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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: 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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I snapped the derailleur hanger on my eBike and had to drive my analog one for a week. I was expecting it to be a huge workout after so long time not riding it, but it wasn't. I'm just as fit despite having been exclusively driving an ebike for a year. My theory is that you're putting in about as much effort into pedaling both, but because of the assist, with ebike you'll just drive faster and further. My ebike is also 10kg heavier and because of the 4.8" tires I need to fight the steering much more.
Yeah, I had a similar experience when I dropped my ebike off for service: I switched gears a lot more but it really wasn't that difficult. Started riding my regular bike more often after that.