Last week I got the chance to test drive a new city bike for a customer, It’s not quite a dutch bike but it rides well and it’s a sensible design -with the oddity that the rear wheel has a back-pedal and V-brake.
A proper full chainguard would be nice.
(It’s a Victoria Malta,if you’re wondering)
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June 30, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Frits B
Re oddity: the omniscient internet reveals that “Founders Max Frankenstein Burger and Max Ottenstein started their company ‘Frankenstein Burger und Ottenstein Nürnberg’ in Nuremberg, in 1886″. This later became the Victoria Fahrradwerke and after they diversified, Victoria Werke.
The Frankenstein part must count for something.
Otherwise it’s a typical German & Dutch bike like you see a lot these days. Chinese frame, obviously.
June 30, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Frits B
Correction: my first source wrote “Frankenstein Burger”, the German Wikipedia says it’s “Frankenburger”. Joke’s lost, I’m afraid.
July 1, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Andy in Germany
Thanks for the comment anyway. A pity about Wikipedia, I preferred your first version.
The Official reason for the double brake is that older people usually prefer back-pedal, but in hilly areas (like say… south Germany) this could run hot and may not have the stopping power.