No amount of cushy ride can ever make me forget that a Dutch style bike is heavy. This is why "ultimate" is so subjective; I don't particularly like the Dutch bike. Far too overbuilt for how I ride and how I store my bikes. Among city bikes, I much prefer the more lightweight style without the full chaincase, wheel guard, wheel lock, etc. I guess you could say I prefer a more French or Italian-style city bike to a Dutch bike.

Given that opinion on what makes the best "urban bike" is so variable, I'm willing to give the headline writers a bit of a break on this one. I object to the bicycle because it has utility trappings that ultimately sacrifice function for twee design details.