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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, longboards, 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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Take a look at Pedago' s Ridge Rider
I own this bike, and i have not regretted the purchase at all. Its range is pretty decent, 55mi I think. The bike has a software speed limiter which prevents the motor assist above 20 or 25mph depending on the model you get; but there is a community of folks that have some hacks around it (though I haven't done this myself).
One of they key defining features of this bike is the throttle control; you can have pedal assist turned on and then also use the throttle on the handlebar to have the motor do all the work.
Awesome bike! I have an E-mountain bike and really enjoy it. For this application, I'm not sure if the mountain bike design will give me enough efficiency to hit the range I need. Maybe with narrower street tires and mostly locking out the suspension, but that removes most of the mountain bike advantages IMO.