Originally Posted by duppie

There lies the problem. here in the US we overcomplicate things. When you get a flat, you take off the wheel, replace the tube, etc., etc.. It's just our own inability to think outside the box.

You get a flat on a Dutch bike, you take the tire (not the wheel) off on the non-drive side, find the hole, glue a patch on it, and put the tire back on. Doesn't take any longer than the "US method"

Born and raised in the Netherlands I grew up riding Dutch bikes. We would take the back wheel off every other year or so to replace the tire. With a full chain guard you rarely have to lube the chain either, so no reason to ever take the chain guard off

Duppie