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Re:A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap by ip26 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @11:13PM (#28271973)
Imperfections in the road at 30mph are very different than at 15mph. Especially on a cheap frame.

A fat tire can stand in for a shock, but "cheap" bikes don't usually fit 3" of rubber either.

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Re:A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap by tpm on Monday August 23, 2021 @03:58AM (#28273308)
Relatively cheap electric fatbikes like [1] are currently very popular in Italy, as far as I have seen on a recent holiday:

[1] https://elettrica-bike.it/en/product/fat-bike-vulcano-s-tipe...

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