More and more e-bikes are being sold. Especially for residential and school students, the electric bike is becoming more and more popular. And to buy an E-bike instead, they are also leased much more nowadays. E-bikes are no longer just…
Who compares online prices well can save a lot on a new bike. That is what the Consumentenbond “Consumer Union” sees at a price survey on the Internet. This may even rise to an average of € 350, – with…
Robots can also cycle. That proves the video below it, which we found on youtube. This funny golden droid ride a fixed gear around like he did it always. And it seems, that he also has fun doing it. But…
The winners of the cycle of the year, the e-bike, speed e-bike, road bike, MTB of the year, and bicycle innovation awards 2017 have been announced. Congratulations to the winners on behalf of deFietssite. In the categories: Bike of the…
Pedal-assist electric bikes come in all shapes and sizes, in basic or feature-packed flavors and with price tags to suit trendy rich kids and penny-pinchers alike. But many look more like bare bones electric motorcycles than classic bicycles. The latter…
The ANWB use a new method to improve safety of bike paths. Annually get more than 12,000 cyclists seriously injured. Almost half of these accidents play a role in how the road was built. Bollards, curbs or tram rails can…
D66 and GroenLinks have in their election the most attention for cyclists. This is evident from a comparison program of the Fietsersbond. The two sides highlight the key benefits of cycling for better accessibility, quality of life and health, and…
So you want to buy a new mountain bike. Advancements in material, frame, and suspension design mean bikes are being made for very specific purposes, so the decision of which bike to choose is no longer just about color and…
Trenergy is since 2011 on the Dutch market with electric bikes. The collection has expanded for several years, and Trenergy supplies electric bicycles with a very complete equipment and high driving comfort. The bikes are imported, with a high quality,…
Tricycles, bikes for people who need extra support. Cycling, there is nothing better for the body. Especially when you have a illness, disability or old age and it is already not so easy to go outside. But an ordinary bicycle,…
Spaac, from crowd-fund campaign to production. After a successful crowd-fund campaign, the electric city bike Spaac Motorized Bicycles is now available to everyone. The aim was to design an electric bicycle which had to be simple and of straightforward design.…
Officially a cyclist has to show with his hands if he’s going left or right. But how many people do that? Whether one is too lazy, do not want to, or you have too much luggage on a carrier which…
Gazelle won with the concept N°1 a golden iF Design Award. This has been a major award on design area. “We are incredibly proud of this award. The iF Design Award is one of the most prestigious awards that we…
Recently spotted. Bough Bikes.
A Swiss inventor has produced the world’s first electric bicycle with a joystick replacing the handlebars and he believes it could be used on motorcycles and scooters. Yvan Forclaz built the Joystick Bike to create a more fun and engaging…
A bicycle from Bough Bikes you want to show. Recently, an employee of defietssite saw a bike from Bough bikes at the Deltion College in Zwolle. A bike that stands out through the use of wood as a material for…
The nearly 1000 Anwb roadsigns in the province of Drenthe, get a makeover. Cyclists and hikers use next to the node system, a lot of the Anwb roadsigns that are shaped like a mushroom. Therefore, many of these roadsigns need…
CES 2017 in Las Vegas also brought many cool enhancements for the cyclist. CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is already over, and the question is, what this event has shown in the area of the bike and rider. Manufacturers from all…
Due to the change in Dutch legislation changed the high speed E-bike standard to moped standard. From January 1, 2017 must the blue badge be replaced by a yellow license plate. The Dutch government requires the drivers of speed pedelecs,…
The smart bike, digitization is coming. The bicycle consists mainly of metal, rubber and plastic, and has no outlet. At first glance a bike does not seem suitable for digitization. And yet, almost everything comes online, the bike can not…
LeEco’s new smart bicycles for the U.S. market break the cycle of conventional riding offering an Android™-powered BikeOS with touchscreen display that helps cyclists navigate rides and track performance. The LeEco Smart Road Bike, which has been recognized as a…
The bike manufacturer Felt based in California has released images of what they call the ultimate e-bike ‘for transporting many everyday items. The ’tote’m’ bike can carry the load; whether it’s for groceries or or transport of other goods. A…
Fietsersbond is perplexed about the intention of the government to scrap rules on the bicycle shed. These rules were reintroduced earlier, after it appeared that the market does not by itself going to build parking facilities in new construction projects.…
Iris Slappendel, Dutch champion on the road in 2014, will try to attack in September with Aniek Rooderkerken, the women’s speed record in the Nevada desert. This world record currently stands at 122 km / h. This was announced by…
A custom bike offers a solution for people who are no longer able to move on a regular bike. Whether it is a bike with a very low entry, a tricycle or a three-wheel tandem (or more wheels). For every…
Electric bikes are a special child in the bicycle industry, they need more attention than the rest of the bike. Think of a display which could be damaged, a cable, but the most important (and most expensive) element has to…
The Relo promises flexible mobility on two wheels. The electric drive can be built into all kinds of bicycles and removed in seconds. Many bikers know the dilemma: you want to occasionally cycle with pedal assistance, but does not want…
The European Cyclists’ Federation presented Tuesday, December 6th, the report “Economic Benefits of Cycling” in which the financial and social value of the bicycle is calculated in Europe. The report shows that the benefits of cycling go beyond mobility or…
Hoppakee, weekend! So momentarily no obligations. For now you just have to ensure that a snack is nearby, you have your music and something to drink. Then you’re all set to start the weekend extra well with this collection bicycle…
Bikelift Parkis. Starting in November this year, cycling enthusiasts will have the opportunity to park their bikes in an innovative way. The project will be launched on Kickstarter – global crowdfunding platform for creative projects. The economist Bronius Rauba and…
Strongher, a cycling initiative of Marianne Vos, Marijn de Vries, Ellen van Dijk and many other ambassadors of the women’s cycling, going with a student team from TU Delft and VU University Amsterdam in search of the fastest woman in…
Electric bikes are very popular, especially among the elderly. But they do not always know how to deal with it, and that can have disastrous consequences. In 2015, received relatively many elderly an accident with their electric bike or scooter.…
Sport and nutrition go together naturally. Who sports, watching his diet. To lose weight, to get stronger, and to get more stamina and strength. But when should you eat and drink? Before exercise, during, and after. To perform optimally during…
The Efneo x3 replaces the front derailleur? Are you like most people that really don’t like all the hassles and problems associated with a front derailleur? Now you have an alternative. Efneo’s 3-gear front gearbox is perfect for trekking, hybrid,…
Dogs love cycling. Or at least, they like to go along on the bike. Dogs love cycling. The speed, the view, the scents. You often see them on the back of the bicycle, dogs in a wicker basket. Or, in…
De knooppuntfietser is a blog from cyclist Arno Schwithal with nice routes. But Arno has a mission. A bucket list which consists of only one thing. All-bike nodes in the Netherlands, and a selfie photograph of each node. An immense…
Routerijders, bloggers about bicycle routes. Many people cycle bike trails, themed routes and node routes, and also like to share them with other people. With photos and video material they offer a nice way to see what they encounter on…
The mammoth-tired bicycle already outweighs the current Guinness World Record holder’s 1,900-pounder, but Frank Dose is still adding weight. Using giant tires from an industrial fertilizer spreader and scrap steel, a German man has built a bicycle weighing 2,072 pounds…
With your bike on vacation? Why not. We use our bikes to go to work. To get some groceries. And of course for recreation. De fietssite met three people that where on vacation in our beautiful…
With your bike in the trees? Sometimes we see strange bikes on the road. So a few days ago, we found this three bikes parked in a tree. We could not figure out why? Because of the tour the france?…