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 mean, it’s affordable from a “it’s a titanium bike” perspective. A complete bike starting at $2.5k isn’t exactly chump change…
You're not wrong, though I'd think most non bike enthusiasts wouldn't even think about a titanium bike.
As far as the bike crowd goes, I'm sure a good portion won't be buying something fully assembled and will instead opt for just the frame here which seems to only be $1300. Still a pretty penny, but damn if it doesn't show its worth.
I definitely agree; I do ride a boutique CrMo hardtail mountain bike myself. I think I just still haven’t gotten over how much Ti bikes cost, lol
That's funny, see I'm on the other side - been riding carbon for eons. Titanium was going to be my next step if I ever broke a frame - lucky so far, especially with my abuse. Then again, I haven't bought a full bike in a decade so I've not a clue what's going on price wise anymore. If it's similar to tomatoes though, I hope my frame outlasts me haha.
Mind if I ask why you'd switch to Ti? Probably stiffness, but wouldn't the added weight be less agile and take more effort overall?
Stiffness is a factor, but my thought was moreso for weight. Seems a good compromise between the weight of aluminum and the strength of steel. Of course, I didn't think much of any specific bike or anything. Just a vague notion that if I cracked my carbon frame, I probably wouldn't want to get another one right away. Never rode a titanium bike so figure to try something new.