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WorkCycles huge new Amsterdam utility bike shop: progress report

2008-06-09T22:10:41Z

This is my third update about the beautiful new WorkCycles cargobike/utility bike/child transport bicycle shop we’re building on the Lijnbaansgracht in the historic Amsterdam Jordaan district. That’s right in the city center so its no longer needed to trek that 3 km all the way out to our original location in Zeeburg. I wrote the [...]...(read more)

Naked bike freaks repulse everybody else

2008-06-09T21:22:20Z

Why oh why does “cycling” have to get lumped in with such concepts as “freak”, “alternative” and “fat and naked”? Can’t we just ride our bikes without making a circus act of it. Ahhh, just when I thought utility cycling had a chance to begin achieving some mainstream acceptance in the US this just in [...]...(read more)

One dead, ten wounded

2008-06-03T19:58:48Z

This sickening photo of a drunken man driving through a group of cyclists was on the front page of the Dutch “Volkskrant” newspaper. It sure makes me thankful to live in a country full of beautifully designed bicycle lanes and quiet country roads with little or no dangerous traffic. Maybe that helmet for kids to wear [...]...(read more)

Sleeping on het “bakfietsbankje”

2008-06-03T19:49:48Z

I can’t remember where this adorable photo of a child sleeping on the bench of a Bakfiets Cargobike Short from WorkCycles came from but its just too nice not to share. I hope nobody minds....(read more)

Thudguard kid’s helmets (not for cycling)

2008-06-03T19:20:42Z

I can’t argue that this helmet for toddlers to wear around the house (i.e. its not for cycling or other dangerous activities) makes sense and that the design is cute. But am I wrong for finding this level of safety consciousness disturbing? At least this one comes from the UK, proving that its not always [...]...(read more)

Giant Vulva Bike Taxi

2008-06-03T18:54:08Z

Its the bike taxi (rickshaw) of Mimosa Palen of Finland called the “Mobile Female Monument”…. Eeeeuuuw! From: http://jalopnik.com/393601/giant-vulva-bicycle-taxi-is-freudian-wet-dream http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Jättihäpy+kiihdyttää+kansaa/1135232714017 http://flickr.com/photos/umbar/516446374/in/photostream/...(read more)

Amsterdam S&M love bikes

2008-05-18T23:20:14Z

Not visible in photo: the bikes were a men’s and ladies’ pair. From my neighborhood free newspaper “De Echo”....(read more)

Nihola on its Nose

2008-05-18T22:35:50Z

Nihola trikes are nice vehicles and quite rare in Holland but popular in Copenhagen, Denmark. For reasons beyond my comprehension the Danish prefer three-wheeled family transport bikes while the Dutch go mostly for two wheelers. I could write for hours on the subject but to make a long story short WorkCycles customers have overwhelmingly been [...]...(read more)

Cycling in Amsterdam is…

2008-05-18T21:05:14Z

Cycling in Amsterdam, that is on Sunday morning along empty streets to the city center, falling on a slippery bridge, €30 fine for cycling on the sidewalk, moms with bakfietsen, regardless bakfietsen, and childless neighbors complaining about bakfietsen. Cycling in Amsterdam is a citation from the Fodor’s Amsterdam travel guide: “If you weave on the bike [...]...(read more)

Even the kids are bike traffic planners in Holland

2008-05-15T17:17:16Z

Streetchalk drawings found in a playground on the Kerkstraat, a few blocks south of the Leidseplein in Amsterdam. They seem to be bicycle paths, but where are they leading?...(read more)

De bakfietsen van Mara Berkhout

2008-05-14T23:21:37Z

Veel meer bakfietsen te zien bij Atelier Mara Berkhout....(read more)

Rear fender anyone

2008-05-13T14:06:35Z

Or perhaps a crank or handlebar for your old omafiets? It seems to be fair game at this point in the lifecycle of this old omafiets....(read more)

Vermont Bike Parking

2008-05-13T13:56:40Z

Anti-theft method?...(read more)

Verbouwing WorkCycles Toekomstige Jordaan Vestiging

2008-05-09T22:40:49Z

We zijn nu al een paar weken bezig mee met de verbouwing van het nieuwe WorkCycles (transport-) fietsenwinkel en werkplaats op de hoek van de Lijnbaansgracht en de Goudbloemstraat in de Jordaan buurt van Amsterdam. Er is nog veel te doen maar het ziet er ten minst nu wel belovend uit. Alleen maar enkele weken [...]...(read more)

Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day) Shopping

2008-05-07T07:11:04Z

The Dutch are a strange folk. They celebrate their national holiday “Queen’s Day” not only by gathering in enormous numbers on the streets to wear orange and drink beer, but also to create what must be the world’s largest garage sale and variety show. For weeks the residents prepare for their Queen’s Day sales; Spaces [...]...(read more)