FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHubless eBikes, AI Integration, & More - The MTB-Adjacent Tech From the CES Show is... Interesting? - Pinkbikewww.pinkbike.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down15
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkHubless eBikes, AI Integration, & More - The MTB-Adjacent Tech From the CES Show is... Interesting? - Pinkbikewww.pinkbike.comFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoWhat advantage does a hubless bike bring to the table?
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoNo way for street toughs to shove rebar through your spokes and send you flying over the handlebars so they can steal your baguettes and celery.
minus-squareThorny_Insight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoSame as folding phones I guess; novelty.
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoFolding phones does bring a practical use to the table, you get a phone that you can fold out into a tablet that fits in your pocket.
minus-squarecestvrai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoTo be fair, flip phones prevent unwanted user input and protect the screen.
minus-squareyA3xAKQMbq@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI don’t know if it’s an advantage, but I’ve seen one lately, and it was fucking loud. Like eeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeee loud.
What advantage does a hubless bike bring to the table?
No way for street toughs to shove rebar through your spokes and send you flying over the handlebars so they can steal your baguettes and celery.
Same as folding phones I guess; novelty.
Folding phones does bring a practical use to the table, you get a phone that you can fold out into a tablet that fits in your pocket.
To be fair, flip phones prevent unwanted user input and protect the screen.
I don’t know if it’s an advantage, but I’ve seen one lately, and it was fucking loud.
Like eeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeee loud.