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@Lanterne_Rouge... We have a Douze F1. Think we've owned it for about 10 months or so?! Got it from LGC who were great and let us test ride/compare loads of different options. Needed a bike that both myself and wife (a very capable cyclist) would happily ride which is where the Douze won hands down in the handling stakes vs. the Bullitt. Thought we'd end up with a Dutch Barge (Bakfiets!) but the Douze enabled us to get a bike that rivals the Bullitt in the speed stakes, but has super neutral handling thanks to cable steering set-up that also comes in handy with tight manoeuvres and generally parking the bike up/putting away in a tight space. We got the step-through frame which helps with getting on/off/stopping too. You can get x2 different front-ends with a full canopy which works really well. Needed to proof with Nikwax UV proof to help water repellency. Have a look at some of my earlier posts... down side is that it costs more than the Bullitt and doesn't look as good, but for us it's been fantastic and distance wise I do about 12 miles a day on it during the week. If you have any questions just ask as it's a lot of £s you'll be spending... :)
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It's for the eldest and he's three, a very tall three. So I'm thinking the Bullitt jump seat might be necessary. The second born will be appended to the back on the Hamax thing that bolts on to the seat post. I like the Bullitt as it looks a damn sight more purposeful that the usual Dutch stuff. But it is spendy, and can I justify the additional spondoolies. I do also quite like the Dolly bike and I'm going to check out a few different options this week.