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"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.

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Turn almost any bike into an e-bike with the Clip (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/micromobility

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Dead simple to use, the Clip offers up to 12 miles of electric range for your bike.

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[–] big_slap 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I have one, I like it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Can you share your experiences with it?

[–] big_slap 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

sure! I got the 12 mile one for 400 dollars. I kickstarted this years ago, and they let me pick which one I wanted when it was time to ship to me.

I think it works well for my use case. it gets me where I need to go, and using it to brake instead of the normal brakes on my bike charges my battery so I can go further.

i don't like how heavy it feels in the front. it feels like when I turn my front wheel too fast, it can fling off. the latches that grab onto the fork of my bike are very secure, and I always try to fling it off my bike before riding every time because I made a mistake the first time when using it; it came off while I was riding because I didn't latch it properly to my bike. it won't happen if you secure it properly, like I did not do the first time, but live and learn.

would I recommend this? I would only recommend the 12 mile range for the price it's listed if you are curious about ebikes and already have a bike that this works with. it's a great entry point price imo.