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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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MeetOne Tour full-suspension electric trike review: The most powerful and most comfortable e-trike yet (electrek.co)
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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Man, e-trikes are such a double-edge sword.

My wife has one (not this model... a totally different brand), and while it's awesome, there are two major points to consider:

  1. The size/weight can be a major barrier. Not only for storage and access, but from a practical standpoint. For instance, some trails don't have curb cuts to get on/off them, so I don't see someone ramping off stuff with a trike, as they might with a bike. Especially not if the rider is a senior.

  2. Maintenance is on an entirely different level. It's not easy to access anything on a trike... not the chain, not the hubs, not even changing a tube/tire is easy.

To me, e-trikes are closer to motorcycles than they are bicycles. But goddamn are they fun.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The only trike I'd consider is a reverse trike (aka tadpole), preferably recumbent.

That said, I'm sure it's fun to ride.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

reverse tadpole

One wheel in the front, two in the back? Traditional "tadpole" is two wheels up front and one in the back.

My wife's is the former (also called a delta) and has a slight recumbent design to it. It's a blast to ride.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

D'oh, I accidentally a word: Reverse trike/tadpole. They're two different terms that mean the same thing (two wheels up front, one in back). Edited to make it make sense, thanks!

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No worries :)

I've never tried one, but I've seen several around! I think they offer better stability than the trike we have (which can be tipsy, if you aren't careful on side-sloping curves).

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

They absolutely do, but there are even tilting variants for added stability through turns. They also make regular tilting trikes, but something like a Bowhead would have them beat pretty handily on handling turns at speed.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I do like the idea, although I'd prefer the reverse arrangement with a single rear wheel, and front suspension that tilts in corners.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You might like Bowhead trikes then, pricey but very cool.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Those are really neat!

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

I've seen them out on the street a couple times, they're pretty impressive.