On my recent travels, I have come across a large number of coffee shops that cater for bike enthusiasts; I have featured a couple of the London ones already (Look Mum No Hands and Rapha CC).
It was no surprise, therefore, to find one such institution in The Hague.
Lola’s friendly and helpful staff served up a great cup of coffee, though I was a bit disappointed by the narrow selection of edible accompaniments.
Empty cup is proof of tasty coffee
On the cycling front, however, the services are comprehensive. There is a workshop at the back of the shop where they’ll do your repairs while you rest and imbibe. They can even custom-build a bike for you: you choose the frame, handlebars, saddle, gears, etc and they put it together. Plus there’s a cycling club that goes out twice a week.
Lola bikes & coffee, Noordeinde 91
Linked to Tagged O Challenge, Travel Tuesday, ABC Wednesday and Alphabe Thursday.
Travel with Intent 
Possibly the best coffee in the Netherlands. Great idea and atmosphere. Regards Peet
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I have not been on a bike in ages! But our middle daughter likes to bike! My hubby works in downtown Denver, Colorado and there are bikes everywhere! I like this little shop you found. Lots of good things to share! Have a beautiful weekend. Hugs, Anne
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That’s my kind of shop! Add a fabric section and a book section to it and I would think I was definitely in heaven. 🙂
The View from the Top of the Ladder
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You’re my kind of person! I’ll let you know if I find one of those 🙂
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I still ride the bike i got when I was 16…still seems to glide up hills♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/orangified-yellow-flowers/
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Good on you! You must have kept fit because I think it’s your legs doing the gliding more than the bike 🙂
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I really like the idea of biking everywhere. There are so many advantages, it would take an hour to list all of them.
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The trouble is I don’t trust myself to cycle on roads.
On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 9:56 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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What a great idea! I often see bikes parked at coffee shops so it’s probably an easy transition…
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Great post for O and love the bike and wonderful photography !
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
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I’m not a great cyclist but I do like this trend
On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 12:05 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Just bought a bike 9 days ago!
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Well done! Mine doesn’t see much daylight, I have to admit.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:25 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Oh! This is just perfect for an Earth Day 2014 post!
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And I only realised it was Earth Day about 5 minutes before reading our comment!
On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 9:16 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Outstanding!
Leslie
abcw team
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What a great concept!
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Now that is a great service for cyclists
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very nice: “There is a workshop at the back of the shop where they’ll do your repairs while you rest and imbibe. They can even custom-build a bike for you: you choose the frame, handlebars, saddle, gears, etc and they put it together. Plus there’s a cycling club that goes out twice a week…”
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Reblogged this on The Big Bike Boom.
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