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E-Bikes Are Real Bikes—and They’re Great for Everyone
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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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Whatever you get put a suspension seat post on it if it doesn't have one. I'll never ride a bike without a suspension seat again. It's relatively cheap and easy to swap out the post but I'm sure a local shop wouldn't charge much to put it on for you.
I got a Lextric XP 3, it was pretty cheap but it'll get up to 30+mph and can handle well over 20 miles of range if you keep the pedal assist at like 3. I got a second charger to keep at work so I can just keep the pedal assist maxed out and not worry about range. It is foldable but it's a heavy bastard, pedal assist does most of the work while riding but going up stairs is a pain if there isn't an elevator. It also has a fixed seat post with some stiff springs, they do nothing, suspension post made all the difference. Overall i'd buy it again at that price point.