I was excited about this ride as aside from Rania's and my bicycles, I never see anyone with a Public Bike. This is in Capitol Hill and it's in the signature Dutch orange that Public Bikes are kind of known for. This is the M8i model and the owner went all out with the orange... orange frame, rack and even bell. Interesting facets is the head badge is on the lower support bar for some reason and they added clamp-on bottle cage. That's one of the complaints about Public Bikes is that there are no braze points to add on a screw-on bottle cage.
This was a really interesting find... located in Foggy Bottom, it's a German Excelsior Fahrrad Nostaglie Luxus. It's about as Dutch as you can without being Dutch.It has skirt guards, a rear O-lock, full chain guard, dynamo bottle-powered rear and front lights. However, it seems to have a drum brake on the rear wheel but caliper brakes on the front wheel. Totally weird but totally cool.
Different location in Foggy Bottom, this is another Critical Cycle ride that is a clone of the Public Bikes. Pretty vanilla, I like that the owner has a matching green plastic milk crate on the rear rack. Looks and color coordination are very important to District Dutch. This is the second CC bicycle I've seen and the second CC bicycle I've seen without the front vintage light. Must be a design flaw that they go missing like that.
A Breezer Downtown EX, same location in Foggy Bottom. A few things to note on this bicycle: First, notice the saddle... it's a comfort saddle without a horn... dainty! Next, that's a pretty heavy duty Abus chain lock on there. I really need to get an Abus for my ride. And last, I love the Human Rights Campaign sticker on the seat post frame tube. Holla! The teal plastic crate has gots to go though.
And it's not a District Dutch post unless there's a Linus bike involved. Same Foggy Bottom location, this is a Linus Roadster 8... at least it's not a Dutchi. Only interesting point is I have no idea what that circular wheel is on the U-lock. Any takers?
Looks like it might be for mounting the lock to the seat tube when riding.
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