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Rob Schmitz

Van poof! Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, leaving riders stranded

A man rides a VanMoof brand e-bike in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Aug. 17. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters)

AMSTERDAM — More than two-thirds of the population of Amsterdam commutes to work on two wheels, and some, like office worker Brian Rueterkemp, prefer to do it in style.

"I think one of the things I really appreciate about my bike is having a boost button," he says about his VanMoof, an electric bike that, over the years, has become a hipster accessory both in Europe and in the United States.

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