I am sure you are missing something by pricing the cheapest stripped down bakfiets as delivered in Europe for Euros. How much does it cost in dollars to buy an equipped bakfiets delivered to a customer in Portland, or anywhere else in the U.S. including tariffs and shipping costs? Note that my opinions are targeted to relative value and practicality for use in the U.S. AFAIK, the bakfiets.nl site only lists one dealer in the U.S. and one in Canada.

I do not doubt that those relative few who do buy a bakfiets are enthusiastic, as are owners of esoteric toys such as Segways and expensive oddball bicycle shaped objects like replica PennyFarthings, Tall Bikes, and even less expensive, but formerly trendy fixies.

On my most recent trip to Amsterdam in 2011 I too saw a few bakfiets in use, but for every such sighting I must have seen thousands of regular bikes with attached child seats in use, many with multiple children on board. The only time I saw a gaggle of bakfiets was parked at a location trying to sell them.