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How to Get a Bike in the Netherlands Posted by Sten on Jul 27, 2020
So you’re moving to the Netherlands and you need to get around. Unlike the United States, the essential mode of transport is not a car, but a fiets (bike)! Their love for fietsen (to bike) is one of the most famous cultural distinctions of the Dutch. But how do you get one? Do you buy a nieuwe fiets (new bike)? Tweedehands (second-hand)? Or…
Preventing Your Dutch Bicycle from Being Stolen Posted by sarah on Aug 23, 2010
Last month we talked about where you can buy a bicycle in the Netherlands and also described some of the many options and types of Dutch bicycles. A rumor you may have heard is that bicycle theft runs rampant in this country. That’s only a half-truth, but a truth nonetheless. In any larger cities you…