Archive for the ‘Dutch’ Category
Groceries
Filed under: bakfiets, Dutch, My Bike | Leave a Comment
Tags: bakfiets, bicycle, bike, groceries, shopping
Inside
I love my Sturmey-Archer. It’s maybe the single most reliable mechanical thing I own. I am an unabashed proponent of internally-geared hubs. Alongside a dedicated cycling infrastructure, I think internally-geared hubs and chaincases are the two keys to getting more people to cycle regularly. I say that because I know people in this country don’t […]
Filed under: Dutch, Techy | 2 Comments
Tags: bicycle, bike, grant petersen, hub, internally-geared, rivendell, Sturmey-Archer
Take it with you
At fourteen months, the twins aren’t yet walking enough to go anywhere without a stroller, especially if only one of us is taking them. It’s winter and the wind is gusting to 35mph today, so the cover is on to keep their faces from turning pink. With the cover on, you can’t carry anything in […]
Filed under: bakfiets, Dutch, Useful Things | Leave a Comment
Tags: bakfiets, bicycle, bike, bungee, rack, stroller
Our second car…
… is a bike! It’s a Dutch bike and it’s called a bakfiets, which translates literally to box-bike. (Quick Dutch lesson: fiets = bike. That’s the singular. In Dutch, the suffix -en denotes the plural, the same way in English we say ox and oxen. So: many bikes are fietsen; many boxbikes are bakfietsen. Bike […]
Filed under: bakfiets, Dutch, My Bike, Useful Things | 3 Comments
Tags: bakfiets, bicycle, bike, Dutch, groceries
Doppelgänger
I was in Amsterdam this past fall when I happened on my bike’s Dutch doppelgänger on one of the 9 Streets. It’s an earlier model than mine; I’m guessing 1950’s because of the chaincase. It’s been well maintained and has gotten a lot of use, if the additions are any indication. Over time someone has taken […]
Filed under: Dutch, My Bike | Leave a Comment
Tags: 3-speed, Amsterdam, bicycle, bike, Brooks, doppelgänger, Dutch, Netherlands, Raleigh, repair
Bikes Can Work 