# European Cargo & Fat Bikes

> Skip the cheap Chinese fat bike. Europe invented the cargo bike: Urban Arrow, Bullitt, Ruff Cycles, Fantic and more, with real safety certs, parts and service.

European Cargo & Fat Bikes: The Alternative to Cheap Chinese E-Bikes | Euronomy

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That cheap Engwe fat bike looks like a lot of bike for the money, until the battery certification, the spare parts and the warranty all turn out to be someone else's problem. Cheap Chinese fat-tyre and folding e-bikes flood the market, but the continent that invented the cargo bike still builds the best alternatives.

For hauling kids and cargo, the Dutch and Danes are unmatched: Urban Arrow, Larry vs Harry, Butchers & Bicycles and Christiania have spent decades perfecting the bakfiets and the long-john. For a fat-tyre cruiser with real swagger, Germany's Ruff Cycles and Italy's Fantic answer Engwe with bikes that are actually built in Europe.

Yes, they cost more. But you get **EU safety certification, batteries you can trust not to torch your hallway, spare parts for a decade, and a dealer who picks up the phone.** Riese & Müller, Gazelle and Cube round out the field. See our main European e-bikes list for those.

Here are the European cargo and fat bikes worth locking up outside.