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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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[โ€“] Showroom7561 2 points 2 weeks ago

Iโ€™ve had simple, single-speed back-pedal braking bikes for more than twenty years as my primary transportation.

That reminds me... my e-scooter uses a front drum brake. Not very common, but ultra reliable!

Newer e-scooters use disk brakes, and while it could be argued that they offer better stopping power (not needed in something low-speed!), they are far more complicated to maintain.

A single-speed bike with a back-pedal braking system sounds like a dream for simplicity! I'm glad it works well for you ๐Ÿ˜€