FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.ioM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Bike-loving Dutch grapple with illegal electric 'fatbike' craze gripping the Netherlands

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Bike-loving Dutch grapple with illegal electric 'fatbike' craze gripping the Netherlands

FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.ioM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Some 17,500 fatbikes imported from China have been held by Dutch authorities over concerns about speed manipulation and safety risks.

Some 17,500 fatbikes imported from China have been held by Dutch authorities over concerns about speed manipulation and safety risks.

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I may be wrong, but IIRC the assistance limit was 1:1.

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