2TT gaining traction?

[Allan in Portland]

Just spied another bike maker following Grant's lead with the 2TT:

http://bikeportland.org/2011/07/11/walmart-goes-dutch-with-hollandia-model-56167

I wonder, structural or aesthetic?

-Allan

[Justin August]

Double TT have long been used on work bikes. That's where GP got it
from, I believe. He even went over this recently.

On Jul 12, 9:20 am, Allan in Portland <allan_f...@aracnet.com> wrote:
> Just spied another bike maker following Grant's lead with the 2TT:http://bikeportland.org/2011/07/11/walmart-goes-dutch-with-hollandia-...

[Montclair BobbyB]

I read some awful reviews of this bike, called the Hollandia (imported
from China by Cycle Force of Iowa). These look like they may be made
in the same factory that makes the (declining) Flying Pidgeon, but
that's just a wild guess. The funny thing about the article that
contained the scathing review; the author thinks that this move by
Walmart may actually help bicycling in the US, by shifting away from
the sprung mountain bike crap that's been steadily adding to the
growing pile of rusty discarded bikes in the US to the next generation
of junky bike that (once all the crappy plastic pieces fail and break
off) might actually stand up to long term abuse. (So there may be a
pecking order in the world of junky bikes??... fascinating...)

I recall fondly on one of my first rides (on my 2TT Bombadil), someone
asking me "Hey, isn't that a Flying Pidgeon?"... I chuckled, but then
replied with a straight face: "Why yes... yes it is...."

BB

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