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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Im a fan of Lectric ebikes. They pack a lot of features and quality into a rock bottom price, and seem to be in a good position as a company, so no sudden bankruptcy leaving you stranded like some brands recently.
I bought one of their ebikes, and was impressed at the overall quality. They do tend to use "generic" or "in house" bike components to likely save on spend, but nothing seems shoddy. My bike has a 750w motor and is a class 3, so it can and does hit 28mph smoothly and easily and has a 20-40 mile real world range.
I did have an issue with a leaky hydraulic brake line after storing it for a few months. I reached out to them about it, and they instantly mailed me a replacement brake and lever for free. That was nice, but as a counter point their "break replacement" video was for an entirely different model and was only about 70% applicable.
Some give and take to be sure, but I'm glad to have the bike and would buy again.
I've seen a few Lectric ebikes in the wild. Nice aesthetics, but I also greatly appreciate the first hand experience.
If you're also looking at budget bikes in the US, Ride1up is another option. I have a Portola and like it quite a bit, though I've only got about 150 miles on it so far. Lectric is pretty well regarded as budget bikes go as well.
I'm honestly happy with it. I'd recommend buying their latest model if you do opt for one, as they tend to make big improvements to lots of things each generation.
They just released a new folding bike if you're interested in that.
At this point, I'm hoping they will put out a front loading cargo bike like urban arrow, except not for $7000. If they can swing it in the 2k or less range, ill buy another Lectric for sure.