Nice to see normal kids cycling into school. I cycle my daughter in to a school of 400 and there's maybe four cyclests on any given day. And fifty 4x4s and 90% of the kids live within 1.5 km of the school . and more children would arrive by car then any other transport. Talk about a car dependent society.
I live in So Cal, I use an old Japanese one-gear mixte bike with many new parts purchased in VN on holiday, ride everyday for shopping, or visit friends. America needs to be like this vid.Excellent vid here
Thanks for this David, I feel all alone on my new Dutch bike here in Sydney, so its great to stoke up on the vibe and go out and pretend it is somewhere in Holland. Totally in rapture at Schubert's music too.
Saxeharp, predominantly people look for reliable bikes for their everyday journeys - hence the lack of derailleur gears. Quite a lot do have hub gears, though.
This isn't anything really do do with the topography, but is what you find anywhere that cycling is a mass activity.
There are many recumbents. Several manufacturers within cycling distance. This morning I'm going on a ride with some of the local riders. See my other videos. Recumbents are simply diluted by the practical bikes.
Most Dutch (and other) utility cycles if they ahve gears are internal hub gears; this allows (among other things) bikes to be equipped with chain guards or even full chain cases, which have two advantages:
1. The chain in protected from the dirt and muck of the road (as the gears are by being tucked inside the hub).
2. The rider's trouser legs are protected from the oil and dirt on the chain, thus making it possible to cycle in street clothing rather than special 'cycling' clothing.
@saxeharp I've had many bikes with gears, but they didn't last very long and weren't reliable enough for everyday use. Some even broke down within a few months.
It so easily could have been. However, no. It was always bunches of children waiting for their friends to arrive so that they could ride along to school en-masse.
Fantastic! We in the UK can only dream... I noticed in each scene, a small group of people standing waiting in the middle distance. Was that the family waiting patiently for Daddy to do another of his little movies of bikes?
traffic jams?? WTH r those?? lolol
man u got the best way to get around in the world!
trx1961 1 year ago
Nice to see normal kids cycling into school. I cycle my daughter in to a school of 400 and there's maybe four cyclests on any given day. And fifty 4x4s and 90% of the kids live within 1.5 km of the school . and more children would arrive by car then any other transport. Talk about a car dependent society.
andrew097 2 years ago
Mijn stad(je)..ik houd van van Assen. My home town..i love this town.
zorro5000100 2 years ago
I live in So Cal, I use an old Japanese one-gear mixte bike with many new parts purchased in VN on holiday, ride everyday for shopping, or visit friends. America needs to be like this vid.Excellent vid here
ngquang1945 2 years ago
Thanks for this David, I feel all alone on my new Dutch bike here in Sydney, so its great to stoke up on the vibe and go out and pretend it is somewhere in Holland. Totally in rapture at Schubert's music too.
garryw 2 years ago
Saxeharp, predominantly people look for reliable bikes for their everyday journeys - hence the lack of derailleur gears. Quite a lot do have hub gears, though.
This isn't anything really do do with the topography, but is what you find anywhere that cycling is a mass activity.
There are many recumbents. Several manufacturers within cycling distance. This morning I'm going on a ride with some of the local riders. See my other videos. Recumbents are simply diluted by the practical bikes.
DavidHembrow 3 years ago
If this were only in NSW.
ButtersDestroyedIt 3 years ago
It's interesting that there appear to VERY few machines with derailleur gears. Are all the bikes there single speed because of the flat roads?
And don't see many recumbents.
saxeharp 3 years ago
Most Dutch (and other) utility cycles if they ahve gears are internal hub gears; this allows (among other things) bikes to be equipped with chain guards or even full chain cases, which have two advantages:
1. The chain in protected from the dirt and muck of the road (as the gears are by being tucked inside the hub).
2. The rider's trouser legs are protected from the oil and dirt on the chain, thus making it possible to cycle in street clothing rather than special 'cycling' clothing.
greytabbysfriend 2 years ago
@saxeharp I've had many bikes with gears, but they didn't last very long and weren't reliable enough for everyday use. Some even broke down within a few months.
StlyDutch 1 year ago
This is WONDERFUL!!!!!!
MewFushisDad 3 years ago
It so easily could have been. However, no. It was always bunches of children waiting for their friends to arrive so that they could ride along to school en-masse.
DavidHembrow 3 years ago
Fantastic! We in the UK can only dream... I noticed in each scene, a small group of people standing waiting in the middle distance. Was that the family waiting patiently for Daddy to do another of his little movies of bikes?
borntoolateyork 3 years ago