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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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I'm currently fixing up my bike, and I've come to a dilemma. For background, I got a bike at a police auction, but the rims were damaged and had a bulge in both. It's a V-brake system, so it affected braking.

I got a donor bike with better rims, but it used a Sunrace freewheel. Is there a meaningful difference between the Shimano and the Sunrace, other than how the gears attach? Would you recommend going through the effort to swap the hubs?

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You'll probably be fine but if it doesn't work a new cassette isn't crazy expensive. Check the chain and cassette for wear though, no sense in putting on parts that are already cooked. You can buy a chain checker and cassette wear tool for relatively little money and they're worth having especially if you ride a lot. You could probably also stop by your local bike shop and they'll measure it for you.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, good idea! I do have a nice local shop that's been very helpful in doing these repairs.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

Always good to support your LBS!