If anyone was planning to try reading the article to figure out wtf is going on: don't. The headline is the entire article.
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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"
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Yeah, there's some related links in there for those who were unaware though.
Some better reporting of the tentative settlement: https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/07/01/settlement-reached-shimano-defective-crankset-suit
But note that this is all subject to change, if the judge for the federal Central District of California does not approve the settlement as-is.