Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhat is a product that sounded promising but ended up being very underwhelming?message-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a product that sounded promising but ended up being very underwhelming?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareMossy Feathers (She/Her)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI was legitimately sad it didn’t take off. It was a really cool piece of tech but it got mocked for being nerdy or geeky. I wonder how much of that was encouraged by oil and car companies.
minus-squareaasatru@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoBut… Bikes? How does it improve on bikes, other than being much less safe and more expensive? Crazy futurists could even propose we build cities around bikes… but that would be insane, obviously. 🚙
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI feel that an electric bicycle is better than a segway in every single aspect.
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoElectric bikes are under hyped for how they revolutionise individual transportation.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoNo need to exercise, much more compact…
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoOne of those isn’t a benefit and the other isn’t true. Also, e-bikes are a thing
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoHow is that not more compact than a bicycle? Also for some people not having to pedal is actually a necessity so yes it’s a benefit to some.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoElectric scooters did take off though, and you don’t need to pedal nor balance the thing.
I was legitimately sad it didn’t take off. It was a really cool piece of tech but it got mocked for being nerdy or geeky.
I wonder how much of that was encouraged by oil and car companies.
But… Bikes? How does it improve on bikes, other than being much less safe and more expensive?
Crazy futurists could even propose we build cities around bikes… but that would be insane, obviously. 🚙
I feel that an electric bicycle is better than a segway in every single aspect.
Electric bikes are under hyped for how they revolutionise individual transportation.
No need to exercise, much more compact…
One of those isn’t a benefit and the other isn’t true. Also, e-bikes are a thing
How is that not more compact than a bicycle?
Also for some people not having to pedal is actually a necessity so yes it’s a benefit to some.
Electric scooters did take off though, and you don’t need to pedal nor balance the thing.