Buy a bike

Buy a bike in Amsterdam

Eleven types, eleven pages. Cargo is not a men’s bike. Skinny is not a road bike. Tap the type, not a shop window.

Pick the type

• men’s Dutch bikeHigh top tube, straight back, hub gears. The classic Amsterdam men’s bike.
• omafietsStep-through, upright bars, child seat possible. The bike Amsterdam runs on.
• city bikeSolid, light enough, built for quays. A proper lock included.
• e-bikeBattery, range, lock and insurance. In that order.
• fatbikeWide rubber. Only models we would leave on the street ourselves.
• cargo bikeWooden crate or closed box. Kids, groceries, hardware run.
• electric cargo bikeUrban Arrow and kin. Battery, box, lock. The school run without the sweat.
• kids’ bike16 to 26 inch. Solid, not a toy, and a lock if they ride to school alone.
• road bikeDrop bars, 23–28 mm tyre, no kerbs. Canyon, Trek, Specialized, steel.
• skinny bikeFixie or single-speed, thin rubber, city steel. Not a road bike, not a Gazelle.
• folding bikeBrompton, Tern, Dahon. 16 inch, train, boat. Not a kids’ bike.