tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post4377074136383136890..comments2023-11-29T13:50:03.704+01:00Comments on Cycle ChicĀ®: Cycle Chic Guide - The Bikes of Copenhagen #03 - Dutch TreatColville-Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-55786351373723243802010-12-27T16:56:59.521+01:002010-12-27T16:56:59.521+01:00Actually, the Dutch do refer to a specific type of...Actually, the Dutch do refer to a specific type of bike as a 'Dutch bike' (Hollandse fiets) or 'old-fashioned Dutch bike' (ouderwetse Hollandse fiets). It's generally the kind that has a coat protector on the rear wheel, built-in rear-wheel lock, dynamo headlight, enclosed chain, rubber straps on the rack, etc. That's enough to distinguish it from racers, mtn bikes, etc., that were originally popular elsewhere.Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701378735409077364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-29655779717308184352009-09-14T23:07:40.025+02:002009-09-14T23:07:40.025+02:00There is an American bicycle company making afford...There is an American bicycle company making affordable ($600) high quality hand made "Dutch Style" bikes. They're called Bowery Lane Bicycles - www.bowerylanebicycles.com<br /><br />They're hand made out of American steel in a factory using solar energy in NYC and have been receiving a lot of press.Phoenix Foodieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766745124690489750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-83681080550387430982009-05-10T21:30:00.000+02:002009-05-10T21:30:00.000+02:00Next you're going to tell me I can't get a Danish ...Next you're going to tell me I can't get a Danish is Denmark......haha! Don't hate we amuricans for being simple. We have more pressing problems to worry about.....like people with guns shooting at us all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-37575669678027883382009-03-26T03:52:00.000+01:002009-03-26T03:52:00.000+01:00Geez , I've lived here in the US more then 50 year...Geez , I've lived here in the US more then 50 years cycled all over the country and never ever heard them called a dutch bike . Go ,figure ? When I was a kid we called them english bikes or english racers because of the narrow tires and most were Ralieghs . Of course now I have a Italian bicycle made with American tubeing and French , English and Japanese parts that's assembled in Taiwain .Note that one country has nothing to do with the bike except maybe design , yes it's Italy . Sigh ....<BR/><BR/>RRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-50079648820102765902008-11-06T22:47:00.000+01:002008-11-06T22:47:00.000+01:00I've often heard bikes of the Oma/Opa fiets style ...I've often heard bikes of the Oma/Opa fiets style called Utility bikes in the US, though Dutch bikes is a common term as well.<BR/><BR/>I guess Denmark just needs more international advertising, eh? :)Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-7830994096338656862008-10-15T14:52:00.000+02:002008-10-15T14:52:00.000+02:00Point taken. However, I'd like to point out that ...Point taken. However, I'd like to point out that the Germans make the same mistake. In Oldenburg (an extremely bike friendly city in the Northwest) they refer to the bike style as a "Hollandrad." Oh well, at least it's not purely an American bias ;)Tad Salyardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282362770801164261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-21266867150204909732008-10-06T11:06:00.000+02:002008-10-06T11:06:00.000+02:00Thanks Emmy! We'll claim anything we can as our ow...Thanks Emmy! We'll claim anything we can as our own! :-)Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-43541234499324307142008-09-29T17:24:00.000+02:002008-09-29T17:24:00.000+02:00Hej there, I got really adicted to your site since...Hej there, <BR/><BR/>I got really adicted to your site since politiken disclosed it in their article. The Copenhagen style I miss here in the Netherlands just bursts off your pictures, it's my every-morning piece of Copenhagen :)<BR/><BR/>I hope your cry to stop discriminating danish bikes as dutchies will work out, even though it still seems like a fine way to me to differentiate from the race bikes so many copenhageners cruise. <BR/><BR/>Anyways, I'm just left with one question: what's with dubbing the 'sack on a wet sadle' thing as 'very copenhagen'? Equally, it doesn't seem correct to claim it as a nation or even a city! <BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-62803934640901557192008-08-08T16:04:00.000+02:002008-08-08T16:04:00.000+02:00I'd like to mention Gazelle, but this post is abou...I'd like to mention Gazelle, but this post is about the bikes we see on the bike lanes in copenhagen and gazelle isn't a brand you see.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-69788067187211409562008-08-07T15:13:00.000+02:002008-08-07T15:13:00.000+02:00You should also mention the Dutch manufacturer Gaz...You should also mention the Dutch manufacturer Gazelle. They currently offer their classic oma bike in gorgeous pink, olive and light blue color - search for the bike model "Basic" on their website gazelle.nl!<BR/><BR/>MathiasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-63415759363359159412008-06-03T23:01:00.000+02:002008-06-03T23:01:00.000+02:00Of course you're pleased, Henry... .-)I choose, ho...Of course you're pleased, Henry... .-)<BR/><BR/>I choose, however to associate the phrase "Dutch bike" with the other usages of 'dutch' that have, with good reason, filtered into the English language.<BR/><BR/>Like 'going dutch' - meaning you're cheap, basically.<BR/>Or 'dutch courage' - meaning you need to be drunk to have courage.<BR/>Or 'dutch uncle' - meaning a person who issues frank, harsh, and severe comments and criticism.<BR/>Or 'dutch wife' - meaning a prostitute or a sex doll.<BR/>Or 'double dutch' - slang for gibberish.<BR/><BR/>:-)Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-72496271235627103292008-06-03T22:37:00.000+02:002008-06-03T22:37:00.000+02:00See? The Internet is always right! The (very narro...See? The Internet is always right! The (very narrow and biased sample of the) public has spoken and the Danish will just have to live with the terms "Dutch Bike" and "Bakfiets" to describe utility bikes and load carrying bicycles respectively. I vote to just leave it so and not mess with the status quo any further. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-14157112634398117482008-06-03T00:26:00.000+02:002008-06-03T00:26:00.000+02:00Here in belgium we also speak about 'Holland bikes...Here in belgium we also speak about 'Holland bikes', for the specific type. There's that little difference with the bikes made here (ludo/granville, oxford, l'avenir, minerva,...) And 'bakfiets' is indeed just the dutch word for a bike with a big box in front.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-39607636474284879562008-05-31T06:45:00.000+02:002008-05-31T06:45:00.000+02:00alex: No mention of it because i'm just trying to ...alex: No mention of it because i'm just trying to cover what bikes we see on the streets in copenhagen and you don't see any here.<BR/><BR/>i agree about the strange nomenclature of the global economy. although I see 'Dutch-style bikes' quite often. which at least is closer to the truth.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-91756534877341423232008-05-31T05:26:00.000+02:002008-05-31T05:26:00.000+02:00no mention of henry's bicycles? just batavus? so s...no mention of henry's bicycles? just batavus? so sad for hank and me.<BR/><BR/>i use the phrase dutch because: a) my bicycle is a dutch bike (i.e., made in the netherlands), and b) the geometry is completely different from current american bicycle terminology (e.g., road, urban, mountain, comfort, hybrid, cruiser, etc.).<BR/><BR/>finally, i find all the use of country-specific adjectives with regard to bicycles humorous. "american" bicycles are made in china. people refer to their (actually) german bicycles as "danish" because they were <I>designed</I> in denmark. in a global economy, it's near impossible to get these adjectives correct. does one refer to the design, manufacturing, or place of assembly? it's the same with cars ...aLexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324456232547817149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-33573374426196201292008-05-28T20:22:00.000+02:002008-05-28T20:22:00.000+02:00donedoneColville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-82537057143013471932008-05-28T20:17:00.000+02:002008-05-28T20:17:00.000+02:00Can you add the "THE BIKES OF COPENHAGEN SERIES" t...Can you add the "THE BIKES OF COPENHAGEN SERIES" tag to this post? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-65490522883706799052008-05-27T10:57:00.000+02:002008-05-27T10:57:00.000+02:00"French Fries" orginated in Belgium... another dis..."French Fries" orginated in Belgium... another dismal 'lost in translation' example... :-)<BR/><BR/>As long as they don't get called "fully functional utility oriented bikes", I can live with Dutch Bikes.<BR/><BR/>thanks for that historial input, David.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-84097845287526451162008-05-27T03:31:00.000+02:002008-05-27T03:31:00.000+02:00"Bedpan" bikes. As in "Carrying the bedpan.""Bedpan" bikes. As in "Carrying the bedpan."Old Nevermorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974901693954191357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-47605099095574861432008-05-26T12:27:00.000+02:002008-05-26T12:27:00.000+02:00Yet another US Citizen weighing in... We stand cor...Yet another US Citizen weighing in... We stand corrected but don't expect things to change.... We call fried potatos "French Fries". The Danish need and advertisement campaign in the US to carve their own niche.<BR/><BR/>I for one could not care less what people call fully functional utility oriented bikes in the US provided they start riding them.<BR/><BR/>love the blog, Copenhagen, and the beautiful women whom grace your pages... that my friend is a better complement than us changing "Dutch Bike" to "Danish Bike".<BR/><BR/>cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-44481477680737090732008-05-26T11:08:00.000+02:002008-05-26T11:08:00.000+02:00The white part on the back fender was also a legal...The white part on the back fender was also a legal requirement in the Netherlands, since the early fifties I think.<BR/>I know in the eighties in primary school I learned it was a requirement during traffic ed.. It had to be 30cm.<BR/>It isn't required anymore. Don't know when it exactly was changed. I think late 80's early 90's when reflectors became mandatory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-6491709319247950902008-05-25T21:00:00.000+02:002008-05-25T21:00:00.000+02:00Look at an old (1950s or so) catalogue from a Dutc...Look at an old (1950s or so) catalogue from a Dutch bike manufacturer and you'll find that they describe their bikes as "English style".<BR/><BR/>The old catalogues make a big deal of their use of English parts, such as Sturmey Archer gears and brakes and Brooks saddles. It would seem that the reason why the last few cm of the rear mudguard of "Dutch bikes" is painted white is that this was a legal requirement before in England in the 1930s.<BR/><BR/>Pashley is the only English maker of these bikes left, but there are lots of manufacturers in the Netherlands. These modern "Dutch bikes" have evolved beyond the old "English bikes".<BR/><BR/>My town bike here in the Netherlands is an old English 3 speed. It's not the fastest bike I own, but it's comfortable and gets used for most journeys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-21303933658670423722008-05-25T01:10:00.000+02:002008-05-25T01:10:00.000+02:00Hej!Love your website, I'm an American of Danish h...Hej!<BR/><BR/>Love your website, I'm an American of Danish heritage! Just thought I'd comment on this blog. When you say bike around my parts people think of a mountain bike. I didn't know what to call my "retro" bike, so I call it a beach cruiser, most people have seen my kind of bike around the beach areas of Cali, and know what I am talking about.Tawni @ Moonshine Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997221915125336919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-78826324009412564462008-05-24T16:11:00.000+02:002008-05-24T16:11:00.000+02:00I like the term "Dutch bikes". We (Americans) ha...I like the term "Dutch bikes". We (Americans) have to call them something. We can't call them normal bikes because that brings to mind mountain bikes, or beach cruisers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-27748009992810601942008-05-24T04:31:00.000+02:002008-05-24T04:31:00.000+02:00I would love to have any one of the bikes pictured...I would love to have any one of the bikes pictured in this post. Though I still tremendously enjoy my beloved bike. I'm sorry-they are just beautiful pictures of bikes. & all the people riding them seem beautiful as well.dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.com