Google Answers says that companies like Batavus and Gazelle don't sell in the States because of product liability laws. There's got to be a better answer out there than that. Are the Dutch just keeping a good thing to themselves?
Having ridden one of these bikes, I can say firsthand that they are much safer than a $75 piece of shit from Wal-Mart.
If I was more the entrepeneurial type (or: if I had a load of money) I would take on the challenge of an import business to get these bikes in the US. Spend a few minutes searching the web and you'll see there's plenty of demand--there's lots of people that write 'why don't we have these?'
The bike is gone? That's very bad. Have you talked to Shane at Revolution Cycles (3rd & Blair)? He might be able to put together something very cool for you from their stock of parts.
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