The Step Through Lightweight is a spritely take on a classic Dutch bike, with all of the comfort but none of the heaviness. Watch to find out how this bike prioritises comfort and ease, while retaining its classic looks.
www.templecycles.com/products/step-through-lightweight
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Completely missed the practical and stylish mudguards 😉
Beautiful looking bike.
Quill stem is an interesting choice, would love to hear more about the reasoning for that
beautiful bike, i'm riding on a puch ladies clubman from the 1980s
Lightweight without mentioning the weight. Nice
Calling it a « Dutch bike » with no coaster brakes, no gear hub, no racks, no frame lock or no kickstand is certainly a choice 😂
Maybe this works on completely flat terrain. For anything else I wouldn't. Weak brakes, cheap tires. Sorry, but this is a pass. Style is not everything, and even style wise there are stronger contenders.
I'm sorry but no. This is not what a Dutch bike is about.
The fenders, the fully enclosed chaincase and the coaster or drum brakes is what makes a Dutch bike a vehicle that can live outside in all weather conditions and stay functional.
I love the Road Cruiser tyres but the very first ride through the rain these will be messed up because these rim brakes will wear down the rims and permanently stain the tyres.
And I know, because I am Dutch and have made a bike very close to this one for an ex-girlfriend. Just look up 1995 Gazelle Lausanne 'mixte' on Bikeforums. You will also find pictures of what these tyres will look like after a single year.
And while I love the look of leather grips, if this bike sees any kind of rain and they get soaked they will start getting moldy after a year or two. Even with treatment.
It's a very nice fairweather bike, but not a Dutch commuter. Even with the fenders.
How do the leather grips and saddle hold up in the rain? I would imagine with those fenders you would use it for commuting to work for example, so the bike might spend the entire day locked outside in the rain and then be left outside again when back home because it's drenched.
Also the rear brake cable routing seems a bit awkward, really tight bend at the end, this could have been a great frame for mounting the brake at the chainstays, or use a coaster brake like another comment suggested.
this bike is not durable at all
but can you run it as a single-speed or with an internal gear hub? also, that looks less like a step-through and more like a mixte…
An external drive train is pointless for a utilitarian city bike when belt drives and internal gear boxes already exist