Re:Accepting US car standards would risk European lives
by CalRobert on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @07:18AM
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Note that the term fatbike means a mountain bike in America but essentially a small electric motorcycle in the Netherlands, UK, etc
Re:Accepting US car standards would risk European lives
by Lio on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @07:59AM
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Not the UK, here fatbikes are mountain bikes just with wider tyres.
Something like a Trek Farely or Canyon Dude.
They may also be assisted e-bike but not exclusively.
Re:Accepting US car standards would risk European lives
by wouldbecouldbe on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @06:37AM
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Yeah that's kind of the point, new rules will often not solve things, but will just move the issue. The underlying issue with certain groups in society & not enforcing will remain.
There are a number of trendy aliexpress quality e-bikes that are also using fat tires and are ridden by idiots but the problem is not fat bikes per se. The problem is idiots on unrestricted/modded e-bikes. Ban fat bikes and they will use unrestricted e-bikes with different tires and the problem will be the same.