My New (Old) Dutch Bicycle
I am the new owner of a used Gazelle! It’s so fun to ride around town. I had been deep in research mode since Eleanor was interested in a new bike for her birthday. She can ride an 26″ adult-sized bike now, and she wanted something similar to the kids’ Gap-branded Electra Cruiser she learned on. She didn’t just choose something similar, she ended up choosing another Electra Cruiser, this time in the adult size. I wrote this post a few years ago about wanting to become “a bike person.” I still feel intimidated by the Capital C Cyclists, but I’m finding friendly people that are happy to help explain things and make newcomers feel more welcome. Here’s all I know about this new Dutch bike of mine. (My blog is always for myself as much as it is for anyone else, and having written record of things like this has always been super helpful.)
Did I go look at the beautiful Gazelle Tour Populaire for sale at JC Lind and wish it was a possibility? You know it. We’re a single-car household, but we live close enough to walk for most errands and I don’t ride my bike enough to justify something higher in price. It is fun to dream though. By the way, start looking at a few sites selling bikes and pretty soon the ads served to you will be overwhelmingly bicycle-related. There are a lot of direct-to-you bike brands with options starting around $300. The brands I wrote about a few years ago are mostly still in play, plus a whole lot of newcomers. I still like the same step-through models from Public and Linus. Retrospec looks like a great way to get the same look for a much lower price. There were others I was looking at too, but I know little about them other than that they advertised heavily to me. I joined a local biking group on Facebook a few years ago at the suggestion of a reader, and that’s where I saw the listing for the Gazelle. For the price range I was looking at with the new “Dutch-inspired” bicycles, I could get an actual used Dutch bike. They are famously well-made, low-maintenance, lovely upright bicycles* and I’m quite fond of mine. Bike Accessories Wish ListI Photoshop doodled all over a picture of my bike isolated on a white background like a tween writing the name of their crush with hearts dotting each “i.” She’s cute and practical — an excellent combination.
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