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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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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago (7 children)

My EP2 Pro was like $700 and won't turn on without a key (like a car ignition) but even if it locked the wheels that would be insufficient security. You need a quality U-lock with any bike and it needs to be locked to the frame. I'd recommend a Litelock X3 or Skunklock Chemical.

They also sell disk locks but they alone are not adequate.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I've got a kryptonite NYC u-lock, but a grinder will still get through that.

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Yeah the only difference is how long it takes to destroy the lock. There are many places where thieves are brazen enough to use angle grinders in broad daylight. In such places owning a nice bike and leaving it outside is stupid. In lower crime, more affluent places though, a good u-lock is probably okay.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

This is why I recommend the Skunklock Chemical: Can a grinder get through it? Sure.

Will the person using the grinder keep going after the cut deep enough and release the gas? I kinda doubt it.

Litelock X3 will just take multiple wheels, but after the first few break the chances of them giving up increase.

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