Timeline for New bicycle for commuting
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| Nov 19, 2018 at 22:32 | comment | added | David Richerby | And the inconvenience of dealing with a shop hundreds of kilometers away if something goes wrong. And having to make basically a two-day trip if you want to try before you buy to ensure the bike fits. And it's not hard to just buy a Dutch-style bike in the UK. | |
| Nov 19, 2018 at 20:39 | comment | added | Paul de Vrieze | The thing is that due to the single market the only issue is transportation/willingness from the shop to ship it long distance. There are bicycles suitable for longer distances, and in general a very wide selection. There are plenty of people in NL that commute for such distances by bicycle with similar criteria. | |
| Nov 19, 2018 at 20:21 | comment | added | David Richerby | It seems unlikely that the hassle of importing a bike from a foreign country would be worth the cost saving versus buying an equivalent bike in the UK. Also, I don't think this kind of bike is at all suitable for the asker, who will be riding it for more than 50km per day. | |
| Nov 19, 2018 at 19:11 | history | answered | Paul de Vrieze | CC BY-SA 4.0 |