The bicycle is the cheapest and easiest way to get around in the Netherlands, especially if you live in a city. But what is the best place to find a bicycle? What do you have to keep in mind when buying a bike? And what traffic rules apply to cyclists? @StudyinNL ambassadors Riya and Raghav have quite a lot of experience and tell you all you need to know.
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You know i cannot emphasize enough from the benefit of having a bike of your own netherlands pretty much everyone here uses a bike of their own for commuting from one place to another and sometimes a tram or a bus may not be convenient for you right that’s true
What are your experience in terms of buying bikes in netherlands yeah i feel like it’s important to do your research and either buy a bike firsthand or you can also find second-hand bikes on facebook marketplace you know you know another important thing to keep that in mind is there’s a difference between
Handbrake bikes and coaster brake bikes before coming to the netherlands i didn’t even know that there were coaster brake bikes but uh in fact the coaster brake bikes are easier to maintain and so you may consider buying them as well and there are some regulations that you
Need to keep in mind what do you think i think while talking about where you can get bikes from it’s also important for students to know because often students look for cost effective methods to get bikes so you can also rent bikes which is important and regulations yeah
I think it’s important to have bike lights it’s also very important to have locks on your bike talking from my personal experience my bike recently got stolen so make sure that you have a very good lock for your bike and also that you remember the unique referencing
Frame number on your bike because that’s a unique identifying number for your bike and i cannot emphasize enough on the benefit of having a bike because early in the morning there would be hundreds of bikes in the road in the traffic and there’s no other way to
Commute except to use a bike yes and it’s important to watch out for pedestrians and other public transport and cars that are going by because often when you’re in a hurry you tend to miss things out so it’s important to be alert about that while biking so good luck on buying your bike
And hopefully it will not get stolen like-minded