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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7654367

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I personally think it could be a great alternative to cars and bikes for those who need to take a whole family somewhere or a decent amount of stuff.

Only modifications I would make would be ride-by-wire and an extra set of pedals (so you can have two people pedalling without the annoyance of normal tandem bikes having to pedal at the same rate), and a more powerful motor (only 250W is legal in France, where this was designed, whereas 500W is legal here in Canada)

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[-] Draegur@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

that's cool :3

i'd definitely use one to commute to work and back, or hit up the grocery store

i just wish there were more enclosed leg-powered gear-assisted wheeled vehicles in general to protect from inclement weather as you get around.

homo sapiens legs are amazingly developed anatomy and providing them with a momentum conserving and force distributing mechanism like bicycles do is one of the best ideas we've ever had. severely underrated.

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