bakfiets coming to Gov Island?

Posted: July 28th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: bakfiets, dutch bike, kids on bikes, video | No Comments »

…just saw this on the Governors Island Blog.

Not only will they start renting (the now bankrupt) Fietsfabriek Cargobikes, vis-a-via Rolling Orange, at Bike and Roll, BUT…

And who knows? Soon, we could be hosting the New York City’s first bakfiets race.

Shit! Now I need to save my pennies and buy the last one from Adeline Adeline. BUT the real question is, will it be a mother’s race or a no-holds-bars-copenhagenize run?

via Dutch Cargo Bikes Coming to Gov Island « Governors Island Blog.

Svajerløb 2009 – Danish Cargo Bike Championships from Copenhagenize on Vimeo.


SpokesNYT profiles parents & their NYC cargo bikes

Posted: July 19th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: bakfiets, cargo collective, dutch bike, kids on bikes, style, video | No Comments »

this image will take you to the NYT’s article Hauling Cargo, No Car Necessary

glamor moms or not, ole gorge bliss builds beautiful nyc bakfiets! in this must watch video, the Sean Patrick Farrell profiles (aka @SpokesNYT) one mother and her two daughters as they ride around town doing everything they would normally do on a train, in a cab or behind the wheel of a gas guzzler…

i can’t wait to see more bakfiets in nyc. over the last year alone, there’s been a proliferation of shops selling dutch bikes and other urban/city bikes. while the racing and hipster crowd bemoan their existence, i am ecstatic!

if you’re looking for that carry all bike, there are four locations to get bakfiets.

Adeline Adeline – TriBeCa, which features Workcycles, built in NL
HUBStation – West Village, which features modified Worksman Cycles, built in NYC
Rolling Orange – Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, which features De Fietsfabriek, built in NL
Bolognabikes – Brooklyn, hand-built frames built to your specifications.

be seeing you…


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David Byrne on BikeNYC’ing

Posted: July 14th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: video | No Comments »


fietsenprobleem in New Amsterdam

Posted: April 29th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: NYPD, snark, video | 2 Comments »

so last week, mr. obama came to new amsterdam on his jet plane and the NYPD freaked out that bikes could be pipe-bombs. tisk-tisk, silly NYPD. next time, use the same excuse the dutch have been using for years… urban blight…

(video from amsterdamize)


the pedal project: frm DAA to LON & AMS by bike

Posted: March 30th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: BikingRules, livable streets, travel, video | No Comments »

The TV Series is 3 part documentary on cycling in Dublin. The main premise of the series will be to look at how a cycling culture can be developed in Dublin and what that might look like. To that end, one programme will be a kind of travelogue where we go on a journey from Dublin to Amsterdam via London by bike, ferry and train. We will follow Ciaran Fallon (the new Cycling Officer at Dublin City Council) on his journey as he meets various people involved in the cycling cultures of London and Amsterdam to see what is happening from a cycling perspective in those cities and what Dublin can learn from them.
– via amsterdamize

btw, there was an American pedal project and you can find that over at “Pedal.” it has nothing to do with this project…


i’m in love w/ Katzenjammer’s ‘A Bar In Amsterdam’

Posted: February 27th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: style, video | No Comments »


i’m in love! – thanks Kristin


“Ghost Bikes” by Daniel Panzer

Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: BikingRules, video | No Comments »

one NYC’s tragic landmarks are the Ghost Bikes that dot the city’s landscape as reminders of our vulnerability. Daniel Panzer’s Ghost Bikes is a beautiful reminder to be vigilant.


the evils of icy roads

Posted: February 15th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: BikingRules, dutch bike, video, winter | No Comments »

this is such a cruel joke, but at the sametime, it’s SO funny to watch. (btw, mute unless you like horrible rock music.) – video discovered by @bikewobble. btw, if you come across a similar situation here in NYC, call 311 ASAP!


a documentary of A.N.T.

Posted: February 11th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: BikingRules, accessories, ride, style, video | No Comments »

we try to balance function and style” – antbikemike

i’m soooo looking forward to this documentary on American Urban cycling.


Two Wheels + Two Seats + IBM = Nurd Bike Love

Posted: February 9th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: BikingRules, news, style, video | No Comments »

NYTimes.com Spokes blog has a nice little write up on two wheel love. Don’t forget the cammio by the IBM 7094. Two Wheels + Two Seats = Love


just watching this stresses me out!

Posted: February 6th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: BikingRules, bike lane, livable streets, video | 1 Comment »

doesn’t this video remind you of #BikeNYC?


the waltz of the bikes

Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: dutch bike, style, video | No Comments »

just a reminder that there is a thing called summer. (via Change Your Live. Ride a bike!)


now that’s a bag!

Posted: January 10th, 2010 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: accessories, style, video | No Comments »

San Francisco Halloween Keg Ride from Mission Workshop.


Stocking stuffer tip – Bright Bike v2.0

Posted: December 14th, 2009 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: DIY, accessories, style, video | No Comments »

are you looking for an inexpensive stocking stuffer for your fav #BikeNYC’r? well, don’t look to further than michael mandiberg‘s bright bike kit. in a matter of 15 mins, you can light up the night and make everyone’s sprits bright!


ole days of copenhagen

Posted: October 30th, 2009 | Author: newamsterdamize | Filed under: ride, style, video | No Comments »