Imagine a city filled with timeless, utilitarian bicycles with their own special charm. That city is Amsterdam.
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- The same basic design since before WWII, except this frame looks aluminum.
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- Sparta also makes a ladies model, this one in mint green.
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- Put a basket on that front rack and add panniers and you’re ready to carry anything.
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- This one might actually be from WWII, or at least the 1950s.
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- Amsterdam-based Workcycles makes a modern version of the utility workhorses.
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- There were few lightweight step-throughs, like this Batavus in classic lugged steel.
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- You can also buy classic Dutch bikes embellished with floral patterns.
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- Or with newsprint from the Dutch fashion pages.
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- At the Van Gogh museum, you could buy one inspired by his Sunflowers painting.
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- Or inspired by his many paintings of fruit trees in bloom.
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- But my favorites were the cargo bikes for carrying the kinderen.
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- Most of the cargo bikes had rain covers to protect the little ones.
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- As well as utility covers to protect from rain when stored outside.
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- Some cargo bikes had enough space for quadruplets.
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- I loved this one so much I had to take another shot.
If you could bring one of these bikes back to the States, which would you choose?
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