FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoA Far Better E-Scooter Is An Electric Kick-Bike - CleanTechnicacleantechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkA Far Better E-Scooter Is An Electric Kick-Bike - CleanTechnicacleantechnica.comFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarelnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoWhat are the advantages of electric kick-bikes over e-bikes?
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoYou uhhh…get to stand? That’s all I’ve got
minus-squaremean_bean279@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoLower center of gravity which might be easier for people with balance difficulties. Folds up. Smaller footprint. That’s pretty much all I can think of off the top of my head as well.
minus-squarePatches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoIf you have balance difficulties it’s probably best that you use something with 3 or 4 wheels. Both Ebikes and ESooters go fast enough to fuck you up.
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoEasier to store. Especially if the handlebars fold down.
minus-squarePatches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-211 months agoYou get to have terribly balanced muscles leaving you both in shape, and in a lot of pain. Like most older skateboarders. The human body is not built to kick the floor for hours a day everyday as a mode of transportation.
What are the advantages of electric kick-bikes over e-bikes?
You uhhh…get to stand? That’s all I’ve got
Lower center of gravity which might be easier for people with balance difficulties.
Folds up.
Smaller footprint.
That’s pretty much all I can think of off the top of my head as well.
If you have balance difficulties it’s probably best that you use something with 3 or 4 wheels. Both Ebikes and ESooters go fast enough to fuck you up.
Easier to store. Especially if the handlebars fold down.
You get to have terribly balanced muscles leaving you both in shape, and in a lot of pain. Like most older skateboarders.
The human body is not built to kick the floor for hours a day everyday as a mode of transportation.