning trikes are optimal in that scenario. I wish you could rent one.
Best choice in my opinion!