tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post1818865012001746040..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Public bicycle tool boxDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-22388343920545301772009-03-10T23:15:00.000+01:002009-03-10T23:15:00.000+01:00The etymology of fietsen is so far unknown.There a...The etymology of fietsen is so far unknown.<BR/><BR/>There are several probable explanations:<BR/><BR/>-Bicycle dealer E.C.Viets, but the word fiets was already used before the store existed.<BR/>-Derived from vélocipède.<BR/>-onomatope of a squeaky bike/chain<BR/>-derivation from 'La Vitesse' bicycle club from Apeldoorn<BR/>-Dialect: Province of Limburg vietse/fietse meant something as walking/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-76957783712167429702009-03-10T19:48:00.000+01:002009-03-10T19:48:00.000+01:00I don't know exactly what's in it as I've never ha...I don't know exactly what's in it as I've never had the need to use one.<BR/><BR/>However, I expect a pump, spare tubes, puncture repair kit, probably allen keys, screwdrivers, spanners etc.<BR/><BR/>Any shop that wants to do it can already do so, of course. Just put the things a cyclist might need in a box. However, to be organised nationally you need a national organisation behind it.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-64036132158019897952009-03-10T18:36:00.000+01:002009-03-10T18:36:00.000+01:00such a cool idea!any suggestions on how interested...such a cool idea!<BR/><BR/>any suggestions on how interested businesses in Canada/US could implement this idea? <BR/><BR/>what kind of tool are in there?BikeBikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722018090415432366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-59186504401486009312009-03-10T13:25:00.000+01:002009-03-10T13:25:00.000+01:00There's something rather lovely about the fact tha...There's something rather lovely about the fact that the Dutch have their own word for bike that's unlike any other language's. <BR/><BR/>(It derives from a corruption of 'Vitesse', the word for cycling club in the early French-dominated world of bicycle development, in a Nederlands accent, no?)<BR/><BR/>If I ever did have a car, and if I ever did have five thousand quid to buy a personal Rob Ainsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-45422416284107841552009-03-09T12:09:00.000+01:002009-03-09T12:09:00.000+01:00Hoorah! I was hoping it was "feets".Over the years...Hoorah! I was hoping it was "feets".<BR/><BR/>Over the years I've 'utility walked' far more than I've 'utility cycled', so I like the anglo-dutch pun which hints that walking and cycling are closely related. (Yes, yes, I *know*)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-4590889280900692832009-03-09T11:16:00.000+01:002009-03-09T11:16:00.000+01:00Martin: It's much like the English word "feet" (pl...Martin: It's much like the English word "feet" (plural of foot) but with an S on the end. Dutch pronounciation is, thankfully given that we're learning the language, much more consistent from spelling than is the case in English. "ie" always makes that "EE" sound.<BR/><BR/>There is a very amusing blog, with a podcast and many examples of pronounciation <A HREF="http://www.lauraspeaksdutch.info/" David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-45320284353275713472009-03-09T11:08:00.000+01:002009-03-09T11:08:00.000+01:00I've been meaning to ask this for a while.How is "...I've been meaning to ask this for a while.<BR/><BR/>How is "fiets" pronounced? Is it like an english speaker would say "feets" or is it "fee-etts" or "fights" or something else entirely?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-31964529795616654822009-03-09T10:11:00.000+01:002009-03-09T10:11:00.000+01:00I had a discussion with the owner of a local bike ...I had a discussion with the owner of a local bike shop about this sort of thing. Basically his shop is a child magnet on a Saturday, and a kid came in asking for an 8mm allen key. The owner found a suitable multi tool, and was surprised that the kid just wanted to borrow it!<BR/><BR/>I suggested that he set up a maintenance station outside the shop - just the sort of thing you often find when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-73226307643050522332009-03-09T01:06:00.000+01:002009-03-09T01:06:00.000+01:00Yet another brilliant Dutch idea for making biking...Yet another brilliant Dutch idea for making biking convenient in NL.The Jolly Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413710628789759348noreply@blogger.com