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Just buy your own e-scooter or electric unicycle. Solves most of these issues and takes stress off of existing public transit (not to mention personal electric

Just buy your own e-scooter or electric unicycle. Solves most of these issues and takes stress off of existing public transit (not to mention personal electric transit is almost always faster than public transit during rush-hour).

logifail 7y ago
> Just buy your own e-scooter or electric unicycle ...or stick with either a (kick) scooter or standard bicycle? Definitely better for the environment and almost certainly better for your health, too.
- perlpimp 7y ago
  works if you have a shower and a change of clothes at work and soap and towel etc. its a logistical nightmare. i have both but bicycle is mostly a recreational vehicle
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- KirinDave 7y ago
  It might be better for your health, or it might be totally unrealistic given the state of your health.
- algaeontoast 7y ago
  Unless you want to show up to work a sweaty mess. I have a bike I ride for exercise as well, but commuting really only makes sense on an electric scoot / EUC.
nickserv 7y ago
They're also useful for 'last km' transport, like getting to and from the train station. The smaller ones can also be taken on the bus or subway.
- alistairSH 7y ago
  Do you know of any smaller/lighter e-scooters that are easily hand carried and durable? The typical Bird/Lime look a bit heavy for carrying into an office or up to an apartment. I've searched online, but most look like sketchy Chinese stuff, so I'm a bit concerned about longevity and parts availability.
  - analog31 7y ago
    Weight is weight of course, but I've seen ones where they fold up so that you pull it behind you on one of its wheels, like one of those rolling suitcases.
  - nickserv 7y ago
    eMicro escooters are light and pretty powerful, but range is not the best. Egret escooters have better range but are heavier. Both brands are well built and durable, but not cheap. I've had my Egret 10 for over a year, use it every day on rough roads with heavy loads and it's held up nicely. I did break the trigger going over a pothole, but was able to fix it myself. Otherwise only changed the back tire and brake pads (standard parts).
  - lvturner 7y ago
    My wife and I just bought the xiaomi/ninebot one, they are around 15kg but fold down fairly nicely, I won't lie and say it's ideal, but it wasn't much of a challenge getting them in and out of our apartment (which, being in HK is tiny:))
  - algaeontoast 7y ago
    Personally, I just purchased a lump-sum of Ninebot-es2 and es4 models from a Police auction (they were confiscated bird scooters). I just replaced the dashboard and went about using them for personal commuting. The range sucked, I'd be lucky to get 3.5 - 4 miles at 16mph to my office, which meant I had to charge on both ends. This is what lead to my purchase of an KS18xl electric unicycle. However, there are more and more slim carbon fiber "micro" electric scooters entering the market that look absolutely incredible!

logifail 7y ago

> Just buy your own e-scooter or electric unicycle ...or stick with either a (kick) scooter or standard bicycle? Definitely better for the environment and almost certainly better for your health, too.

perlpimp 7y ago
works if you have a shower and a change of clothes at work and soap and towel etc. its a logistical nightmare. i have both but bicycle is mostly a recreational vehicle
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KirinDave 7y ago
It might be better for your health, or it might be totally unrealistic given the state of your health.
algaeontoast 7y ago
Unless you want to show up to work a sweaty mess. I have a bike I ride for exercise as well, but commuting really only makes sense on an electric scoot / EUC.

nickserv 7y ago

They're also useful for 'last km' transport, like getting to and from the train station. The smaller ones can also be taken on the bus or subway.

alistairSH 7y ago
Do you know of any smaller/lighter e-scooters that are easily hand carried and durable? The typical Bird/Lime look a bit heavy for carrying into an office or up to an apartment. I've searched online, but most look like sketchy Chinese stuff, so I'm a bit concerned about longevity and parts availability.
- analog31 7y ago
  Weight is weight of course, but I've seen ones where they fold up so that you pull it behind you on one of its wheels, like one of those rolling suitcases.
- nickserv 7y ago
  eMicro escooters are light and pretty powerful, but range is not the best. Egret escooters have better range but are heavier. Both brands are well built and durable, but not cheap. I've had my Egret 10 for over a year, use it every day on rough roads with heavy loads and it's held up nicely. I did break the trigger going over a pothole, but was able to fix it myself. Otherwise only changed the back tire and brake pads (standard parts).
- lvturner 7y ago
  My wife and I just bought the xiaomi/ninebot one, they are around 15kg but fold down fairly nicely, I won't lie and say it's ideal, but it wasn't much of a challenge getting them in and out of our apartment (which, being in HK is tiny:))
- algaeontoast 7y ago
  Personally, I just purchased a lump-sum of Ninebot-es2 and es4 models from a Police auction (they were confiscated bird scooters). I just replaced the dashboard and went about using them for personal commuting. The range sucked, I'd be lucky to get 3.5 - 4 miles at 16mph to my office, which meant I had to charge on both ends. This is what lead to my purchase of an KS18xl electric unicycle. However, there are more and more slim carbon fiber "micro" electric scooters entering the market that look absolutely incredible!