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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How is it any better than a Pedicab for $400? Or an electric Rickshaw that can carry three people, for half the price?
https://www.amazon.com/WEIMMIN-Tricycle-tricycles-Absorption-Shopping/dp/B0CCVR2ZP9/
The bike shaped object you linked is a janky piece of shit. Did you even read the reviews on it?
You can have that, I'll take the nice cargo e-bike that won't tip over when you turn or fall apart mid-ride.
Good luck (especially with hills)!
I just picked a rando inexpensive pedicab. Just wondering what justifies a big price tag for essentially the same functionality. Plus 3-wheeler, so more stable. Ebike versions run half the price, or less.
So you can have it fall apart at 28 mph instead of 10? Come on, you are making a ridiculous comparison.
3 wheelers are just about the least stable thing you can ride too. How do you own a trike and not know that?
Haha. Happy owner and user of a 30-yo 2-wheeler (which the bike shop tells me I should not leave unattended, since it's 'vintage').
I was just wondering what justified a $10K+ price tag for something that can be functionally purchased for a fraction of that price. I can see the point of an ultralight racing bike with fancy gears and brakes.
But once you attach a big carrier in front, you're no longer going for performance or really, stability. At that point, a trike with a low CG is more stable and capable of carrying cargo than any two-wheeler, as demonstrated in half of Asia. They're also far cheaper. You can buy 20 of them for the price of one of these.
I wasn't trying to step on anyone's toes. If they can afford it, more power to them. Was genuinely curious what the selling point was vs the price.