Originally Posted by
jumpr
I'd love to have a Dutch commuter (and the terrain to use it), but I've got some considerable hills on my commute that I'd never be able to conquer without a geared bike.
Owning a cheap bike made in Taiwan called the Amsterdam drove me to buy a real Dutch bike.
My
Dutch commuter has lots of gears, but I sought it out for the gearbox itself. It "only" weighs 39 pounds stock, which is with that beefy german 14-speed gearbox, german rack, german kickstand, german brakes, japanese dynamo hub and all.
It was not cheap, but it is sturdy, reliable, and fun, just like the Dutch.