Comments on: Shopping For A New Bike – Test-Riding the Electra Townie http://www.slowbikemiami.com/shopping-for-a-new-bike-test-riding-the-electra-townie/ Style Over Speed All Over Miami Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:18:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daniel M. Perez http://www.slowbikemiami.com/shopping-for-a-new-bike-test-riding-the-electra-townie/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Daniel M. Perez Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:13:03 +0000 http://www.slowbikemiami.com/?p=475#comment-147 Hello, Brigitte. Glad yo see you drop by! I actually did not ride an e-bike; I don't particularly care for them, not at this point in time. My current bike is fairly big, actually. This one I tested felt a bit smaller for me, yes. My new bike should be of a good size for my frame as well. As for the quality of the Chinese-made frames, I've heard the same so I'm trying to be as diligent as possible. I really wish I could've bought a Dutch bike, but the Batavus that was in my budget was just not available, and the other Dutch brands are way too expensive for me at the moment. Actually, the issue of Dutch bike pricing for the American market is one I'm researching for a future post. Hope to meet you soon. Hello, Brigitte. Glad yo see you drop by!
I actually did not ride an e-bike; I don’t particularly care for them, not at this point in time.

My current bike is fairly big, actually. This one I tested felt a bit smaller for me, yes. My new bike should be of a good size for my frame as well.

As for the quality of the Chinese-made frames, I’ve heard the same so I’m trying to be as diligent as possible. I really wish I could’ve bought a Dutch bike, but the Batavus that was in my budget was just not available, and the other Dutch brands are way too expensive for me at the moment. Actually, the issue of Dutch bike pricing for the American market is one I’m researching for a future post.

Hope to meet you soon.

]]> By: Brigitte http://www.slowbikemiami.com/shopping-for-a-new-bike-test-riding-the-electra-townie/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Brigitte Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:17:11 +0000 http://www.slowbikemiami.com/?p=475#comment-144 Hi Daniel:) I read your story, really cool:) you are becoming a true bike-expert:) about the e bike you rode though: they are not very sturdy and have a very short life..apparently..heard this from a few sides already. Gazelle has an e bike, it is the number one bike in Europe, but it is still not in the USA..coming though soon. Also, I see the bike you are riding is small: you know how much more comfortable an upright bike is, as the Dutch so well know? they are only riding the solid, upright bikes, and it has proven to be the best, for their backs, and health. Speak soon to you:) doei, b. PS you must also be very careful with copies of the Dutch bikes: China is now in a hurry producing Dutch styled bikes because they are becoming so populair (the Dutch bikes)..the quality though is nothing like the real Dutch made 120 old design of the *oma* bike, the Tour Popular..... Hi Daniel:)

I read your story, really cool:)
you are becoming a true bike-expert:)

about the e bike you rode though: they are not very sturdy and have a very short life..apparently..heard this from a few sides already.

Gazelle has an e bike, it is the number one bike in Europe, but it is still not in the USA..coming though soon.
Also, I see the bike you are riding is small: you know how much more comfortable an upright bike is, as the Dutch so well know? they are only riding the solid, upright bikes, and it has proven to be the best, for their backs, and health.

Speak soon to you:)

doei,
b.
PS you must also be very careful with copies of the Dutch bikes: China is now in a hurry producing Dutch styled bikes because they are becoming so populair (the Dutch bikes)..the quality though is nothing like the real Dutch made 120 old design of the *oma* bike, the Tour Popular…..

]]> By: Daniel M. Perez http://www.slowbikemiami.com/shopping-for-a-new-bike-test-riding-the-electra-townie/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Daniel M. Perez Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:42:25 +0000 http://www.slowbikemiami.com/?p=475#comment-77 You'd be surprised but cruisers on the Beach are actually something fairly new. There's always been a couple around, but most people who ride around here buy their bikes at Wal-Mart or Target, so they end up getting mountain bikes for the most part. Only in the last year or so have I noticed a sharp increase in the number of cruisers on the street, including a couple Townies here and there. Which makes perfect sense for the Beach. Local Miami Beach stores have reported their cruiser sales going up, so maybe, just maybe, people are starting to get the idea of buying a bike to truly suit their needs and terrain (says the guy who's set on getting a Dutch city bike). ;-) You’d be surprised but cruisers on the Beach are actually something fairly new. There’s always been a couple around, but most people who ride around here buy their bikes at Wal-Mart or Target, so they end up getting mountain bikes for the most part. Only in the last year or so have I noticed a sharp increase in the number of cruisers on the street, including a couple Townies here and there. Which makes perfect sense for the Beach. Local Miami Beach stores have reported their cruiser sales going up, so maybe, just maybe, people are starting to get the idea of buying a bike to truly suit their needs and terrain (says the guy who’s set on getting a Dutch city bike). ;-)

]]> By: Dottie http://www.slowbikemiami.com/shopping-for-a-new-bike-test-riding-the-electra-townie/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Dottie Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:56:25 +0000 http://www.slowbikemiami.com/?p=475#comment-75 I like the "Cruisers: The Next Generation" description. I imagine there are a lot of cruisers in Miami, but not many with 7 gears. I like the “Cruisers: The Next Generation” description. I imagine there are a lot of cruisers in Miami, but not many with 7 gears.

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