A Black Bike celebrates 400 years friendship between New York and the New Netherlands

Greetings ! We hope everyone had a great holiday. The year 2008 just flew by, and we have been very fortunate to have had such a great year. The amount of press we have recieved was just amazing, the feedback of clients and supporters have been a true blessing. We really would like to thank each and every one of you for sending emails and pictures from all over the United States. We Thank you !! We have got a lot in store for you guys, we have been very busy creating our accessories line, due to the overwhelming response during the holiday periods we have experienced a slight delay. We thank you for your patient and will hopefully have that section up and running soon on our site. The year 2009 is a very special year,and we will be celebrating that in every way . Exactly 400 years ago a Dutch Captain named Henry Hudson departed Amsterdam on a Dutch East India Company ship called the Halve Maen ( Half Moon). Hudson sailed up the New York River that now bears his name. His voyage attracted Dutch traders to the area, leading to the establishment of divers, relatively tolerant settlements; Nieuw Amsterdam and the Nieuw Netherlands colony. Up till this day the Dutch have had a lasting impact on America's culture and heritage. Since we are a Dutch Bicycle company based here in New York, we wanted to celebrate this beautiful long lasting tie and create a platform for different artist from Amsterdam and New York. This will be in the field of Arts, Design or Fashion. We will celebrate the free spirit, openness, entrepreneurship and tolerance of those Dutch-American pioneers, and their continued relevance today and beyond. As of the month February , you will receive updates from our Creative Director who will give you the ins and out on all activities that will ocure here in the city and share news from both sides of the pond. To learn more go to : http://www.henryhudson400.com or www.ny400.org . We are looking forward to a productive and colorful year. Stay warm ! Best, A Black Bike