First Dutch-Style Bike Spotting!

Posted by Trisha at 05:34 news Add comments
Jun 122009

On Tuesday I had to go to Vanderbilt. As the Bat and I rode over during our lunch break, we spotted this beauty anchoring a bike rack full of mountain bikes: an Electra Amsterdam!

Snazzy, stylish lady bike.

Snazzy, stylish lady bike.

I wanted to park the Bat next to her for maximum effect, but alas, the spaces next to the Electra couldn’t fit a 700 cc tire—there’s a reason the Electra is at the end of the rack. The Bat is parked in a similar space between the two racks. Now if I could only run into this bike’s owner on the road. Maybe one of these days.

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  • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com dottie

    Yay! Dutch-style bikes make the world a better place :)

  • http://lovelybike.blogspot.com Lovely Bicycle!

    Leave the owner a note : )

  • http://theslowdomestique.co.uk Yant Martin-Keyte

    Leave them one of these http://www.yourbikeishot.com/

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com Trisha

      That’s too funny!

      • http://www.fullhandsx3.blogspot.com sara

        i love the idea of these cards. gotta do it!

  • http://www.saxtonroad.blogspot.com Jen

    Nice!

  • tsalyards

    My buddy Matt got an Electra Amsterdam a month or so back. He’s going to be writing a review and posting it on my blog. Personally, I don’t recommend Electra. The skirt guards on the most recent model have a nasty habit of popping off while riding. They might be headed towards another recall :( Stay tuned for more info.

  • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com Trisha

    Yeah, I have heard about issues with the Electras but they’re still good-looking bikes! It’s unusual to see anything remotely Dutch-style in this area.

  • scott

    Someone parks an Electra Amsterdam outside the building where I work. I stopped to look at it once — it’s no Batavus, that’s for sure. I heard it is now very hip to ride one in real Amsterdam. It makes no sense why a Dutch hipster would pay to ship this thing to Holland. I think it has something to do with riding super cheap crappy bikes.

  • http://www.bowerylanebicycles.com Mistie

    There is an American bicycle company making affordable ($600) high quality hand made Dutch Style bikes. They’re called Bowery Lane Bicycles – http://www.bowerylanebicycles.com

    They’re hand made from American steel and at a factory using solar energy in NYC and have been receiving a lot of press.

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