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"A fatbike is an off-road bicycle with oversized tires"
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Someone explained it this way.
In the #1980s, there were fat tire bicycles called beach cruisers. If you tried to ride them on the beach, their heavy frames and wide but not wide enough tires would cause them to sink into loose sand.
Supposedly the modern fat bikes have tires wide enough to remain on top of the sand, which makes them easier to ride.
I have not seen one, and I have not been to a beach, so I can't say whether they work.