s70rguy, thanks for the information. It is surprising how little information is available in the USA on bikes made in Holland, given that Holland may have the highest percentage of adults who ride bicycles on a daily basis of any nation in the world.

Its seems as it the bike makers in Holland highly focused on their domestic market (commuter bikes) and stayed out of the US market to a large extent. Perhaps that was a wise decision, as the Dutch bike makers are still going strong today, while most of those European companies that put large investments into the American market are now out of business and their brand names have become just a decals on generic bikes made in China.