Oma is one good-looking bike.
To ride her is to imagine a future full of trips taken in style.
With a little sweet-talking, she could be mine, right?
After all, we have so much fun together…
Alas, I am relegated to the back seat (aka rear rack) in Oma’s heart. But that’s OK. There are worse places to be!
Let's Go Ride a Bike 
dorks!
Guilty as charged :) We have too much fun together!
This narrative is super cute :) Oma misses you – I promise. She said she’ll call.
I’ve heard that song before. ;)
Nice! :)
bike nerd cuties. ;D GFs and the oma – oh la la
So Cute!
BFFs! Rock on.
S*
That is a sweet bike. My girlfriend had a similar old one, very vintage. You two look very lovely indeed.
A cute short story told in pictures :)
Thanks grambev!
haha cute! :)
Guys have just as much fun as girls, we just don’t look as good, or take pictures and publish it. Let’s go riding.
I must disagree with the taking and publishing pictures bit. Most bike bloggers are men, and they are definitely posting pictures. Maybe not fun ones? ;)
So cute! I can readily picture this as an animated cartoon!
How cute :-) Looks like you had fun.
Oma is hot! The seat, however, looks a bit tilted upwards. But that’s like complaining Uma Thurman’s pimple.
Ha :) The seat is titled up for comfort and fit. I wrote about the saddle angle here.
Ahhh….cool! Hmm…I find myself scooting back on my road bike as well, but am loathing to change anything mid-season. Will investigate for sure. Thanks much!
Jack, the position of the saddle is just as it’s supposed to be, slightly tilted. If level or even pointed downwards (as I see plenty of US cyclists do), it will contradict the upright position the Omafiets facilitates..in short, your upper body rests on the buttocks (pelvis), nothing else, hence, you sit upright. This makes the whole exercise very comfortable: no unnecessarily strained arms or legs.
Dottie: I’m sure Henry would say “Don’t change a thing” :)
Hi. I have the same bike…and would love a basket like that. Where did you get the basket? Did you happen to get the bike from Dutch Bike Chicago or Dutch Bike Seattle?
Hi Pam. Nice to hear from other Oma parents :) I bought the basket online from Velo Orange. They don’t have it on their website anymore. It was made by the Hershbergers, an Amish family.
It’s really too bad they don’t offer those anymore.
You might like one of these (if the lid is important to you)
http://www.amazon.com/Summit-Wicker-Front-Handlebar-Basket/dp/B001CM527G/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1253655366&sr=1-9
I have the Basil Darwin basket, which is similarly rectilinear without the lid- comes in three sizes.
Or you could splurge and order one from David Hembrow! They’re lovely, but not cheap!
http://www.hembrow.eu/bicycle.html
“Other Oma parents”? You mean great-grandmothers? :-)
Can you ladies ride with someone on the back rack? I have tried this on the oma, but we can’t get the launch right. Do you jump on after the bike starts moving or get on when it’s still stopped. I always end up drunkenly stumbling around in the street then just walking the bike with the friend.
I’ve yet to carry a passenger successfully. The maker of our bikes, Henry, provided instructions a while back in the comments. He said the passenger is supposed to jog along side and then hop on once the bike gets going.
What a cute photo essay!
Love the peeking over the basket shot.
I’ve carried people pillion on my bike, and that’s basically how it worked. It’s not super comfortable for anyone involved. I’ve seen bikes in Holland that had sort of padded rear racks for carrying passengers, but never seen one offered for sale (let alone in this country).
Thanks! We had fun playing around with the camera.
Cute photo shoot and story:-)
We usually got on first (side saddle) and then the driver pretty much took off.
How adorable! I love the shoes:)
Sweet pictures!
This is too cute!! I love it! Trish, you’re one good lookin’ gal standing next to Oma, your dress is fabulous!
This makes me miss Nerp (although he’s not nearly as handsome, but has a good personality to make up for it).
S.
This is really cute and adorable. I love the shoes, the bike and the model. I’ll keep visiting for more of your posts.