micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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 did my own repair recently after getting a quote for $450 and a multi week wait.
It's not pretty, but it seems to be strong.
Yeah, I've thought about getting a carbon frame but part of me is still worried it'll unexpectedly fall apart at some point despite being super strong and highly repairable. Probably mostly fear of the unknown.
Carbon fiber is magical stuff. Want it ultra stiff and strong on these axes, but super compliant on other axes? No problem. I used to follow Craig Calfee's CF bike repair blog a long time ago. Some legendary crashes and the CF turned out to be fine.
For me, it's all about the failure mode. If you don't know what to look for (and I don't trust myself nor think that I do), CF failure can be a real day-wrecker. This is a mental block I have, compounded by being a reteogrouch curmudgeon.
That said, out of all of the crashes that Calfee reviewed, one in particular stands out. A car blew through a stop sign and the cyclist hit the car. The front wheel was destroyed, handlebars broke, an aluminum crankarm broke, rear wheel didn't impact anything but was taco'd from sheer acceleration. Fork was fine, frame was fine (Trek Madone, I think?). Holy hell.
So while I have an admittedly irrational aversion to carbon fiber, I know from an evidence-based perspective that it's an amazing material. From a trustworthy manufacturer, CF is the holy grail of materials. What's even more surprising is that manufacturers are achieving these results with standard modulous fiber. There are much better grades of CF, typically reserved for aerospace and military, that would allow for mythically light builds.
I think it looks great. Strong kintsugi vibes.
Its a great thing when a machine is improved to fix an issue.