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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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[–] Robomekk@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 weeks ago

I have yet to try these new Shimano derailleurs, but reviews I have seen seem to indicate that that amount of chain slap is a definite step backwards.

I am inclined to think that the damping added to the suspension system by a derailleurs is fairly minimal compared to the actual forces involved, and worth the trade-off for systems with a reasonable amount of chain growth.