How did bikes evolve? Where did the Netherlands fit in around 1900? And what role did Fongers of Groningen play?
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To some people, a bike is just a simple form of transport. To others, cycling is a way of life.
In other countries, the bike tended to be associated after the turn of the century with the working class. Queen Wilhelmina’s penchant for cycling meant that in the Netherlands, by contrast, bikes continued to be used by all levels of society. They have been seen as ‘typically Dutch’ ever...