micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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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Skateboarding definitely has a learning curve but having the right setup for your weight and size might help too. If your bushings are too soft it would be super hard for a new skater to balance. Getting lower to the ground and wearing protective gear when you're learning help a lot. I can understand the appeal of scooters but at that point I just opt for a bike or ebike because it's faster, more stable, and can carry lots of shit.
Agreed, re bike/ebike benefits. The scooter is easier to store and take around. But the main thing is no sweating or effort. Sometimes, that's a priority.
LOL. I scooted over to Walmart during my lunch to pick up a backpack full of groceries. No sweat at all :)
I didn't mention another benefit of an e-scooter over a bike/e-bike, they are basically zero maintenance. Keep the tires inflated, and you're good.
Of course, that's only for "basic" e-scooters. Once you get into super scooters with dual disc brakes, suspension, and other extras, it's like maintaining a motorcycle, and that's just not convenient.
Simple is why I like skateboards: I can build a good one for like $60-80 from scratch if I use a blemish deck and even cheaper if I use the parts I already have. The only things you need to maintain are bushings, bearings, and wheels (all of which are stupid simple to replace when they finally die, which will still be a long time even if you skate hard every single day).