Electra Amsterdam Review

The Electra Amsterdam – A distinctive Dutch style cruiser bike – designed for comfort rather than speed. Electra is an American company, and they have tried hard to make a very competitive kind of ‘Dutch Style’ cruiser bike. The result is a classic steel frame bike in the distinctive relaxed riding style, but combined with low end spec components they manage to keep the price close to £500. Design and Looks It does look good with a trademark black and silver finish. It is reasonably smooth and polished. shiny enough to see a reflection of myself taking photo. Ride Quality A distinctive feature of this bike is the coaster brake. This means that to apply the rear brake you have to pedal backwards. This is quite an unusual braking system and you won’t find it on many bikes. It is quite intuitive and feels good fun at low speed. I find myself not bothering with the brakes, but just relying on this coaster system. (Note it is not the same as a fixed gear system. You can freewheel) However, although it is fun to use coaster brakes in normal circumstances, when you have considerable speed downhill, you do wish you [...]

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