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Next up, the electric velocipede!

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Need an electric penny farthing.

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I had a regular kick bike and they are cool!

An electric version wouldn’t be permitted where I live. 🙄

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I used to have one when I was a kid but a cop stole it claiming it was “evidence” (it wasn’t, it was a gift from my grandma).

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I guess the cop’s kid got a new bike that year.😵

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Put a seat on it and it’s a scooter. There’s no reason scooters must have tiny, hard wheels. Many don’t. Then again, the definition of “scooter” is really blurry. I consider them to have seats like traditional ICE scooters. Razor “scooters” are just clown kick bikes.

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When I was a kid scooters had little bike tires and bicycle handlebars, with bicycle breaks. Then these damn kids started making everything into blades and razors and the old scooters disappeared.

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IMO, if it has a deck, it’s a scooter.

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What are the advantages of electric kick-bikes over e-bikes?

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You uhhh…get to stand? That’s all I’ve got

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Lower center of gravity which might be easier for people with balance difficulties.

Folds up.

Smaller footprint.

That’s pretty much all I can think of off the top of my head as well.

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If you have balance difficulties it’s probably best that you use something with 3 or 4 wheels. Both Ebikes and ESooters go fast enough to fuck you up.

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You get to have terribly balanced muscles leaving you both in shape, and in a lot of pain. Like most older skateboarders.

The human body is not built to kick the floor for hours a day everyday as a mode of transportation.

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Easier to store. Especially if the handlebars fold down.

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