Originally Posted by
CrankyOne
Last year we estimated about 80 in Minneapolis / St Paul. All that I'm aware of are used for hauling kids, groceries, dogs and other stuff and are either kept outside all year or in a garage. About half are ridden by women/mothers and many are ridden all year (studs on front typically in winter). I know of 4 people there for whom their bakfiets is their primary form of transportation all year.
Thanks for the estimate. Any estimates available for how many total bikes are owned or in use in Minneapolis / St Paul?
Originally Posted by
noglider
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.
Thanks for the reply. Seeing one almost every day doesn't really sound like very many for someone who is bicycling savvy and rides around Manhattan as much as your self. Do you think you might see thousands of every other type of bicycle in use everyday?
With a sales baseline of probably about zero in the U.S. until the last few years, selling a relative few here and there might be be described as gaining popularity. I believe they are more popular in bicycling related media and blogs as the latest trendy high priced bicycling shaped object, than in actual use in the U.S.