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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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I've been considering an e-bike or similar for quick trips from my house to coffee shops, bars, the beach, etc. It seems like a great option to not worry about parking and avoid traffic. But I can't figure out what I would do with such an expensive thing (compared to a regular bike) when I get there.

Do you lock them to bike rack, or whatever random thing you can find? What about scooters, can you even lock them? Is that secure enough?

I really enjoyed shared scooters since you don't have to worry about that issue at all, until the city council in my city regulated them out of business.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You might try locking to gas pipes behind businesses. Yes, it's security through obscurity, but it could work. And it means attacking the lock -- rather than the gas pipe -- is the only reasonable attack, although it does risk sparks near explosive fuel.

[โ€“] sacbuntchris 6 points 11 months ago

I appreciate the response even though it's not quite what I expected, lol