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Any thoughts on the mechanics behind this? For any wheel size and range, a scooter naively seems like it is going to have strictly less metal than an e-bike, s
by jessriedel 3y ago
Any thoughts on the mechanics behind this? For any wheel size and range, a scooter naively seems like it is going to have strictly less metal than an e-bike, so I would have thought they would be lighter.
- pkage 3y agoYou don't pedal on an scooter, so the battery needs to be big enough to carry around both you and the larger battery (adding weight). Conversely, e-bikes can assist your pedaling (rather than having to replace it in all cases) so they can be lighter.
- rightbyte 3y agoA scooter is a flat plate with a steering column adding no strength. A bicycle is two triangle elements of pipes.
- HPsquared 3y agoThe frame of a bicycle is probably a lot lighter, as a sort of triangulated truss - compared to the "solid beam" style of a scooter. Disadvantage is it takes more space.
- bee_rider 3y agoI wonder why nobody has done electric rollerblades yet.
- williamscales 3y agoPeople have: https://youtu.be/yttvsEFBUb8 https://youtu.be/yttvsEFBUb8
- sleepybrett 3y ago... they have https://www.escendblades.com/ https://www.escendblades.com/
- btbuildem 3y agoA quick web search will dispel this assumption -- there are a number of products out there fitting that description.
- coryrc 3y agoIt's not safe to go fast on them, so they aren't practical in daily life.
- micromacrofoot 3y agothe wheels are too small to use on a city street at decent speeds, one pothole and you're done