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E-Try-cicles carshare and selling business could be a banger in promoting e-vehicles (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 2 weeks ago by andrew_bidlaw to c/[email protected]

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That's how we sometimes introduce first-timers (usually kids) to the idea of riding, it's easier to balance especially in the taffic jams and isn't as dangerous for first-timers;
The space between and over two back wheels may be used for a motor, a battery and a place to put your luggage on.
They have a good marketable slogan already in the name, as they are Try-cycles.

You just need to design it to cool and\or professional so the rider won't be afraid of looking like a kid or a clown.

Pro and con: it's width is way more than that of a bycicle, but at the same time it gives a bit of wiggle space for your feet.

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[–] VicksVaporBBQrub 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There are cities near coatlines and beaches that rent quad-cycles for tourists, sightseeing, pedicab taxi, etc. More offen, they stay broken longer compared to the standard 2-wheel bicycle for rent. In my youth I had a tricycle (20" wheels and a rear basket) that hauled daily about 70 newspapers in one trip. My downside, maintenance was never a simple walmart fix and the tricycle had a very short service life in the paperboy business. Teenage me relied more on my Huffy bicycle and 2nd refill trips for those heavy sunday papers. Reliability vs truckability (if that's an actual word 😉). And on the business-side there's the cost. Someone will need to have a proper dedicated bicycle workshop. A "backroom to fix bikes" will never cut it for the evermore complicated modern bike\e-bike.