On Mar 10, 7:44*pm, "Jay" wrote:
"Andre Jute" wrote in message

... Congratulations on collecting your new Electra Amsterdam, Jay. Tell us
all about it (1).

Andre Jute
Dutchcity bikes forever

(1) I saw a brief note in another thread about a broken folder, but
the momentous occasion of your grown-up commuter should be proudly
marked in a thread of its own.

Thanks, Andre, for your kind thoughts;

I am quite thrilled! with my new Electra, which you and the other RBT
experts pointed me toward. ...when I was going in the wrong direction
(again), I somehow righted myself, with your help. It is parked in my
kitchen - no garage for this beauty! Plus, I need to apply Proofide to this
new saddle, at room temp. My bum is a bit sore from today, but IMO Brooks
saddles are for men, who can handle a little pain. Hey, life is pain...get
used to it!

Comparing the Electra with a BF is not a fair fight. BF would throw in the
towel early on.

I will post pics of my fully customized Electra in a week or so, on my
website. I want to have all the spec'ed stuff in place.

On the way home today, I saw a few bike riders. They were ALL riding quite
upright, with drop handlebars. But for those who want to call me Fred, go
ahead. I like riding upright. I can see what is going on. This Electra is
stylin'.

J.


I'm at the Taipei Cycle show and there are quite a few Dutch commuter
bicycles here, including some real hauler type bikes." The response to
"are you selling in the U.S.?" is always the same, "no, no shops will
take the risk." They sell a lot of units to visitors to the
Netherlands who ship them back.