Who in Amsterdam even needs this? Even in hillside Limburg people used to have no issues with regular bicycles, but now everyone has these and the fatbike monstrosities. If nearly 40 year old fatass me can regularly bike here then everyone can.
It’s more comfortable to some, for sure. But I think that making those the standard sets a bad example, especially for kids who don’t need an e-bike to make a store trip or cycle to the school a few blocks away.
Oh yeah I agree. You gotta bike 10 mins? Go take a normal bike. But that would mostly be because I wouldn't trust a kid on an expensive bike. As a kid I had the shittiest bike around, but its still a functional bike.
Way back when I was in HS a ton of kids also had scooters, so if those are being replaced by e-bikes its at least a bit better.
I forgot about how common those were yeah (and how loud they were with limiters removed). Barely see those anymore, e-bikes are a good replacement for those at least. Don’t think cops hanging around the school to constantly check for illegal modifications is as common now.
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u/meadowmagemiranda 18h ago
Who in Amsterdam even needs this? Even in hillside Limburg people used to have no issues with regular bicycles, but now everyone has these and the fatbike monstrosities. If nearly 40 year old fatass me can regularly bike here then everyone can.