micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
Recall warnings available here.
Feel free to also check out
It's a little sad that we need to actually say this, but:
Don't be an asshole or you will be permanently banned.
Respectful debate is totally OK, criticizing a product is fine, but being verbally abusive will not be tolerated.
Focus on discussing the idea, not attacking the person.
view the rest of the comments
Using pedal assist would definitely make you a better cyclist vs not riding at all. Even if you never pedaled, you'd probably still be better at handling the bike.
For what it's worth, an e-bike is actually what got me back into cycling. I still ride e-bikes sometimes but at least half the time I'm riding either a folding bicycle or a full size 3x7.
As for the batter/extra weight, yeah, that's a significant drawback: I've heard of more than a few eMTBers screwing themselves over like that.