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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I will! I already ordered power pads for it (leg grips) and full motorcycle gear lol, I might be going a bit overkill out of the gate but better safe than broken.
What are leg grips exactly?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1405951951/inmotion-v11-jump-pads-and-bumper-combo?ref=yr_purchases
I can't vouch for it yet though, ask me again in a few weeks after I've got them installed and fully tested
I will say that the seller was very nice though
Hmm, so they kinda help you control it and stay on it better?
Yep exactly, also if you hit a bump and get "bounced" they help you stay on, supposedly
We look forward to your field reports! Good luck and stay safe!
So far I don't feel like I need them. I'll probably wait a while to install them, because of that other user's advice about being able to jump off easier if needed.
I will say, it's SUPER fun to ride. Holy cow. 1 hour of practice and I was off. I wish I could skip work and ride all over town tomorrow
Just ride it around work lol
Coding while unicycling is a challenge I don't think I'm ready for!
How hard are they to ride? The compactness and range of it looks kind of great but it seems like it would have a steep learning curve.
I'll let you know when it gets here on Monday. But it really doesn't seem that bad:
https://youtu.be/0VOaWu4Vddg
It looks super fun
Yeah, I feel like I'd kill myself trying to ride an EUC haha. I kind of want to get a Monowheel but they are expensive: For that much I would probably just get a nice ebike.
https://youtu.be/mqrG2bk7eBc one of these?
Lol I can't help but think about that episode of south part where the teacher invents one of these.
I bet it's fun though
Haha, it's more like a skateboard with one big wheel in the middle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3ivCUxIvY
Ah, yeah you threw me off with calling it mono wheel.
One wheels are awesome and I'd love one. I'd go for the PintX since I heard the XR has a lot of problems.
My bad, I don't know a ton about these yet but they seem fun.
They look super fun, hopefully you can test one out sometime
Hey I just got it today and I put some baby-corner-protectors all over it to protect it from dropping. Turns out I didn't need them because I didn't drop it and was up and riding all around my block within an hour.
It's super fun. I just found a new passion.
I think I probably picked it up faster than most people because of all my skateboarding. I feel like it uses similar balance, somehow (doesn't make sense but trust me). But it truly doesn't seem that hard. Just start out in a hallway until you have the basics down and then you're off to the parking lot.
Turning and starting are the hardest parts, but not very hard.
Oh wow, really? I figured learning a unicycle would be totally different from skateboarding. Now I kinda want to try one out...
Hope you'll keep us updated. Happy riding and stay safe!
Yeah it's weird, I think it uses the same balance as when you balance your front foot while pushing on a skateboard.
I wish I could call out of work and ride it more right now
No such thing. In anticipation of my first EUC, I bought a Motocross Full Face Helmet to use on my e-scooter and I'll be getting elbow/knee-shin protection as well.
Nice, which helmet did you end up going with?
Alpinestars 5M5 with 100% goggles.
Cheers thanks, looks good
I've been helmet shopping