I am not the person to ask about how to evaluate second hand bikes, sorry! But it looks like there's a helpful answer below. One thing I would add is that it's extra helpful to have extra gears on a heavy bike. Our pointer (standard Dutch bike) has a three speed hub which is barely sufficient. Our bakfiets has a seven speed hub and I use all the gears.
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Date: 2011-09-19 10:15 pm (UTC)