Originally Posted by
workingbike
Clever Cycles has a thread on this, mostly about the "Dutch" style bikes (linked)
I think I want to get a Dutch bike to try.
The page linked below is mainly concerned with another matter, but it has a bit of info pertinent to this discussion:
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Effecti...oadsWeHave.htm
About one-third of the way down is a green, two-column table, showing the frequency of various trip distances in Holland.
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According to a study by the Tinbergen Institute,,, ...Note that the vast majority of trips {in Holland} are less than 2.5km (1.5Miles) and there are hardly any over 7.5km (4.6Miles). ...
It is true that many European bicycle riders regularly ride bikes with very-upright positions (and without padded shorts as well), but the truth is that these bikes are not more comfortable, nor are these people super-human in their abilities. In use, they don't actually ride very far per-trip.
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