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Are ultra-fast fatbikes a danger to Dutch streets?

Cornelia Kolden in Amsterdam
October 5, 2024

Tuned up electric bicycles with oversize tires, known as fatbikes, are making life dangerous for ordinary cyclists and pedestrians.

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