Dutch bicycles in the Netherlands mostly called omafiets (grandmother's bike) or widdofyts in Frisian (widow's bike); are the most popular form of bicycle used in the Netherlands.
(Dutch bicycles) A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a pedal-driven, human-powered, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist or a bicyclist.
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Dutch Bicycle History: mr. P.M. Snaauw + Burgers E.N.R.
P.M. Snaauw from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht and his 'Burgers E.N.R' (short for: Eerste Nederlandsche Rijwiel- en Machinefabriek v/h H. Burgers, also a manufacturer of motorbikes). No date, probably around 1915.
Mr. Snaauw was probably the 3th 'velopicedist' (cyclist) of The Netherlands. In 1867 he had his bicycle made by the local blacksmith W. Stijnis. Snaauw's first bicycle was a legal copy of a Dutch copy of a French Michaux-velopicede.
Snaauw was also one of the first Dutch racing cyclists.
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Dutch Bicycle History: Sultana Rijwielen
1917 Bike advertisement.
Once The Netherlands had dozens of real bicycle factories, and hundreds of bicycle brands. But not all bicycle manufacturers registered their brand name. 'Sultana' was such a brand.
Some of those manufacturers were also agent of an English bicycle brand. The British bicycle industry was dominant in those days. And the competition powers of the Dutch industry were still too weak.
This Firm, a wholesale dealer not a manufacturer, also imports German bicycles.