_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoSemi-enclosed recumbent e-trike splits the difference between bike and carnewatlas.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkSemi-enclosed recumbent e-trike splits the difference between bike and carnewatlas.com_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·26 days agoMaybe there’s a use for this. But the further away we move from the simplicity of bikes, the less likely they’ll be ridden with any degree of consistency or have mass appeal. The size, weight, difficulty maintaining, and inability to store it easily would make this a non-starter for so many people.
minus-squareGoTeamBoobies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days ago100% this In a lot of the US we already struggle with basic bike infrastructure, where does this oversized bike ride? Park?
Maybe there’s a use for this.
But the further away we move from the simplicity of bikes, the less likely they’ll be ridden with any degree of consistency or have mass appeal.
The size, weight, difficulty maintaining, and inability to store it easily would make this a non-starter for so many people.
100% this In a lot of the US we already struggle with basic bike infrastructure, where does this oversized bike ride? Park?