micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

I'd say the real ones are:

• A really strong Ulock like the Hiplok D1000, or 13mm+ chain (it should be resistant to portable angle grinders)

• A light vest or harness with multiple reflectors and LEDs, like the Noxgear Tracer vests. Typically, runners use these, but they help make you visible even if you wear dark clothing, which I recommend against anyways. You must be visible to other bikes, pedestrians, and most importantly, cars.

• A cargo rack and waterproof panniers. This makes it significantly easier to carry heavy groceries, locks, waterproof and insulating layers, laptops, beach gear, or whatever else you are carrying. I have two 44L ones, they are about as big as you can get without getting cumbersome. Plus, the ones I have can be rolled up and stuck into the other one when not in use (ortlieb back roller is what I use).

I mean, this guide would be applicable for non-electric bikes as well. Although I would argue that the electric air pump is superfluous, insofar that (e)bike tires should not be going flat on a daily basis. That said, topping up the air is well-advised on a weekly or monthly schedule, depending on how often it's ridden. And with that sort of frequency, using a manual air pump to add 0.3 bar (~5 PSI) is hardly a strenuous task.

For in-the-field repairs, a compact manual pump is lighter, or even a CO2 cartridge inflator. But ahead of even those, many flats can be avoided through tire liners, which can deflect common perils like small nails. For an acoustic road bike, the rotating weight penalty can be substantial, but on an ebike, I think it's a great benefit overall.

Ah, another ad disguised as an article. I understand the average person doesn't know how to do bike maintenance and would need to learn about pumps, patch kits, etc; but saying "no one told me I'd also need" a helmet and a bike lock is kinda ridiculous.

Minimum 2 locks. And the lock featured in the article wouldn't cut it. Or rather it would be cut... and quite easily too.

Possibly even 3 locks if you have a very valuable e-bike. But honestly I would just get a beat up junker bike and ride that instead if you need to park it in iffy places.

Maybe they didn't know you were a naive dumb-shit?