Comments on: Commuter Profile: Frederick Lippens

By: A New Spin on Bike-Sharing Schemes | Bike Commuters

A New Spin on Bike-Sharing Schemes | Bike Commuters — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:37:11 +0000

[...] may have read about the following elsewhere, but it is worth sharing here, too. Our friend Frederick sent a link to an article on Wired’s site about a novel concept in city bike-sharing setups. [...]

By: Another Interesting "Food for Thought" Article | Bike Commuters

Another Interesting "Food for Thought" Article | Bike Commuters — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:44:32 +0000

[...] old news…I just located a link to an interesting article forwarded to me by faithful reader Frederick Lippens. His email languished at the bottom of my inbox since, oh…the beginning of August, but the [...]

By: Frederick

Frederick — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:26:17 +0000

Hello Jack,
Never been to Dublin but I have a friend who worked for Oracle in Dublin for a while and he was really positive on Dublin. I must admit that his stories were mostly about pubs and lots of Guinness! So I don’t really know what the bike scene is like in Dublin.

By: Frederick

Frederick — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:23:19 +0000

Hello Stuart, I had a look at the webpage on those twikes you were talking about. I must say it is not my cup of tea, I prefer a bike over those anyday. But I can see how they can be useful for certain people. As you said they are expensive but once you have one it is really cheap.

By: Iron Man

Iron Man — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:19:34 +0000

Belgium eh? Now we’re talking cycling! Flèche Wallonne, Amstel Gold, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and now gearing up for cyclocross season. EDDY MERCKX!

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:49:29 +0000

Hello Frederick.
I was in Belgium three Years ago and it is very Beautiful, the People are very laid back and friendly. I was in Brussels and Bruge but I did not use a Bike unfortunately to get around. There are some very steep Hills in Brussels that suddenly ascend and you do not have enough space to make a run at it to get up them. I was in Amsterdam as well and was sorry I did not use a Bike, perhaps next time I am there. I was so impressed by the Scene over there that I bought a Dutch Bike and sent it over to Dublin. I bike for Transport and to help to keep the Weight at bay,I have been Cycling all my Life since 3 Years old and it is in the Blood Good Luck , Dublin Ireland 12.55 Am .G.M.T.

By: Stuart M.

Stuart M. — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:50:34 +0000

Hello Neil! My wife also demands to be driven by car everywhere. No amount of guilt tripping about global warming seems to help. She has an old bicycle that her first boyfriend gave her, but it is a single speed which she has trouble pedalling up the hills. I have offered to buy her a new one with gears, but she says know. I guess she still has fond memories of her boyfriend…

Frederick, you can look at the http://www.twike.com homepage.

By: Neil Ziesing

Neil Ziesing — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:29:05 +0000

Great to read your article! I became interested in bicycling as a way of reducing my carbon output after visiting a friend in Boom, which I believe is quite local to you.

I use my bicycles for errands and transportation. I only use the car to drop off and pick up my wife and daughter to and from work/school.

Be safe and keep on cycling!

By: Frederick Lippens

Frederick Lippens — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:56:05 +0000

Yes those bikelanes can be a bit narrow in some places and the older ones often feature potholes.
About those “Twikes”, I never heard of them, but I’ll have a look and find out what they are.

By: Stuart M.

Stuart M. — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:22:34 +0000

Hello Frederick!

Belgium is beautiful and those bike lanes look great (a bit narrow though). Do you ever see any “Twikes” on the road? They are electric/pedal two seat cars made in Germany. They sound perfect for Belgium: weather protection for two, exercise and speed up to 80 km when one needs it. Unfortunately one also needs to rob a bank to afford one!