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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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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

Shimano is one company that is doing alright to its customers in my opinion. While they do sell expensive top-of-the-line equipment, their cheap stuff is incredibly well built and very durable.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I agree completely. I've had lower-end Shimano components on my vintage bikes that are still working just fine 30 years later. And even the mid-range 105 components are still very affordable.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Same for non-vintage. I have some RapidFire Alivio from the 2000s on an aluminum low end MTB. Works as good as new today.

I haven't used Cues/LINKGLIDE, but I'm very excited by its existence. A groupset dedicated to being bomb-proof and cheap.

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

Yes, my Tern folding bike has a Shimano Claris 1x8, and it's been smooth and trouble-free for over 5000km so far!

To be honest, "low end" and "high end" doesn't really mean "one will work and the other won't". I think people assume that entry-level means it's crap. Really, you're only paying for a lighter and faster shifting system, often with fewer jumps between cogs, when you spend more money.

Any components that are dialed in will work regardless of where they fall on the spectrum.

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