G... Grandma's bikes Dutch bicycles (in the Netherlands mostly called omafiets; grandmother's bike) are the most popular form of bicycle used in the Netherlands. In their most classical form, they come with a step-through frame (or "loop frame", "woman frame", although they also exist with a "diamond" or "man frame") that is suitable for both sexes, their wheels are quite large (more than 26 inches), they are painted black (with a small white stripe at the end of the rear mudguard), and have a coaster (or "pedal") brake and just one gear. Nowadays they come also painted in other bright colours (pink, light blue, light green), and sometimes have a front spoon-brake, or a couple of drum-brakes, and may have three gear ratios, integrated in a hub-gear.

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