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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: 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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For me I've been riding my new mten5 around a lot. It gets about 20 miles of range and will happily cruise at 20mph (max is somewhere over 30).

I also have an ebike, escooter, and 3 other electric unicycles (EUCs) but this little ripper has been my favorite this week.

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

I gave up on trying to commute with mine and switched back to my street board. Same for the Shakedown. They're both too carvey, I need to tinker with them more. My old board is pretty dialed in though.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does everyone have a shakedown?

I put 95A bushings in mine, tightened them down to about 2.5-3 threads, added extra shock risers, and waxed the cut outs. I still get a bit of wheelbite but I really have to lean into it and when it happens it only kinda slows down.

You might have to try out different bushings but I'm right around 210-220 lbs to give you a frame of reference. My least favorite part of the board is that my foot hits the rear wheel when I push because it sticks out beyond the board.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yep. It's not my favorite board, looks beautiful though.