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Re: Bird One Scooter – Pre-Order

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Post by fit2rule »

brianbreslin wrote: post #133
on_and_off wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True .. I got a boosted board when I moved to San Francisco. Well, reason number one is that the public transportation system is a joke in this city compared to the European cities I am used to. The price still felt steep but I can afford an 1k skateboard with a tech salary. Especially if I can recoup part of its cost by avoiding lyft rides.

I've long contemplated a boosted board, but am hesitant to spend $1k on a skateboard that I can't use when it rains.

I am in the same boat .. I searched long and hard for an electric scooter or a skateboard that I could use in my regular commute (Vienna, Austria) and after trying everything I could get my feet on, I settled on an electric moped (UNU), which is just about the best possible transportation system I've experienced - apart from feeling underpowered compared to combustion engines.

I get amazing transportation for pennies (its very cheap to recharge the batteries), its fast enough once you get into the city, and it'll survive a bit of rain here and there.

Alas, until the skateboard/scooters catch up with the nearly-all-weather requirement, I don't see mopeds being replaced in this market any time soon.

Re: Bird One Scooter – Pre-Order

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Post by StavrosK »

Sir_Substance wrote: post #144
condiment wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I own a Xiaomi Mi m365 scooter that I use daily for commutes around downtown Denver and while it's lighter than this bird, it is by no means lightweight. It won't fit under a desk. It attracts funny looks if I bring it into a business or restaurant, and locking it up on the street is annoying and time-consuming. Even when it's folded and locked up, people try to steal it. The Bird One marketing document doesn't reall…

>If it's stolen you look up its GPS location and the police help you get it back. Do your police do that?

Even if they do, who has a day to waste chasing thieves? I'd just lock up the scooter and save myself the potential hassle, especially since the GPS isn't a deterrent (the scooter doesn't look obviously theft-resistant so thieves won't notice until after they've stolen it).

Re: Bird One Scooter – Pre-Order

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Post by Sir_Substance »

King-Aaron wrote: post #165
Sir_Substance wrote: post #144

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>If it's stolen you look up its GPS location and the police help you get it back. Do your police do that?

They do in a lot of cases in Aus.

Not in Adelaide they don't. Never in 25 years of living there have I ever heard a case of the police recovering stolen property. Heard several cases of people find it themselves and recovering it on their own, but not once of the police helping.

My own personal experience was that they noted my report, duly filed some paperwork in their write-only document storage system, and then went back to issuing traffic fines.

Re: Bird One Scooter – Pre-Order

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Post by 8fingerlouie »

Sir_Substance wrote: post #144
condiment wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I own a Xiaomi Mi m365 scooter that I use daily for commutes around downtown Denver and while it's lighter than this bird, it is by no means lightweight. It won't fit under a desk. It attracts funny looks if I bring it into a business or restaurant, and locking it up on the street is annoying and time-consuming. Even when it's folded and locked up, people try to steal it. The Bird One marketing document doesn't reall…

>If it's stolen you look up its GPS location and the police help you get it back. Do your police do that?

Or to make theft as unappealing as possible, do an “Apple” on them, and require proximity of a “recognized” device for them to turn on, and require a long password, unique to each scooter, to reset the pairing.

They’ll still get stolen, but after apple implemented its current “find my iPhone” scheme, thefts of those devices has plummeted compared to what it was before.

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Post by nradov »

benatkin wrote: post #161
on_and_off wrote: post #134

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yes. On a boosted, I can go to the other side of my city, but I cannot do the return trip. I can do the 6 miles to go there (since there are slopes, we are far from the theoretical and inflated max range) Spend several hours .. and I would love to be able to go back on my skateboard afterwards.

That's unpalatable for most people, and probably unpalatable for everyone if you consider the wear on your joints. I'm not an expert but I think that even if you feel fine you're probably setting yourself up for osteoarthritis. Running a full marathon on a single day is more dangerous than running two half marathons on different days, and riding that far has gotta be sort of like running a marathon in terms of moving…

There is no proof that long distance running causes osteoarthritis. Please stop spreading that myth.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22632690

Re: Bird One Scooter – Pre-Order

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Post by benatkin »

nradov wrote: post #175
benatkin wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's unpalatable for most people, and probably unpalatable for everyone if you consider the wear on your joints. I'm not an expert but I think that even if you feel fine you're probably setting yourself up for osteoarthritis. Running a full marathon on a single day is more dangerous than running two half marathons on different days, and riding that far has gotta be sort of like running a marathon in terms of moving…

There is no proof that long distance running causes osteoarthritis. Please stop spreading that myth. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22632690

I’m right there with you. I’ve been running long distances and it only seems to help my knees. However, when training for a full marathon I realized I had to work my way up to that level or my joints would be sore. I don’t think someone who overdoes it on a scooter has a training program to follow.

I’m not spreading that myth by suggesting that people consider choosing a half marathon rather than a full marathon, gradually increase their training level, or avoid something that might have the risks of running without the rewards.

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Post by pnutjam »

Sir_Substance wrote: post #173
King-Aaron wrote: post #165

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They do in a lot of cases in Aus.

Not in Adelaide they don't. Never in 25 years of living there have I ever heard a case of the police recovering stolen property. Heard several cases of people find it themselves and recovering it on their own, but not once of the police helping. My own personal experience was that they noted my report, duly filed some paperwork in their write-only document storage system, and then went back to issuing traffic fines.

Even if they recover your property later, like during a big arrest, you won't get it back. It will sit in evidence, for years, then it will be destroyed because nobody picked it up. Chances are, you were never informed; even if you filed police reports with serial numbers.

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Post by on_and_off »

benatkin wrote: post #161
on_and_off wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yes. On a boosted, I can go to the other side of my city, but I cannot do the return trip. I can do the 6 miles to go there (since there are slopes, we are far from the theoretical and inflated max range) Spend several hours .. and I would love to be able to go back on my skateboard afterwards.

That's unpalatable for most people, and probably unpalatable for everyone if you consider the wear on your joints. I'm not an expert but I think that even if you feel fine you're probably setting yourself up for osteoarthritis. Running a full marathon on a single day is more dangerous than running two half marathons on different days, and riding that far has gotta be sort of like running a marathon in terms of moving…

interesting point.

My main worry on an eskate is to fall and gravely injure myself. Even if you are extremely skilled, you might still miss a pothole one day or a car might do something very stupid.

As far as wear on my joints .. I dunno .. most of the riding involve no shocks, the only fatigue is to have to stay on a slightly bent position.. your calves are the muscle that fatigue the most during eskating.

Re: Bird One Scooter – Pre-Order

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Post by hmhrex »

samsolomon wrote: post #107
hmhrex wrote: post #86

This is too expensive for what I need to commute to work and back. Any other recommendations for electric bikes/scooters/boards?

Before the scooters and e-bikes hit Atlanta, I was very close to purchasing a Van Moof. A friend of mine has one here and says it's one of the best purchases he's made. https://www.vanmoof.com/en_us/electrified-s2-x2 Then Bird, Lime, Lyft and Jump all appeared. There's always several Jump bikes outside of my place, which negates the need for my own bike. EDIT: Just realized that this is also probably out of your budg…

The option to "subscribe" is enticing! $25 a month is pretty good if using daily.
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