I am going to make my purchase this Wednesday. And a late addition to the fold is an electric scooter.
Now why I am considering an electric scooter, is I live in Vancouver’s downtown east side. It’s basically where hopes and dreams go to die. so It’s not the nicest neighborhood. and I am worried about theft. a scooter would be alot more easily secured. I could basically take it inside with me wherever I go. And it’s alot easier to take it on transit. Plus the ones I’m looking at have a supposed range or 60+ Km’s but even if I only got half that It would be good.
The only downside is no swappable battery which you get with most e-bikes.
So which would you choose? e-bike or scooter?
Would a folding ebike fit the bill? Something small enough that you could lug it indoors if need be, but also with large enough (20-inch?) tires to not bottom-out on potholes? You’d get the benefit of being seated during the ride, many have removable batteries, and if the bus’s bike rack is full, you can fold it and carry on.
As a rule, I don’t ride e-scooters, as they’re fairly nerfed by California law, in addition to the troubled state of bike lanes near me. So I would steer you – pun intended – toward an ebike. Around me, I see a lot of people on Lectric ebikes, so I assume they’re at least decently competent. Of course, British Columbia is a fair bit different than Northern California.