My Dutch Bicycle

Meet my Dutch Bicycle, a WorkCycles Azor Oma. I ride her everywhere, year-round in Chicago. In this short video, I describe what makes her so bad ass. :)

My written review with pictures can be found on my blog, Let's Go Ride a Bike. http://letsgorideabike.com

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Dutch bike
• Dutch bicycle
• WorkCycles
• Azor
• Oma
• cycle chic
• car free
• bike
• bicycle

[Xcokedav096]

Hello, I really like your bike! But I'm wondering how that will work with hills? Do you come across hills and how does the weight factor in?

[letsgorideabike1]

@Xcokedav096 - I don't have hills to ride in Chicago. This bike would not be good with a lot of hills.

[jpheesbeen]

@streamdvd

Nice to see that someone not living in The Netherlands thinks he knows what he is talking about.

Yes, it's a relatively flat country.

No, traditionally Dutch Bikes do not have a brake on the front wheel at all. Rear only.

But then again that was traditional about 80 years ago. We (as in "the dutch") ride bikes with all kinds of gears and brakes. And yes, we even ride MTB's with 30 gears.

Wanna know more about The Netherlands. Get over here and see for yourself.

[Kevin4381]

Do a Google Image search for "Mrs. Gulch" after you watch the last 40 seconds of this video.

[Sociomiriam]

@letsgorideabike1 Proof that we use these bikes. Also proof that we love cycling those bikes dearly, up to a point where we learn to cycle with one hand to hold an umbrella in the other as so to cycle through a storm. That's dedication :P

Search for the video: Cycling in the rain; morning rush hour in Utrecht (Netherlands)

[Sociomiriam]

@letsgorideabike1 : Totally. The 'Oma Fiets' has no gears and only back-pedal brake. Those of us riding these old-fashioned bikes do that because they're more sturdy (less things to break). Also we put our bikes out, sometimes in the rain and they get stolen a lot. No need for the students & kids to get expencive bikes. These days most people that can afford it buy a bike with gears and/or a handbrake, such as this one. So this is the most Dutch bike imaginable. They do fine on slopes up to 5%.

[dimaflour]

nice basket!

[shutdownthefed]

I wanna ride bikes with you weeeee

[TauntonTweedCycling]

Greetings from Taunton Tweed Cycling Club here in the UK.

Nice wheels!

[actionimporters]

AWESOME!!!



[Mattyew]

They're built like tanks but they weigh about as much as well...which is why I use a road/race bike.

[borissssd]

@streamdvd im from holland and youre right its a flat country and most of the times the brakes are at the back but sometimes they do have gears an handbreaks

so it still could be dutch

[discy12345]

what are bikes like in chicago that this is special ?:O grtz from holland.

[JuddArsenal]

Why was I thinking of Mary Poppins the entire video?