Bakfiets en meer

January 2008 - Posts

• Are the Dutch replacing their bikes with cars?

  North American cyclists are busy envying the Dutch love and use of bicycles for transportation but is everything so rosy in the Netherlands? Jonathan Maus of Bike Portland recently posted an piece about Loek Hesemans, the Senior Policy Officer at the Netherlands’ Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. Hesemans recently visited Portland, OR and Vancouver, [...] Posted Jan 30 2008, 06:05 AM by Bakfiets en meer Filed under: Uncategorized, Practical cycling

• A letter to Jacquie Phelan

  Unless you’ve been an avid mountain biker for quite some time you’re probably not familiar with Jacquie Phelan. Please allow me to introduce you; With regard to getting women onto bicycles, the roots of mountain biking, and to those who regard bicycles as far more than fun toys for an occasional spin Jacquie is something [...] Posted Jan 29 2008, 09:45 AM by Bakfiets en meer Filed under: Uncategorized, About Henry WorkCycles, Introduction / Voorstel

• Bicycle Bell Power!

  I’ll bet you never realized the immense power of the bicycle bell. This Japanese video shows how… accompanied by snide comments (assures my wife). So put a bell on your bike and politely glide through the world. Posted Jan 15 2008, 10:05 AM by Bakfiets en meer Filed under: Uncategorized

• 500 Transportfietsen in 5 minutes

  The transportfiets (transport bicycle) fans over at transportfiets.net have assembled this collection of 500 images of mostly Dutch transport bicycles spanning almost 100 years. Amongst them you’ll see tons of old baker’s bikes, but also butcher’s bikes, milk delivery bikes, industrial bikes, postal bikes, newspaper delivery bikes couriers bikes, modern child carrier bikes. Either thankfully [...] Posted Jan 15 2008, 09:53 AM by Bakfiets en meer Filed under: Transportfiets / Workbike, Bakfietsen / Cargo trikes

• Death on Wheels: een zeer bijzondere bakfiets

  Vanzelfsprekend. Wat meer kan ik zeggen? Gespot in Utrecht, het is niet helemaal zeker of het ooit echt dienst zag of het een grap is… of gewoon een gemakkelijk manier om een gesloten bakfiets te maken. “Ja, ik had deze bakfiets frame zonder bak en deze doodskist zonder dode mens…” Hier is een link naar de [...] Posted Jan 10 2008, 08:22 AM by Bakfiets en meer Filed under: Uncategorized

• WorkCycles Hoodies!

  Whether you’re a proud WorkCycles rider, an aspiring Workcycles owner saving her pennies, or just think its cool to wear a hoodie sweatshirt with a custom WorkCycles Kruisframe transport bike stylishly displayed on the front we’ve got just the thing for you. Its the official WorkCycles hoodie, as displayed here by celebrity artist Kyoko Inatome. The [...] Posted Jan 09 2008, 08:15 PM by Bakfiets en meer Filed under: Uncategorized

• Amsterdammers whining about Bakfietsen

  Just like we predicted a few years ago, bakfietsen, Cargobikes and transport bikes are now an unavoidable part of the Amsterdam street scene. They’re especially popular in some neighborhoods with many young families. But all changes bring complaints and this one is no exception; Childless residents are complaining that the sidewalks are covered with big [...] Posted Jan 09 2008, 07:35 PM by Bakfiets en meer Filed under: Uncategorized

• Amsterdam Bicycles (from a San Francisco non-cyclist)

  This is a photo essay of bicycles, cyclists and bike passengers shot in an Amsterdam square by an American non-cyclist. To be specific its 82 pictures of bicycles taken during 73 minutes. He knows precious little about bikes, cycling or the culture he’s visiting (nor does he seem to care) and that makes his [...] Posted Jan 08 2008, 03:40 AM by Bakfiets en meer Filed under: Practical cycling, Bike Friendly Cities