I recently had the chance to attend Micromobility Europe 2024, the latest industry tradeshow promoting the proliferation of right-sized personal…
My prior comment on hydrogen mobility:
Hydrogen for mass- or space-constrained mobility (eg bikes, automobile, aircraft) faces all the known problems with storing it inside inconvenient shapes and contending with the losses from liquification. Real Engineering has a video on this aspect (Nebula and YouTube) when compared to simply using battery-electric storage.
With that out of the way, my takeaway from this article is that manufacturers are working on broadening the appeal of bikes and micromobility with new models, be it harkening to the classic “Dutch bike” or designing for less smooth surfaces. Some are clearly gimmicks and fads, or advance the surveillance state. But by and large, innovation is taking place, proof that this market will not stand still for even a moment.
A dutch style bicycle is honestly one of the best things I’ve ever purchased. So much more comfortable, practical and utilitarian compared to my previous cheap mountain bike
The shadier individuals here don’t recognise the Shimano Nexus and rollerbrake components, so it mostly gets left alone. Therie was one attempted theft while parked at night, however the built-in wheel & chain lock did its job - just the lights, camera and my GPS unit was taken. I now use Garmin quarterturn quick releases for everything
That’s what mobilty needs! More e-scooters lying across the pedestrian sidewalks!
