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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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I love any kind of ebike to be honest. I've tried heavy front hub rideshare bikes, and a considerably nicer mid-drive specialized como 2022. They get me from A to B really comfortably and with ease, which is all I really need.
That said, I sadly don't own an ebike myself, my personal bicycle is a dutch-style upright with a 7sp internal hub, and fully enclosed drivetrain.
The infrequent maintenance is a major convenience factor for me, so much so that I want my next bicycle to be belt driven, better so if I can find an electric one ๐
The holy grail is the mid drive assist with integrated sealed transmission, coupled with belt drive. There's one company doing this now and hopefully it takes off. Throttle people can fight me (but also no reason that couldn't be integrated since the chainring is now decoupled from the cranks).
So, which company is it?
Sorry, I was thinking of the pinion edrive. https://pinion.eu/en/e-drive/
Not OP, but the cero one is one I found that seems to check the boxes. It's a cargo bike that was inspired by japanese mamachari bikes - very utilitarian bikes that are analogs to the dutch commuter bikes.
I just purchased a used, older version that still uses a chain instead of a belt, but it handles nicely. Built in frame lock is incredibly convenient!
Time to install a front hub. Small geared like the Bafang G311 for lightweight or Grin All-Axle for the same reliability as the rest of your bike. ๐
I run a rear G310 with 11sp drivetrain but to be honest if I knew everything I do now when I designed the build, I'd have left my drivetrain intact and used a front hub instead. It's way easier to do, fewer compromises and it could even end up lighter.