| One of the best ways to experience Amsterdam is | | | | Apart from the standard no-speed Dutch bike, there |
| by bicycle- it's a very bicycle friendly city. A few | | | | is ample choice for 3 speed and mountain bikes, |
| rental places provide a repair kit or even road service | | | | though in Amsterdam it is not needed. The best bet |
| to fix a flat the chances of getting a flat are not | | | | will be the typical Dutch clunker; though they are not |
| remote in Amsterdam. One has to be very careful | | | | great to look at, but are as strong as tanks and one |
| and never leave bicycle unattended or unattached to | | | | can still glide for blocks. They're very friendly, and |
| something. Just about everyone has had a bike | | | | provide great personal service. If you're lucky you |
| stolen, it's a common headache. In many cases if a | | | | may even meet jovial Frederic the crazy biker. |
| person's bike is stolen, most often that person will | | | | Nearly half of all traffic movements in Amsterdam |
| not be held liable. If one still have the keys, that | | | | are by bike. The Dutch are proud of their biking |
| person will get another bike immediately. But it is | | | | culture and can being seen pedaling rain or shine |
| safer not to take that chance. | | | | through the city streets. Bike paths connect the |
| While renting a bicycle if one paying by cash a drivers | | | | entire country and cyclists are well respected on the |
| license or passport has to be left behind, plus a | | | | roads, making cycling an efficient as well as healthy |
| deposit generally € 23. Credit cards make it | | | | and environmentally friendly way to get around. See |
| simple. For weekly and longer term rentals the rates | | | | the city as it was meant to be seen atop two |
| become cheaper and the longer a person rents, the | | | | wheels. From the center of the old town to the |
| cheaper it gets. | | | | picturesque canals and beyond just go cycling. |