Comments on: A Dutchman In New York

By: Amsterdamize » Blog Archive » The New Amsterdam(ize) Bicycle Show. And Then Some.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:32:35 +0000

[...] two days I’m off for a long weekend, returning to New Amsterd…I mean, New York City. Besides that the weather forecast is set to warm, I’m primarily going for another hot item: [...]

By: Jobbo

Jobbo — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:26:35 +0000

So cool to see that cycling is getting more and more a cool thing to do instead of a tree hugging hippy thing!! In urbanised area's its just a smart way to commute, simply because traveling around on a bike is much faster than doing it by car!!

By: rickshaw Hire

rickshaw Hire — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:27:20 +0000

Newyork is really to good place very neat and clean.Its good to see people riding cycles and other vehicles on to the clean roads.

By: drooderfiets

drooderfiets — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:51:01 +0000

Here is my long awaited post about New York
http://drooderfiets.tumblr.com/post/248372821/n... This is not a New York photo because I wasn't lucky enough to go there.

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:52:28 +0000

hahaha, keep that chin up, man! :)

By: Portlandize

Portlandize — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:47:44 +0000

or the whole U.S. is floundering in the dark. I haven't decided yet :)

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:47:09 +0000

Yup, you put your cards on the table, now turn them ;)…ok ok, I'll wait :)

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:44:29 +0000

it was a great break, thanks :). So that means NYC is really on to something? :-p

By: drooderfiets

drooderfiets — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:38:22 +0000

I was in Ottawa 10 years ago and I remember the good time I spend along the canal… was it the canal rideau or something else?

By: drooderfiets

drooderfiets — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:33:47 +0000

Ouch! Now I need to post something about New York… I'll do that tomorrow morning. Watch my blog ;o)

By: Portlandize

Portlandize — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:46:21 +0000

Many of the same issues here in Portland – stuff being tried, often with really good intentions, often with moderate success, sometimes great success. Many of those photos look very familiar – all kinds of home-made, cobbled-together kinds of carrying solutions hooked to all kinds of bikes, more and more regular people in regular clothes with shopping or out for food/drinks/fun.

One nice thing about downtown Portland, even the main streets are speed-controlled enough that it's fairly comfortable to cycle in traffic, if you're at least moderately comfortable on your bike. Nice to see some experiments with cycle tracks and buffered lanes and such though, still.

Glad you had such a great trip, I'm sure it was a wonderful break from the routine. Cheers!

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:08:01 +0000

absolutely! Imagine my frustration this summer when both my Nikon D70 and my Sony HDD video camera died on me…phone cameras may be handy, but it will bug the hell out of you after just a few days :)

By: Steven Vance

Steven Vance — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:02:15 +0000

It's a big step up from your cameraphone, for sure!

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:13:24 +0000

thanks, Les! I'll make that open door at some point, believe it!

It was the best trip of the year :)

By: Daniel M Perez, SlowBikeMiami

Daniel M Perez, SlowBikeMiami — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:13:21 +0000

I'll keep that in mind. :-)

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:10:56 +0000

I'm open to suggestions, Daniel :)

By: Daniel M Perez, SlowBikeMiami

Daniel M Perez, SlowBikeMiami — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:44:35 +0000

Now we gotta get you to Miami. Maybe in May, when we (hopefully) bring Copenhagenize over. ;-)

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:41:38 +0000

thanks, Daniel, appreciate it, I tried to be as straight about it as possible, flawed, I'm sure :).

By: Cyclemania

Cyclemania — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:39:17 +0000

As usual great pics mt friend. I love your perspective and the way you write.

Too bad you could not make it up to that "open door" here in Ottawa.

Also happy that you got to visit NYC and a certain "ladyfriend".

L :-)

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:36:34 +0000

it's true! :) Thanks, man, I did!

By: Daniel M Perez, SlowBikeMiami

Daniel M Perez, SlowBikeMiami — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Very neat; short and to the point. It's good to see the city from an outsider's point of view, especially one that comes from such a bike-friendly place. It helps to highlight both the good and the places where growth is still needed. Nice pics as well.

By: Álvaro

Álvaro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:31:14 +0000

I was surprise in my last visit to the US at how much is being done to encourage cycling. Great pics Marc, looks like you had a blast :)

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:18:53 +0000

it's been a treat to see it for myself, Adrienne, a bike blogger can deal only that much with rss-feeds :). Be sure I'll be tracking it for years to come, y'all better stick to it! :)

By: amsterdamize

amsterdamize — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:16:26 +0000

thanks so much, Steven, appreciate that! I did get my new SLR, just not in time for NYC…these were taken with a Fujifilm FinePix camera :)