Dutch racing bikes

understandably bikes vary in their handling based on a number of factors. However do dutch racing bikes have certain characteristics in common as far as the way they ride?

Yes

No

Maybe

allways......... never...... sometimes.........

what is a dutch racing bike?

http://www.classical-bicycles.com/Dutch%20racing%20bikes.htm

thanks

Our pleasure

Wait until Dutch Cheese & Peter V come online.

They'll tell you what you need to know.

there's clearly no answer to this and yet someones going to put together a bearded paragraph or two. I'm on the edge of my seat with anticipation.

ask Ed. he knows.

http://ask-ed.com/

Morning Surf239 - welcome to round here... I'm sure you're referring to bikes like this one I've just been oggling in the Classifieds.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread53473.html

Some, like this, do look excellent value for money.

Dutch racing bikes are totally unlike other cycles.

1. Minus point - they simply will not go up hills; they just jam up and seize.
   
2. Plus point - they insist on paying half of everything you spend on them.
   
   

So, curate's egg really. Or tasteless red-rinded rubber cheese.

Mine...

short chain?

Nice looking bike!

understandably bikes vary in their handling based on a number of factors. However do dutch racing bikes have certain characteristics in common as far as the way they ride?

No, they almost have nothing in common.
Or maybe a certain number of them do.
Mainly no-nonsense road bikes, very little decoration, no extreme focus on lightweight, policy = reliability.
Of course, there are exceptions.

O yeah, The Netherlands has a reputation for criterium riding (almost same as UK), 1 to 2 km courses with 4 to 100,000 corners per lap.
So, the frames tend to be a bit short, steep and high BB.

Typically frame sizes go up to 66cm and sometimes more.

Talking about modern bikes: no, these are designed, engineered and produced far, far away.
So, no difference with all other bikes.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Hi
Thanks for the imput. My interest generally lies in the vintage bike say 60's to mid 80's say the smaller brands. I presume you are talking about that vintage when you say "criterium style" vs more modern which seems often to be referred to as a "stage race" geometry.

gen

No, they almost have nothing in common.
Or maybe a certain number of them do.
Mainly no-nonsense road bikes, very little decoration, no extreme focus on lightweight, policy = reliability.
Of course, there are exceptions.

O yeah, The Netherlands has a reputation for criterium riding (almost same as UK), 1 to 2 km courses with 4 to 100,000 corners per lap.
So, the frames tend to be a bit short, steep and high BB.

Typically frame sizes go up to 66cm and sometimes more.

Talking about modern bikes: no, these are designed, engineered and produced far, far away.
So, no difference with all other bikes.

Correct me if I'm wrong.