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Hi. Te the July 2018 law re mobile phone use while riding a bike. The word ‘operating’ in the law is a bit vague. If I’m riding my bicycle and I have an earbud, my phone is in my pocket, am I allowed to talk in the phone? Hands free, eye on the road etc.

Hello

I'm very exited and interested in doing a 5 to 7 day self supported bike tour in Holland. For a first time person what route would you recommend? I plan to camp most of the time so please think about that. Your HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Kind Regards

Kirk Slaczka

Thank you for such useful information.  There are plenty of great details regarding the purchase of a daily cycle ticket for the trains in Holland but nothing saying if & how to reserve a bike space on a particular train.

Neal

Hi any signed books by shirley agudo please I know she has written two .

Hi, we're a couple that are coming to Holland in July '19. for a month bicycle tour. Could you please tell me the directions of prevailling winds on the north coast. Thank you very much. Regards. Annie & Tony.

It is very difficult to find a touring bike with panniers. Amsterdam has few place where you can ret them, but others city to not have any.

Lasse

I would like to find an English version of Stap Op. Does it exist?

Thank you,

Joie

Very helpful thank you.  I am planning a cycle trip across the Netherlands in June starting from  Hoek van Holland to Twello to see relations and then on to Veden in Germany. Any suggestions and advice on campsites etc would be most welcome.

Thank you for your advice.

Cheers

Katia

Hi,

How easy is it to get on the zuiderzee cycle route from Amsterdam. Would you advise hiring a bike or bring your own.

Thanks Steve.

Hoping to skate across holland next year using the LF4 route. Is the whole route suitable for skates or are there sections of gravel/dirt paths?

Stuggling to find out info on thepath surface.

Thanks

Riann

I tried downloading the cycling app, and it is all in Dutch. Are there any plans to have an English version in the future? Is there another app for cycling Holland in English?

thank you! 

Mike

Hi!

thanks a lot for clarifying the new rules for pedelec ebikes. still have one question however. are those bikes completely banned from dedicated cycle lanes in urban areas or still allowed but then up to a speed of 30km.

thanks in advance.

olivier

Great website :)

Thanks for an information that makes me sure to send my daughter to Holland. My daughter is 12 years old, Indonesian Champion for BMX Cross (Challenge) and Roadbike Series on her age ... 

So, for me and my daughter, Holland is our 'Land of Dream' (too many champ in a both discipline :) )

If you have any informations about cycling school and how to get like a 'scholarship', please give us a clue. Many many thanks for your help :)

Best regards,

Gilang (Jakarta Indonesia)

Hi Hilary and Steven,

Great blog about riding in Holland. I used to live across the border in Aachen, Germany and I'm impressed with the road conditions there. Unfortunately it was during the winter and I didn't get a lot of riding done.

Would definitely be back with my bike the next time.

Cheers,

Bernard

I have just completed the Rijnfietsroute from the Swiss mountains to Hoek van Holland, a wonderful trip - really enjoyable.

Cycling through the Netherlands was an absolute pleasure and I plan to return soon, this time with my wife. Your site looks like a great resource with which to plan our next cycle holiday.

Hi

Have used your site to plan trips after arriving in Holland.

Excellent website, very easy to use.

On my way to Holland at the end of May and can't WAIT to try out the country's cycling infrastructure.  Your day trips page is like a candy shop - so many choices!  I look forward to riding a few.  Thank you for a great page!

Love all your online bicycling info.  Thank you and greetings from Cologne.

Hi,

I had come to Groningen during the first week of May. It was a great experience to see people of all ages prefer cycling than cars. On seeing citizens cycling I reminded of some one telling that cyclists' nation does not create jobs, because , the nation of cyclists does not need gym, doctors, dentists, hospitals and medical shops every where. When citizens choose to travel through two or four wheelers, car industry grows, insurance companies pick up business, marketing people love to earn money, Macdonalds mint profit, dental surgeons are needed, general surgeons are order of the day due to fast food and fast life.

When I saw people cycling here, I went back to my school days in India,when I used my cycle to travel and roam all around. It was a fun. Cycle was considered to be poor man's wealth and vehicle. Due to market and materialist economy, the cycle has lost its glory and people think that having scooters and cars are symbol of prosperity. Now at the young age, people get heart attack,sugar, BP and what not. One has to pay through nose to lose weight. It is wonderful to know that Dutch people still love cycles and devote roads for cyclists. What an amazing experience in the world of materialism and chase for fast moving vehicles. The cycle may be slowest vehicle, but definitely the healthiest vehicle for mankind. This should be understood by citizens of world.

Almost after 35 years, I started using cycle in Groningen. What a delight. The joy of riding a cycle cannot be measured at the age of sixty. I recalled my college days in Coimbatore city in the state of Tamilnadu, India. Perhaps, cycle is the vehicle for good health and all other countries should follow Dutch in promoting cycle and cyclists , so that pollution is reduced and people lead a healthy life.

S.A.Srinivasa Sarma  
Groningen

I have been touring, recently in Holland riding a Saxonette. I prefer a two stroke engine to an electric bike. I take, with me, a 5 litre jerry tank reserve fuel. This gives me a total of 6 litres fuel, a range of 400 km!!  An electric bike must stop to recharge batteries. Also they deteriorate in time over 5/6 years. Replacement will cost €500/700 depending on type. 

I take Vrienden op de Fiets for overnachtingen. Very friendly and not expensive. €19.00 inclusive breakfast.

Saxonette facts.  Twee takt 30cc , 500 watts power rating, 1 litre fuel gives 70 km range. Max. speed 25 km/hr. Typical average speed when long distance touring is 15/16 km/hr.  

Looking forward to next year touring in Holland. Beautiful landscape. Onions and more onions! and potato velden everywhere! Very safe fietspaden. Belgium is years behind. They never planned their road systems years ago. Now it is too late and expensive to change. 

Groetjes,

Malcolm,
Brasschaat, Belgium

Hi,

I came across your website when doing a last minute search to come up with a plan for day one of our holiday when I realised how early we had to disembark from the ferry! We downloaded one of your day routes - Haarlem Dunes - and had a wonderful day's cycling, taking in a great variety of sights and landscape. I suggested your Amsterdam route to some friends who cycled it a week later, and said it was a lovely days cycle ride. Thank you

Love all the online bicycling info.  Thank you.

Hi, I´m from Brazil and I´m studying the cycling culture in several places in the world, including the regulations applied in those places.

I´ve just read the "Traffic rules and regulations for cyclists" and I wonder what are the punishment for cyclist who doesn´t follow those rules.

Thks a lot in advance!

Hi Hilary,

Your website has been the best resource that I have found while preparing for a tour in early May.  A friend and I will be riding from Amsterdam to Vendun via Venlo, then we will return to Amsterdam by train from Virton (BE).  Though we have not ridden in Holland before, we were attracted by the cycle-friendly culture in your country.  Last year we toured Spain, and seldom saw another bicycle.  One thing that is confusing in your region is the many different railroads with different rules for bikes.  I was gratified to see your post concerning the IC Direct trains allowing bicycles starting in “mid-2017”.  Do you know if a specific start date has been established for this service?

Thanks…………Steve Blagg