Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Just curious: Does anyone know how many Bakfiets are sold or exist in the U.S.? Doubly curious of the number sold or existing outside of Portland or owned/used by anyone who is not affiliated with the bike store selling them.
Given their selling price, weight, and overall size and associated difficulty in manhandling into a home, apartment or vehicle when not in use, or difficulty in riding up hills when in use, I suspect that few people in the U.S. really find much use or value with bakfiets other than as an expensive novelty for sunny day rides to a nearby park or bike path on a close to home (presumably with ground floor or garage storage space).
Good questions. I have no answers. It makes me wonder how it is that bakfietsen are gaining popularity in Manhattan where I live. I see one almost every day, and not the same one each time. I don't know where people are keeping them.