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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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This electric longboard is designed for the ultimate carving experience no matter the terrain, and with a clever design, it can easily swap its wheels

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Any experience with add-on braking systems? I was looking at putting one on my longboard as I learn the basics. Originally I thought my skateboarding skills would make longboarding a cinch but the differences are way more significant than I figured they'd be.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like the cable diskbrakes you find on mountain boards? No.

I found it very easy to learn to skate on an electric board. I've never ridden anything non-electric.

I just slowly used the motors less and less to help in order to get the basics down. Just being able to hold down the brakes while stepping on made it a cinch to get started. And also being able to remotely halt the board rolling away when you bail.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago

There seem to be a variety of designs, some are just a lever with some rubber with a peg you step on and others are more elaborate. Footbraking seems to be a lot more punishing on my longboard compared to my skateboards so I was looking for an intermediary while I learn to slide.