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Dutch Bicycles

Cycling in has grown more interesting in the Dutch Culture. Today, the world is fast getting to notice this unique culture in the Dutch bicycle brands. A good way to define a classic Dutch bike is by frame type. One most popular frame in the Dutch city of Amsterdam is “Omafiets”, and is widely viewed as Dutch cruiser bike. Traditionally, a Dutch bike is usually a day and night, shine or rain bike that takes one to any destination in the most convenient and comfortable manner all round the city and the suburbs where you may be residing. Moreover, the Dutch bicycles allow you to enjoy the ride while you are dressed in your normal clothing fashion or in the best choice of your shoes. Again, Dutch bikes are designed to provide carriage for a number of persons or items that the rider would love to carry. Interestingly, Dutch bicycles can last for decades with an all time low maintenance cost.

The most admirable features in Dutch bicycle include an upright comfortable riding position. This is unique as the Dutch bicycles are not designed for racing but for normal day’s routine for the cyclist. this is more so to models such as Ladies Vintage Bikes. This further allows the bicycle to carry more persons and items as well as allow the rider to look around. Additionally, the bikes have got a totally enclosed drive chain. Although traditionally, most bicycles have a metallic casing, the modern Dutch bikes have a plastic casing to make the lighter as well as reduce noise produced by the metal casing. Again, a plastic casing is not prone to corrosion or denting. A casing prevents dirt and water from getting to contact with the chain, while protecting the cyclists’ clothes from grease. With a casing it is always possible that clothing will not be caught up in the moving bicycle parts. The casing will last for long and requires little maintenance.

Dutch bicycles are ever improving in their designs. One attractive model is the ladies vintage bike. The bike is modeled to help carry small items for the cyclists. This bicycle has a relaxing and a sit up riding style for women, a characteristic that enables women to have an easy ride on a typical Dutch bicycle. Further, the bicycles it is fitted with three speed gears that help improve on speed of the bike and climb up the hill with all the ease. A carriage fixed at the front enables women cyclists to place items or their hand bags and ride in full comfort. Dutch vintage bikes are of different sizes featuring all potential riders from young girls to elderly women. They are of high quality and are not overly expensive. That is, they are well affordable to all. The bicycles are further designed with internal hubs brakes thus reducing dust particles from getting into the braking system thus leading to failure. The lighting system is also well effective and performs to the best. To reduce the power cost, the system is fitted with a dynamo that charges as the bicycle cycles.

Check out these vintage bicycles.