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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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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

I actually believe that nearly all e-bikes have crappy warranties. The "best" that I've seen is Tern, and they give you 10 years.

But I go back to my original point: If these companies are serious about selling vehicles, they really need to have more confidence and offer more generous warranties.

If they are treating these bikes as disposable, then cheap or not, they are going to be viewed as toys.

Sure, the electronics and battery can be 2 -5 years, because they aren't expected to last a lifetime, but 1 year on a frame is a joke.

I wouldn't haul 400lbs on a frame that the manufacturer isn't even confident about.