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

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: 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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Trying to cut down my vehicle usage, however my 75lbs dog comes to work with me every day. I live in an area that is too hot for her to walk with her feet unprotected a significant portion of the year.

I was hoping to convert my niece's old bike trailer into a dog trailer to pull behind. But so far the only two I have found were $1300 and $1500 and it looks like one of them is no longer available.

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pulling weight is different than standing weight. If you're 300lbs and just don't want to admit it, that's fine. But it you really are pulling your dog in a trailer hitched to the scooter... well, a couple things come to mind.

First, you can probably tow 75lbs and pay only in acceleration and battery life; her weight won't significantly contribute to the max load rating of the scooter.

Second, the bigger issue I'd worry about is breaking. Maybe it'd be OK; that's where the load bearing rating would be important.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am 250ish, the majority I saw were 265 weight limit. I carry a rather heavy backpack, so even without the dog in the equation I would want something around 300.

[–] MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I got you fam. I'm fat as shit and need a cheap scooter for my fatAss. any recommendations?

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

How much are the ones lime or whatever use? Their load rating must be wild, because I’ve seen at least 3 people ride one at the same time…