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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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I’d like to start looking for an e-bike. The primary goal is something off-road capable. I’m thinking simple trails and sand.

The next goal would be portable: if it can break down a little bit so that I could get two inside my small SUV instead of on a bike rack that would be ideal.

Edit: for those stating to look at my local bike shop, the closest is 1.5 hrs away and is Trek-only. There are a few other dealers also around 1.hrs away.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Since off-roading is your primary goal, I would look into Specialized or other established mountain bike manufacturers.

I have not heard of a folding mountain bike. Brompton is the defacto leader when it comes to folding bicycles but they are expensive (you are paying for the quality of their name and their patented folding design).

I have a non-electric Brompton. You can go off roading with it, but I would not recommend it. It does not do well on sand either. You can change the tires that come with the bike, but you are talking about after-market parts on a bike that is super expensive already. Even more so with an electric version.

Another folding bike leader is Dahon but I know less about what they offer.