Fatbikes, of all things…

  • FMT99@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Would require some pretty hefty changes in law, making registration akin to registering full size motor vehicles. But hey I’d be all in favor. These things are of course technically better than cars environmentally speaking but they’re still godawful compared to a proper bike.

    • MeanEYE@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Bicycles already have a serial number under crankshaft.

      All am saying is for either government or manufacturer to issue a standardized plastic card to indicate ownership. Doesn’t even have to have a name on it. Just serial number and bike description or whatever. So whoever steals your bike will have to steal the card as well making it significantly harder.

      • wahming@monyet.cc
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        1 year ago

        Unless there’s a way to verify authenticity, which would require central registration of some sort (good luck with that), such a card would be easily faked. It’d impact legit owners more than actual thieves, since many people would probably lose theirs at some point.

        • SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca
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          1 year ago

          You can have a “public key/private key” system, so the code on the card is matched with but is not the same as the code on the bike.