Comments on: Road Test http://caliban.org/wp/2008/02/road-test/ Ian, Sarah, Eloïse, Lucas and Ilias kick against the pricks. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:02:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ianmacd http://caliban.org/wp/2008/02/road-test/comment-page-1/#comment-8390 ianmacd Sun, 16 May 2010 23:26:32 +0000 http://www.caliban.org/wp/2008/02/03/road-test/#comment-8390 <p>Well, the bakfiets.nl has more gears, which will definitely help you on the hills.</p> <p>Ideally, you should do a test ride on both of them. You could do that in Amsterdam, but it won’t give you much of an idea of how it will feel to be pedalling uphill.</p> Well, the bakfiets.nl has more gears, which will definitely help you on the hills.

Ideally, you should do a test ride on both of them. You could do that in Amsterdam, but it won’t give you much of an idea of how it will feel to be pedalling uphill.

]]> By: David http://caliban.org/wp/2008/02/road-test/comment-page-1/#comment-8031 David Fri, 14 May 2010 22:23:40 +0000 http://www.caliban.org/wp/2008/02/03/road-test/#comment-8031 <p>Hi Thanks for the review. I have to choose between the fietsfabriek and the bakfiets. We live in Stockholm. Quite hilly city. We need a bike that rides uphill as good as possible. I know that the fietsfabriek is heavier than bakfiets but we like its look and designe more than bakfiets. Just a little though. Which one is the best pick?</p> <p>// David</p> Hi Thanks for the review. I have to choose between the fietsfabriek and the bakfiets. We live in Stockholm. Quite hilly city. We need a bike that rides uphill as good as possible. I know that the fietsfabriek is heavier than bakfiets but we like its look and designe more than bakfiets. Just a little though. Which one is the best pick?

// David

]]> By: Stine http://caliban.org/wp/2008/02/road-test/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Stine Tue, 26 May 2009 13:02:34 +0000 http://www.caliban.org/wp/2008/02/03/road-test/#comment-441 <p>Thank you very much for the review. I am trying to decide whether to buy a trike or a two-wheeler, and this review was really helpful.</p> Thank you very much for the review. I am trying to decide whether to buy a trike or a two-wheeler, and this review was really helpful.

]]> By: henry http://caliban.org/wp/2008/02/road-test/comment-page-1/#comment-440 henry Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:05:21 +0000 http://www.caliban.org/wp/2008/02/03/road-test/#comment-440 <p>Very nicely said.</p> <p>I own WorkCycles, another Amsterdam specialist in "bakfietsen" and family bikes in general. Years ago when we began we sold more three-wheelers than two-wheelers for child transport. But over time we began to see that most of the trikes clearly weren't being ridden much. They were collecting cobwebs and trash in the boxes. The owners were always very polite but after some questioning it usually came out that they just didn't enjoy riding their trike. Its really a shame for a family to spend about €2000 on a bike and then not use it to its fullest.</p> <p>Bakfiets.nl Cargobikes, on the other hand, get ridden a lot. Moms pop by with kids in the box to fit more accessories or replace a headlamp bulb. Later they return for minor tune-ups and replacement tires after a couple years... or to replace them after getting stolen. Their owners rave about their bikes, tell us fun stories and send their neighbors in to buy more bikes. We now sell trikes almost solely for business and industrial applications.</p> <p>If I may add a little commercial plug: The WorkCycles version of the (already wonderful) Cargobike is upgraded considerably further, not just with a couple extras, but also with some fundamental improvements.</p> <p>Groeten,</p> <p>Henry</p> Very nicely said.

I own WorkCycles, another Amsterdam specialist in “bakfietsen” and family bikes in general. Years ago when we began we sold more three-wheelers than two-wheelers for child transport. But over time we began to see that most of the trikes clearly weren’t being ridden much. They were collecting cobwebs and trash in the boxes. The owners were always very polite but after some questioning it usually came out that they just didn’t enjoy riding their trike. Its really a shame for a family to spend about €2000 on a bike and then not use it to its fullest.

Bakfiets.nl Cargobikes, on the other hand, get ridden a lot. Moms pop by with kids in the box to fit more accessories or replace a headlamp bulb. Later they return for minor tune-ups and replacement tires after a couple years… or to replace them after getting stolen. Their owners rave about their bikes, tell us fun stories and send their neighbors in to buy more bikes. We now sell trikes almost solely for business and industrial applications.

If I may add a little commercial plug: The WorkCycles version of the (already wonderful) Cargobike is upgraded considerably further, not just with a couple extras, but also with some fundamental improvements.

Groeten,

Henry

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