Comments on: Distracted by Bikes http://kateflaim.com/2007/05/distracted-by-bikes/ Food, writing and design Wed, 16 May 2012 19:34:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: emil http://kateflaim.com/2007/05/distracted-by-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-78 emil Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:59:00 +0000 http://katek.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/distracted-by-bikes/#comment-78 A piece of advice...don't waste your money on the Electra. An authentic Dutch bike is worth the extra duckets. They cost a lot because they are designed to last for generations. The Dutch Bicycle Company in Florida is another option vs. Jort & Olif. Personally, I commute in the city on a 1947 Swiss Army bike as it was half the price as a new Omafiets (granny bike). Old Raleighs and Schwinns are great too. Get out there and ride! Oh, and to bridge the food connection...a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bakfiets/pool/page2/" rel="nofollow">bakfiets</a> is useful for carrying garden supplies or groceries. A piece of advice…don’t waste your money on the Electra. An authentic Dutch bike is worth the extra duckets. They cost a lot because they are designed to last for generations. The Dutch Bicycle Company in Florida is another option vs. Jort & Olif. Personally, I commute in the city on a 1947 Swiss Army bike as it was half the price as a new Omafiets (granny bike). Old Raleighs and Schwinns are great too. Get out there and ride!

Oh, and to bridge the food connection…a bakfiets is useful for carrying garden supplies or groceries.

]]> By: kate http://kateflaim.com/2007/05/distracted-by-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-77 kate Wed, 16 May 2007 04:19:02 +0000 http://katek.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/distracted-by-bikes/#comment-77 Chris, I am SO sorry! Really, I weep for you. Mom, Dad sent me to that site, too. Amazing stuff, but a bit out of range for now! Chris, I am SO sorry! Really, I weep for you.

Mom, Dad sent me to that site, too. Amazing stuff, but a bit out of range for now!

]]> By: Chris http://kateflaim.com/2007/05/distracted-by-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Chris Wed, 16 May 2007 04:08:11 +0000 http://katek.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/distracted-by-bikes/#comment-76 Unless you plan to cook the bike, I don't want to read about it here. I have a responsibility to my readers, you see, and when <a href="http://blog.herbietown.com/archives/35" rel="nofollow">I linked to your blog</a> I represented it as "Kate's Food Blog." Imagine their disappointment! Unless you plan to cook the bike, I don’t want to read about it here. I have a responsibility to my readers, you see, and when I linked to your blog I represented it as “Kate’s Food Blog.”

Imagine their disappointment!

]]> By: Beth http://kateflaim.com/2007/05/distracted-by-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Beth Tue, 15 May 2007 18:02:27 +0000 http://katek.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/distracted-by-bikes/#comment-75 When I told Alex about your Dutch bike obsession, she suggested you look at the Jorg and Olif on the Napa Style website. When I told Alex about your Dutch bike obsession, she suggested you look at the Jorg and Olif on the Napa Style website.

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