Comments on: My Next Vehicle: A Bakfiet http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/ Whole Food Nutrition made Simple & Affordable Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:32:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: <img class="identicon" src="http://www.organicthrifty.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/e2e784458632457.png" alt="maria Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> maria http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/comment-page-1/#comment-383 maria Identicon Icon maria Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:02:00 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=91#comment-383 Hahaha, love those, says the Dutch girl.<br/>We have a trailer, but I am a good weather biker these days.... Hahaha, love those, says the Dutch girl.
We have a trailer, but I am a good weather biker these days….

]]> By: <img class="identicon" src="http://www.organicthrifty.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/e2e784458632457.png" alt="Carrie T Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> Carrie T http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Carrie T Identicon Icon Carrie T Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:28:00 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=91#comment-368 Lisa, <br/><br/>If your hubby can figure out how to make one of these, then let's talk!!! I would love to find a creative way to make something similar!!! <br/><br/>Susan, I can't believe there are really so many of these! It makes so much sense.<br/><br/>Christina, yeah, you really couldn't go carless, but it sounds like you're really doing your part!!!! Lisa,

If your hubby can figure out how to make one of these, then let’s talk!!! I would love to find a creative way to make something similar!!!

Susan, I can’t believe there are really so many of these! It makes so much sense.

Christina, yeah, you really couldn’t go carless, but it sounds like you’re really doing your part!!!!

]]> By: <img class="identicon" src="http://www.organicthrifty.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/e2e784458632457.png" alt="Carrie T Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> Carrie T http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Carrie T Identicon Icon Carrie T Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:23:00 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=91#comment-367 Amsterdamize,<br/><br/>Truth be told, I think if my dear husband allowed me to invest in this type of bike, I would be willing to make the small sacrifice in comfort for sure!<br/><br/>I would love to get to a place where we sold our car and just had bikes!!! (Am I crazy??@?@?@) Amsterdamize,

Truth be told, I think if my dear husband allowed me to invest in this type of bike, I would be willing to make the small sacrifice in comfort for sure!

I would love to get to a place where we sold our car and just had bikes!!! (Am I crazy??@?@?@)

]]> By: <img class="identicon" src="http://www.organicthrifty.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/e2e784458632457.png" alt="Christina Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> Christina http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Christina Identicon Icon Christina Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=91#comment-363 I have a bike trailer for petros. We ride to the library or to the grocery store for small amounts of groceries. we also would ride to family swim at the local swimming pool a few evenings a week (pavlos can ride his own bike but it makes me nervous to take him out on busy rodes). anyway, we could never go carless unless we pulled pavlos out of asa... now that would be a bike commute, wouldn't it? paul rides his bike to work so i justify owning a minivan because of that and because we carpool with two other families to school (if i drive, that means two other families are not driving:). i have seen some of these bikes in N. Portland, were we are extremely bike friendly:) I have a bike trailer for petros. We ride to the library or to the grocery store for small amounts of groceries. we also would ride to family swim at the local swimming pool a few evenings a week (pavlos can ride his own bike but it makes me nervous to take him out on busy rodes). anyway, we could never go carless unless we pulled pavlos out of asa… now that would be a bike commute, wouldn’t it? paul rides his bike to work so i justify owning a minivan because of that and because we carpool with two other families to school (if i drive, that means two other families are not driving:). i have seen some of these bikes in N. Portland, were we are extremely bike friendly:)

]]> By: <img class="identicon" src="http://www.organicthrifty.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/e2e784458632457.png" alt="Lisa Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> Lisa http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Lisa Identicon Icon Lisa Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:42:00 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=91#comment-360 Wow! I've never seen one of these. We live in a relatively bike-friendly city. Hmm. We have our own metal fabrication shop, I wonder if I could get my husband to fabricate something similar with the help of cyclist friends...<br/><br/>Thanks for posting this, it's great! Wow! I’ve never seen one of these. We live in a relatively bike-friendly city. Hmm. We have our own metal fabrication shop, I wonder if I could get my husband to fabricate something similar with the help of cyclist friends…

Thanks for posting this, it’s great!

]]> By: <img class="identicon" src="http://www.organicthrifty.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/e2e784458632457.png" alt="Susan Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> Susan http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Susan Identicon Icon Susan Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:17:00 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=91#comment-358 we saw lots of these last year in Copenhagen, where we spent the night due to our airline schedules.<br/>Everyone rides bikes, both in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. <br/>They are never locked either. I always wonder how people can tell which one is theirs. They all look the same, and there are literally hundreds of them parked on the streets. we saw lots of these last year in Copenhagen, where we spent the night due to our airline schedules.
Everyone rides bikes, both in Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
They are never locked either. I always wonder how people can tell which one is theirs. They all look the same, and there are literally hundreds of them parked on the streets.

]]> By: <img class="identicon" src="http://www.organicthrifty.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/e2e784458632457.png" alt="Kristen Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> Kristen http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Kristen Identicon Icon Kristen Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=91#comment-357 Ok that is cool! My town, Traverse City, MI is really bike-friendly too, except when there's snow everywhere. I could load kiddos and groceries in that... or kiddos and library books... or kiddos and beach gear... or, or, or... :p It's just when there's snow everywhere like now... Ok that is cool! My town, Traverse City, MI is really bike-friendly too, except when there’s snow everywhere. I could load kiddos and groceries in that… or kiddos and library books… or kiddos and beach gear… or, or, or… :p It’s just when there’s snow everywhere like now…

]]> By: <img class="identicon" src="http://www.organicthrifty.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/e2e784458632457.png" alt="cheeseslave Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> cheeseslave http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/comment-page-1/#comment-356 cheeseslave Identicon Icon cheeseslave Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:31:00 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=91#comment-356 This is the coolest thing ever! Sadly, LA is not exactly bike-friendly... This is the coolest thing ever! Sadly, LA is not exactly bike-friendly…

]]> By: <img class="identicon" src="http://www.organicthrifty.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/e2e784458632457.png" alt="amsterdamize Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> amsterdamize http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/01/11/my-next-vehicle-a-bakfiet/comment-page-1/#comment-354 amsterdamize Identicon Icon amsterdamize Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:19:00 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=91#comment-354 Sorry to hear you call yourself a wimp :), riding a bakfiets (it has an 's' at the end) with your kids in less favorable weather is more fun than you can imagine (just imagine thousands of thousands of car-free moms in other countries, such as mine). I think it's a relatively small sacrifice in comfort.<br/><br/>Regarding that last picture, you could also check out the <a HREF="http://www.triobike.com" REL="nofollow">Triobike</a>, it's practical with its Transformer-like features, but I can tell you it's less of a comfortable ride (the rider position, lack of fenders, etc) overall.<br/><br/>Hope it helps. Sorry to hear you call yourself a wimp :) , riding a bakfiets (it has an ‘s’ at the end) with your kids in less favorable weather is more fun than you can imagine (just imagine thousands of thousands of car-free moms in other countries, such as mine). I think it’s a relatively small sacrifice in comfort.

Regarding that last picture, you could also check out the Triobike, it’s practical with its Transformer-like features, but I can tell you it’s less of a comfortable ride (the rider position, lack of fenders, etc) overall.

Hope it helps.

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