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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: 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 3 points 2 months ago

Depends on how much/far you ride. A smartphone can more or less do much of what a dedicated bike computer can do to varying degrees of success but the battery life is better, doesn't deplete your cell, and the computer will probably be more accurate when it comes to stuff like bike speed, trip tracking, etc.

Currently I just use my phone but there's plenty of times Google thinks I'm driving a car when I'm actually riding my bicycle, ebike, or even a board sometimes.