Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Observed in Bushwick Brooklyn. What model is this? What’s the purpose of two top tubes? Would love any advice! by cbviper Bicycling Bike Bike Repair Biking Cycling Repair
Heavens10000whores on November 26, 2023 1:16 am Might be a Brooklyn ‘driggs’ bike, or possibly a Rivendell
Caribou-nordique-710 on November 26, 2023 1:16 am Delivery bike [https://workcycles.com/product/workcycles-double-tube/](https://workcycles.com/product/workcycles-double-tube/)
mazarax on November 26, 2023 1:23 am In the 1970s, they were common on the Dutch roads, and ridden by tall men. (The Dutch are the tallest nation in the world.) When you have a larger frame, you really need to add stiffness, as you can’t just scale it up, and expect the same rigidity. They are rare, now, though. Even in the Netherlands, you hardly see them any more.
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Pashley?
Might be a Brooklyn ‘driggs’ bike, or possibly a Rivendell
Delivery bike
[https://workcycles.com/product/workcycles-double-tube/](https://workcycles.com/product/workcycles-double-tube/)
In the 1970s, they were common on the Dutch roads, and ridden by tall men.
(The Dutch are the tallest nation in the world.)
When you have a larger frame, you really need to add stiffness, as you can’t just scale it up, and expect the same rigidity.
They are rare, now, though. Even in the Netherlands, you hardly see them any more.