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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: 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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[โ€“] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They do make more affordable bikes with the A-line and C-line.

I checked my local dealer: A line starts at $1900 (Canadian) and $2700 for the C-line. That prices them way out of most people's budgets who are looking for a commuter bike.

They aren't competing with Cervelo, they are competing with brands like Tern, Dahon, or even Decathlon, so they are priced at least $1000 too high. I'm suggesting they have an actual affordable model.

Tons of bike companies are charging really high prices that seem too high

No doubt, but the majority if bikes you'll see regular people riding are not high-end. I've met one cyclist in my life with a titanium bike, so why is Brompton throwing away resources even developing and manufacturing this thing?? How many do they possibly expect to sell, and does it help lift them out of near bankrupsy?

[โ€“] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 22 hours ago

Well, if they do go bankrupt, maybe we'll get affordable trifolds that are good quality. I've been considering a brompnot but IDK if I'd trust a bike off Alibaba

Priority also sells cheap folders, kinda looking at the belt bike but I heard the hub sucks