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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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[–] ResoluteCatnap@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Interesting take. I think ebikes are great, but I've never once thought they should be raced. At that point it would be better to just do motorcycle racing so you can be properly equipped for crashes occurring at high speeds. Cycling races already have enough crashes as it is, and that is before you take an equalizer that allows less experienced riders to ride faster and in situations where they need to be able to ride in a pack without overlapping wheels and occasionally rubbing shoulders/ elbows.

Otoh, if the horse scene has room for hobby horses who am i to say cycling races can't have ebike categories? (I'm joking, hobby horses doesn't hurt anyone and ebike racing would have higher % chance of accidents than traditional races. Guaranteed).