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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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Radio Flyer, a brand that has long been synonymous with childhood nostalgia, has spent several years pushing further into the...

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[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

30 miles range, functional design while not looking foolish, from a reputable company, all for less than $3,000? Not bad.

More than the average person drives each day, and costs less than the average person spends in a single year on a car. I could see cargo bikes like this replacing vehicles for many people.

[–] elmicha 4 points 2 months ago

Europeans might know the Swiss company Flyer, which is not the same as this Radio Flyer. There's a law suit about this.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

I have the flyer folding cargo and absolutely love it. It's such a good set of features for a cargo bike at that price point.

The only complaint I have is the paint, which for some reason is super brittle and chips easily. I wish they would just use regular bike paint. But I put up with having to patch it regularly because the rest of the bike is such good quality otherwise and, c'mon, it cost $1800!