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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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The Ventete aH-1 Cycle Helmet, awarded the prestigious Luminary Winner title at this year’s Red Dot Award: Design Concept, is an innovative take on personal safety for urban cyclists. At a time when cities are embracing cycling as a sustainable and efficient mode of transport, the aH-1 helmet emerges as a design-forward solution, combining portability,

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[–] Jrockwar 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

I have a closca loop helmet, which is also collapsible (not inflatable) and fits nicely in a backpack.

I presume it's not as light as an inflatable helmet, but it feels like a normal helmet, costs like a normal helmet, and I don't need a pump to use it.

I don't know if there are any other brands that make this but I'm super pleased with the concept. It lets me have a helmet in my backpack in situations where I wouldn't be carrying a helmet otherwise, for using with scooters and the like.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is that link broken for anyone else? Or is it a bug in Voyager?

[–] Odo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They skipped the "https://” and some clients don't recognize it as a URL.

[–] Jrockwar 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh interesting. Apologies, I've edited it now. It was working for me so I didn't notice.

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