I respect the NYT but their attitude towards urban cycling seems to be that it's all done at less than 10 mph in a bike lane. That or you're a racer or messenger. Some of us are just urban cyclists who want a lightweight bike we can keep up with motor vehicle traffic at the 15 - 25 mph that city traffic moves at.

I'm not even going to comment on the helmet stuff in that article.

Dutch Bikes in Seattle is about a mile from my apartment and I know a guy that works there. Gorgeous stuff, but not my thing at all. Riding one of those feels like I'm in an armchair with pedals. Give me my beat up racer-ish road bike any day.