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superfast (too fast?) electric scooters
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thm_w:

--- Quote from: silenceisblissfulness on April 25, 2023, 06:39:22 am ---I don't see what's wrong with good old fashioned, HEALTHY cycling? I made this comment to someone last night - they agreed. Why do we need electric scooters? Kids used to BIKE everywhere years ago...

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So when is the last time you biked anywhere? How about go for a ride instead of complaining here.

DiTBho is a regular cyclist, but he may not be in the mood to bike 90km on a daily basis. I don't think I'd want to do more than 40k, at that point I'd get an ebike.
John B:
Is silenceisblissfulness who I think it is?
Zero999:

--- Quote from: thm_w on April 25, 2023, 10:31:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: silenceisblissfulness on April 25, 2023, 06:39:22 am ---I don't see what's wrong with good old fashioned, HEALTHY cycling? I made this comment to someone last night - they agreed. Why do we need electric scooters? Kids used to BIKE everywhere years ago...

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So when is the last time you biked anywhere? How about go for a ride instead of complaining here.

DiTBho is a regular cyclist, but he may not be in the mood to bike 90km on a daily basis. I don't think I'd want to do more than 40k, at that point I'd get an ebike.

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Me too, but I wouldn't consider an illegal scooter or ebike. I'd use a legal motorcycle or car. Electric options are available.
langwadt:

--- Quote from: John B on April 21, 2023, 12:45:18 am ---
--- Quote from: thm_w on April 21, 2023, 12:13:49 am ---Yes the stability is crap, you 100% have to keep your hands on at all times.

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Yeah, and it gets even worse. On motorcycles and bicycles it's advantageous to not hold onto the handlebars too hard. This reduces fatigue, but also reduces the positive feedback loop between your hands/arms and the bars. Ie, when you hit bumps or uneveness, that shock gets sent through your arms and hands to the steering input, which then further upsets the bike.

On the death scooters, I found myself holding on far too hard to ensure bars didn't throw me off again. My hands and wrists got far too fatigued.

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on a bike you have three "points of contact"; feet, butt, and hands, one of them is redundant
on a scooter you only have two, hands and feet
langwadt:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on April 25, 2023, 10:49:58 am ---
--- Quote ---Do they actually enforce that over there?
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All depends on the mood of the copper.To make things more fun you can legally use one in certain areas if you rent it.,but cant use one on the same roads if you own it.

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here e-bikes (<250W,<25km/h), e-scooters (+15yo, <20km/h, helmet required) and "speed pedelec" (+18yo, 45km/h, insurance and helmet required) are legal
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