_haha_oh_wow_M to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobilityEnglish • 1 year ago10 tips for riding electric bikes around cars (and living to tell)electrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-link10 tips for riding electric bikes around cars (and living to tell)electrek.co_haha_oh_wow_M to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobilityEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoa heavy object in a quickly usable position - metal lock on the handlebars is fine, a brick in one hand is better - works way better than these mostly victim-blaming “tips”, in my experience.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️linkEnglish2•1 year agoI can tell you from experience, riding one handed with a 36" pipe wrench over one shoulder also makes motorists give you a wide berth. I only ever did it once because I had to transport the wrench, and that fucker was heavy.
a heavy object in a quickly usable position - metal lock on the handlebars is fine, a brick in one hand is better - works way better than these mostly victim-blaming “tips”, in my experience.
I can tell you from experience, riding one handed with a 36" pipe wrench over one shoulder also makes motorists give you a wide berth.
I only ever did it once because I had to transport the wrench, and that fucker was heavy.