Originally Posted by cyccommute
Even in exalted Germany or Holland, I think you'll find a bike that has every thing you listed that is integrated into the bike would be hard to find. Some of those items are important but many aftermarket lights, fenders, racks, locks and pumps are more reliable and better than OEM equipment.
Uh, no, that actually is not the case... Bike shops in parts of Europe sell commuter bikes with everything ready to go, including built in locks. Everything is there from racks and fenders to dynamo lights to built in locks and skirt guards. It is quite a different market than that of the US. You would be quite hard pressed to find the same thing in the US. Is the Portland commuter even as readily equipped?
The shops I went into in Spain, France and Finland had rows and rows of these bikes and about the only options were single speed, three speed or more gears and color. You could order other bikes, and get the "US" models (I saw Trek offered) and get a "stripped bike." But the bikes on the floor were fully loaded and ready to go. Of course things could be different in your aforementioned Germany or Holland... I have not been to those places.
Finland had the least variables... all the bikes were almost of the same brand, and all fully equipped. France had the most variables... a wide range of bikes from fully equipped to fully stripped, all readily available. But fully equipped commuter bikes were a mainstay.