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There are 22.5m bicycles in the country of 17m people, and the number keeps rising. However, there\u2019s a bitter twist to it for the old-school cyclist. Standard push-bikes might soon be a rarity. E-bikes now officially outsell them, despite the spiralling prices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Out of \u20ac1.2bn spent on bicycles last year, \u20ac823m accounted for e-bikes. 409,400 electric units were sold in total. The Dutch prefer quality over the cheap stuff, which increased the average price for a sold bike by \u20ac200 to \u20ac1,207.<\/p>\n

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A worker works on an electric bicycle at the factory of Dutch bicycle manufacturer Gazelle in Dieren, The Netherlands.\u00a0\u00a9 Profimedia, AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe are bike country No 1 in the world so we are used to investing in innovative bikes so there is difference there compared with other countries, including the UK,\u201d RAI\u2019s Floris Liebrand told the Guardian<\/a>. \u201cFor us it is quite normal to spend \u20ac1,000 on a bike. An average for an e-bike is over \u20ac2,000 but that is in our culture. We believe in the quality of our products. There are e-bikes of \u20ac700 or \u20ac900 but they are from south-east Asia and the quality is lower.\u201d<\/p>\n

E-bikes are the preferred choice for the elderly as well as for commuters. 60% of all workers live within a 15km radius of their work, which is considered an ideal distance for riding an electric bicycle.<\/p>\n

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King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands opens the Global Cycling summit Velo-City 2017 in Nijmegen. \u00a9\u00a0Profimedia, AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is a belief in the Netherlands that the need for distinction between an e-bike and a regular bike will soon vanish and that every unit will simply be called a bicycle, be it battery-powered or not. However, Floris Liebrand believes that almost all bicycles will be powered by some kind of battery in the future.<\/p>\n

Do you agree with her? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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