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Old 04-22-12, 10:27 AM
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Achielle Utility Bikes

https://achielle-usa.com/our-dutch-bakfiets-bike/

Does anyone here have an Achille? I just heard of them today. Made in Belgium?

Also, now I wonder if "Bakfiets" is a trademark, or does it just mean "Box Bike"?
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Google translate said "tricycle".
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Bak = box , Fiets = bike; boxbike, not a trike
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Originally Posted by badmother
Google translate said "tricycle".
Don't trust a computer to translate anything.
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Google translate said "bak" is container. It is a containerbike .

Maybe bikes you find when dumpster diving?
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