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#1  Postby Scot Dutchy » Mar 02, 2019 9:17 am

'Bike country No 1': Dutch go electric in record numbers

E-bikes now outsell standard bicycles in Netherlands, with quality prized more than price

Asked whether rising prices would begin to put the Dutch public off the two-wheeled mode of transport, RAI’s Floris Liebrand said: “Not in the Netherlands. It is in our culture, in our blood.

“We are bike country No 1 in the world so we are used to investing in innovative bikes so there is difference there compared with other countries, including the UK.

“For us it quite normal to spend €1,000 on a bike. An average for an e-bike is over €2,000 but that is in our culture. We believe in the quality of our products. There are e-bikes of €700 or €900 but they are from south-east Asia and the quality is lower.”


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#2  Postby bogdan9310 » Mar 02, 2019 1:44 pm

Good for them.
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#3  Postby The_Metatron » Mar 02, 2019 9:32 pm

They double the easy commute distance, at least. I’m not a big fan of them in most use cases. But, they have their applications. You’re likely to see more speed related cyclist injuries, as well as conflicts between human powered and e-bikes.


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#4  Postby The_Piper » Mar 02, 2019 10:39 pm

I could use one here with all the hills. Or one of those motor kits to put on your own bike, that would be better. I rode an ebike once but it weighed a ton. Not good if you run out of power out on the road somewhere. :lol:
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#5  Postby TopCat » Mar 02, 2019 11:16 pm

Pedal harder, wussies.
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#6  Postby laklak » Mar 03, 2019 2:48 am

Get a pickup.
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#7  Postby Fenrir » Mar 03, 2019 7:19 am

Small flat country likes bicycles.

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#8  Postby Scot Dutchy » Mar 03, 2019 9:44 am

The_Metatron wrote:They double the easy commute distance, at least. I’m not a big fan of them in most use cases. But, they have their applications. You’re likely to see more speed related cyclist injuries, as well as conflicts between human powered and e-bikes.


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There has not been any significant increase with the standard e-bike (25kph). The fast pedelecs are not allowed on urban cycle lanes.
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#9  Postby The_Metatron » Mar 03, 2019 3:26 pm

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The_Metatron wrote:They double the easy commute distance, at least. I’m not a big fan of them in most use cases. But, they have their applications. You’re likely to see more speed related cyclist injuries, as well as conflicts between human powered and e-bikes.


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There has not been any significant increase with the standard e-bike (25kph). The fast pedelecs are not allowed on urban cycle lanes.

I know, that’s pretty funny. No kid ever figured out how to get more speed out of their motorized toys.


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#10  Postby The_Metatron » Mar 03, 2019 3:26 pm

TopCat wrote:Pedal harder, wussies.

Yep. The reason for doing it in the first place.


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#11  Postby Scot Dutchy » Mar 03, 2019 4:09 pm

In Gelderland they are constructing super cycleways for fast bikes like pedalecs.

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#12  Postby The_Piper » Mar 03, 2019 10:03 pm

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TopCat wrote:Pedal harder, wussies.

Yep. The reason for doing it in the first place.


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I'd like to see someone pedal up the hill above my house. :nono: If I want to go bike riding south I have to push it for 3/4 mile at like a 45 degree angle. :nono: I don't think a battery operated bicycle motor could do it either.
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#13  Postby Ironclad » Mar 04, 2019 4:40 am

I needed a motorized bike in Bristol for my commute. The road home was tough, maybe like trying to pedal up a ladder lol
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#14  Postby Scot Dutchy » Mar 04, 2019 9:19 am

Suck it and see.
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#15  Postby Ironclad » Mar 04, 2019 3:07 pm

Past tense, I need a car now. Or a tandem with baby basket
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#16  Postby The_Piper » Mar 04, 2019 3:49 pm

:cigar: :drunk:
Ironclad wrote:I needed a motorized bike in Bristol for my commute. The road home was tough, maybe like trying to pedal up a ladder lol
:nod: You have to have legs like Arnold Schwarzenegger to pedal your way up some hills.
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#17  Postby Scot Dutchy » Mar 05, 2019 10:46 am

I lived and cycled as a kid in Edinburgh. Talk about hills!
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#18  Postby Evolving » Mar 05, 2019 1:22 pm

The hills are the reason I don’t cycle in Luxembourg City, though I used to at Munich.
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#19  Postby Scot Dutchy » Mar 05, 2019 2:28 pm

Evolving wrote:The hills are the reason I don’t cycle in Luxembourg City, though I used to at Munich.


Not very big either. How do you survive there? Very pristine. Played a rugby game there once. It was difficult finding a drink.
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#20  Postby Ironclad » Mar 05, 2019 2:48 pm

Not surprised, it's the most boring city I have ever visited
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