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When the article stated “We thought bikes might be stolen and sent abroad." I nearly spat out my coffee. It really is amusing to watch MIT laboratory types sp
by akira2501 4y ago
When the article stated “We thought bikes might be stolen and sent abroad." I nearly spat out my coffee. It really is amusing to watch MIT laboratory types spend a bunch of time and effort to rediscover what was plainly known beforehand.
- TechBro8615 4y agoYou've got to give them some credit. MIT laboratory types are apparently clever enough to get funding for a multi-month "research trip" to Amsterdam.
- eythian 4y agoEh, in Amsterdam you'll get plenty of people mentioning that there's people in vans who go and steal a bunch of bikes at night (scoping them and sometimes locking them with their own lock during the day), and driving them off to somewhere in Eastern Europe. I'm not sure particularly of the truth of this, beyond this article suggesting it's probably not the case, but it's definitely something in the popular consciousness there.
- Scoundreller 4y agoThing is, "dutch bikes" often don't have a great reputation. Few moving parts, so very reliable, but slow as fuck. Single speed, so crap for anywhere with even tiny hills. Rear coaster brakes. Front drum brakes if you're lucky. Again, problematic if you can gain speed on a decline or otherwise need to stop quickly because you have inadequate bicycle infra. 10kg of low-grade steel tube and heavy af steel wheels (stuff that spins is effectively 2x as heavy).