Humble Bicycle

The new trend all-over town? …the humble bicycle.

With the Bicycle Plan act 2 (2021-2026) in full throttle, and a budget of more than 250 million, Paris is set to become one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in Europe by 2026.

With more than 1.000 klms of cycling lanes around the city, bicycles have become a new staple of means of transport. But with 81% of people who are against using a bike citing fear of theft as the main reason not to go for it, the city is currently offering 60.000 parking spaces, with more than 130.000 more in the plans. But is that enough?

A more obvious choice 2-wheel Parisians are making is to go for the humble bicycle, old-timey, trustworthy, good old simple bicycles are getting more and more popular. Old-fashioned bells, simple breaks, curvy handles, rusty skeletons is the trend among hard-core bikers that don’t care for the electric choices in the market.

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