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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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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is why I like the Skunklock Chemical: Sure, you can cut through eventually it if you're dumb enough but you'll be punished for your foolishness!

Also, 10 minutes is a lot of time (and likely a lot of cutting wheels, which the thief may run out of) but ultimately, there is no fool proof anti-theft setup. It's all about delay and deterrence: If you ride in high theft areas you should have layers of defense ranging from good locks to alarms and trackers as well as doing other things like riding beater bikes or making your bike look like a beater, locking up in areas that it's harder to steal from, removing parts/bags when you leave, using security bolts, etc.

The best thing I've found is folding your bike up and taking it with you but that's not always possible even with something like a Brompton.