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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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[–] _haha_oh_wow_ 1 points 6 months ago

I second the suggestion about hitting up your local bike shops: They usually let you do test rides so you can see if you like it before making a decision. They should also be able to guide you towards the right kind of bike.

On paper, a folding fatbike could fit the bill, but in practice, the folding feature can be kind of useless. A Tern Vektron is probably the closet quality bike I can think of but it's not really a mountain bike at all.