Deep deep respect for the Dutch cycling culture!!!! It must surely help them for being classified with the luckiest people in the world. From a Belgian cyclist.
The situation at this point didn't came overnight. In the 70s heavy protests in Amsterdam against unsafe roads by cars made national politicians and other traffic users change their mindset. Since then it gradually changed, and now it's unthinkable in The Netherlands to design a road without thinking about safety for cyclists and pedestrians. So if you really want the same situation in your country, don't wait for the government to act out of itself.
@@tuttebelleke Back in the early 80s i was upset,what our government was doing to us, car drivers. How litle did i know back then. Now i can sit on a terras,and not seeing every time the same cars driving by,looking for a parking spot. Yes i was also an idiot,who did that back then.
Someone with a reasonable level of fitness using an e-bike isn't necessarily "just lazy". I live in Glasgow, it's hilly, I use my folding e-bike for trips to shops, work etc as an alternative to car/train so that I'm not sweaty when I arrive there, or home. It's useful if you can't shower at work particularly. I keep my normal bike for leisure rides.
As a Dutch person I lived in Ireland in 1979 and 1981. The bikes there were old-fashion one-gear men's bikes, called "push bikes". The old men would 'push' the bike up the hill, and ride down on the other side. No one would cycle up a hill back then. Nowadays there are geared lightweigth bikes in ireland like everywhere else.
@@tubularap Lol, my mother used to get off her bike on the foot of a long, rather steep hill here in Limburg, and walk up too. Whenever we rode together, I'd push her untill I stood still, got myself rolling again, gaining some momentum and push again. That way she did manage to cycle to the top.
I am confused. what do you mean by 'pushbikes'? (as I have heard it). in your video I've seen you show bikes with and without gears when you talk about 'pushbikes', so I would like to know what you mean by that term
Thanks for asking, in Australia (as far as I know) uses push bike for any type of bicycle. I think as long as you push the paddles to create momentum, you can call it a push bike. So wether it has gears or a fixed gear. (Fixie) they're both push bikes. Thanks for checking out the video
Even after your explanation it took me some time to connect the dots. In your language the word bike is synonymous with motorcycle and bicycle, we just use the word "fiets" for bicycle so we don't have that ambiguity.
Yeah although I know some will use fiets for motorcycle (motor) as well.. but yeah your right, because we don't use pushies that much we make sure to differentiate between the 2..
Well, if someone ask if they can use your "fiets" and you see them leaving with your motorcycle it's legally allowed to slap the taste out of their mouths.
In Australia, well at least in NSW if a pedestrian is travelling straight across the road and you are turning across their path in a car they have right of way. It's just that the drivers don't know the actual rules of the road.
Really liked the music used in this video, it really fit's well. Don't like that the video looks like it's cut, it's to obvious, and that annoys me, because the scenery/stability is good and I like the talk (learning a lot for it). I do like to see a video about my country (NETHERLANDS NOT HOLLAND for god sake!) and a thing we basically all do. Got my own car now so I do it less often, but yeah, that's because it hurts like hell with the saddle I have, but on good days or very busy places I still rather grap the bike. This was worth the watch :)
Thanks for the feedback, it's a vlog kinda style video do you'll see lots of cuts unfortunately.. People have already commented on the Holland vs Netherlands. I explained to them it's easier to say Holland than Netherlands.. Thanks for checking out the video!
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@@NamelessRiderz Thanx for your effort but that Staffan is not the one. I found the artist with a music search plugin. The artist is: Better Days - Kevin Andersson feat. Sebastian Forslund ruclips.net/video/dCaWyg1Lg3Q/видео.html
It's the Feiyu SPG 3, would I recommend it? Probably not, at the time was the only one affordable, I would probably get a DJI version of I were to buy one again..
5:28 Male bikes with a bar in the middle used to be a lot stronger than bikes for femals, as a triangle is stronger. But that especially the case with bike frames that were hard soldered with the use of so called lugs. Nowadays all bike frames are welded and therefor the type of frame, male, female or else is of no matter.
That's not true, geometry is always important regardless of the manufacturing techniques. All bike frames are strong because they need to pass ISO standards, but a woman's-style frame will still be weaker if you keep the material and weight constant. Women's bikes need to be more heavily-built to overcome the disadvantage of the "collapsed triangle" geometry.
@@tubularap We love Haarlem. My wife and I used Haarlem as a base for a week of self guided touring. We would ride out for day trips and overnight rides from their. This is where I learned about stroopwafels and poffertjes. Both can fuel bicyclists for many kilos!
I actually payed for the music you're hearing for the last 6 months or so. RUclips payed me a $100 last year (after a year of RUclips) and decided to spend it on a music service, that way I can legally play music in my videos. Unfortunately RUclips since then stopped paying me as I don't have a 1000 subs. So in the future I'll probably end up having to go back to dj squads..
It's a cultural thing, I'm pretty sure in the rule book you have to give way.. in Australia though people are scared of cars so they always wait, therefore cars think they have right of way and then get angry when people do cross the road 😁
@@NamelessRiderz you need to take lessons now. Use to be only some questions but now you have to do a driving exam. Or if you have car licence thats good to
electric biking doesn't make it easier , it's the same as any bike that has 3 or more speeds just change the speed and of you go with an electric you can start on higher speeds , that's all and it's actually harder to drive then a normal bike , electric HOLDS you to 25 km/h speed , that's nothing , but when you want to go faster you're kicking harder then with a normal bike it actually holds you back and your muscles get a fuckin workout that's intense ! i drive about 30-33 on a mountain bike , with ease , then i get on my electric bike and i'm struggling to ride 26.5 km/h it's good for 5h mornings to go to work and there's a lot of wind , but for the rest , i HATE that bike to the core of being ! when i start and kick 2-3 times i'm riding 20+ km/h , do another couple kicks and i'm on the limit ? wtf i could shave of 10-20 minutes a day riding a normal bike , over a electric , how about them apples
That's interesting, my Mum had one, for her it was a blessing as she didn't have enough strength to paddle on her own. But she wasn't trying to go fast.. I wonder if there's different types of E bikes, with different Tech in them..
For average Dutch cyclists electric assisted bikes makes cycling a lot easier, considering that most Dutch cyclists go only about 15 km/h and really aren't looking to go faster than 25 km/h.
Loved the shout-out to people with disabilities being able to use electric bicycles now :) I'm Dutch and grew up cycling everywhere, but these days I don't have enough strength in my legs anymore due to a neurological condition, but last year I bought a 2nd hand electric bicycle and now I'm zipping around town again just like I used to! I love my electric bicycle ^_^
Yeah my grandparents (83 and 87 now) also became a lot safer while keeping the freedom of movement they needed to engage in the local community when they got their electric tricycles.
All hail the electric bike eh? Hope one day we get cheap Indian/Dutch manufactured 30kmph 48 hour battery electric cycles that have USB C Chargeable batteries
i lived in Holland (Leidschendam zuid Holland) from 1993 to 2000 and during that time i didnt own a car as i didnt need one. I had an old bicycle with no gears that was given to me by a friend of my wife and that was my daily transport , also there was a tramstop outside our apartment that took us to the city and to trains that we could take anywhere, best public transport in the world and the best country for cyclists. I had a good time in the Netherlands, i even became a citizen and still am even though im back in NZ.
Nice!! Yes it's such a different lifestyle over there.. there's almost no such thing as travel time 😀 I guess bring a citizen you could always retire there one day.. well.. 6 months in summer there, then 6 months in NZ 😂
@@NamelessRiderz Yes, that one. And Hop Zij Met Ons! And of course their specials and barrel aged beers! Haarlem is a great city for a beer lover! Says someone who comes from Zwolle (:
I live in the states and have never seen Oma / Opa fiets as gender specific. I see them more as roll specific. If you need to get on a fully loaded bike, then you really need a omafiets. If you are just looking for transport, then either will work.
The distinction between Oma and Opa fietsen is in their frame, Opa fietsen have a simple triangular frame with a horizontal bar from the front hinge to the saddle tube, while Oma fietsen have a bar sloping further down or curving towards the saddle tube, the idea being that you could wear a dress or skirt on your bike without it going above your knees, because those were the norms once upon a time. Opa and Oma fietsen are of course bicycles of the sort your grandparents would ride, simple, sturdy and single speed, but the same concept of male and female frames persists nonetheless. Of course it's not to say men should not ride female framed bicycles or women should not ride male framed bicycles, indeed the only thing that one really benefits from being designed to their sexual anatomy is a saddle, and even then it's only cyclists who race or offroad their bikes that truly benefit, and those will generally ride male framed bicycles anyway because they are stronger and lighter.
I love to see the children riding their bikes to school, rather than being driven in some monstrous 4x4 as in much of UK. I have an idea this teaches youngsters about their home environment which they appreciate more and will look after in the future.
@@NamelessRiderz Thank you for confirming my thoughts. The Netherlands has a very positive attitude towards cycles, viewing them as a step up from walking, not something less than a car.
That's it, it's an easier way to get from a to b. And a lot of the time when you're in cities it almost takes the same time to get somewhere by bike, as it is by car..
@@gerry343 - Born, grown up, and still living in this town Haarlem, I was utter mobile as a kid. School, visiting friends, family, 15 kilometers to the dunes and beach, 20 kilometers to Amsterdam. It felt that the world lay open to me. I just had to start cycling and be a traveller. So I did cycle through the UK, Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland. I also travelled (non bike) outside Europe, so I am aware of the difference with most other countries. Thus I cherish the positivity that comes from a pro-bike based society, and am concious of how fortunate we are as Dutch.
And the infrastructure is good because people demanded it. Everyone should demand infrastructure as good and as accessible as is the norm in the Netherlands.
@@henkoosterink8744 But the US doesn’t need slow and heavy upright bikes with inefficient geometry, we need fast and light non-upright ones with efficient geometries.
@4:30 pedestrians works as follows: if a pedestrian crosses you at 90 degrees (so you are going straight they cross) you have right of way...if you see their back of front (they go straight you are about to round a corner) then you need to yield, with that said you are also always by law obliged to take into account they might not hear you, someone might come from parked cars, some kid may cross the road unattentively, some dog may get onto the road or a toy... in any case within urban areas even if theres right of way you are considered in a far bigger and more protected vehicle and you will be liable in part even if you "technically" followed the traffic laws... you are not allowed to carmageddon a pedestrian in 2 even if the dude or dudette should have given you right of way.
Riding on the flat is easy, so yeah may not need electric in Holland. But the hilly area in SoCal were I live, if you plan to ride daily as your main form of transport, your going to want electric assist. Besides any biking is not lazy compared to cars.
I have a e-bike so i'm lazy? ever consider that someone uses an e-bike because they can't bike properly anymore. Like my knee is very bad and I can't cycle so much anymore that's why i'm using a e-bike.
I'm not sure if you watched the whole video, like I mentioned it's great for people that are disabled.. Now you would fit under that umbrella.. I'm talking about people that are perfectly capable of riding, that don't need any aids..
Yep everything here is pretty close , the next town/city is never more than 10-15 km. away ( for the most part anyway ) I travelled Australia back in 1995/1996 . At one point during my working holiday , I was working in Childers ( Queensland ) when I needed a new pair of shoes . The nearest shoeshop was in Bundaberg 60 km away . Thats not something you want to do on a bicycle . And I would like to add to Eriks' question down in the comments . I was confushed about the term pushbike aswell when I first came to Australia . As a young kid ( 3-4 years old ) I had a what I would call a pushbike . It was basically 2 wooden wheels , a wooden frame and seat and a little handle bar . No pedals , you moved it by pushing it with your legs . So basically a Flintstones bike for todlers . The dutch term for it is : " Loopfiets " Add to that , that brittish english and american english both just use the word bicycle , and the confusion is easily explained .
How interesting, I worked in Childers for 3 months. Back then the town had 2 pubs and that was pretty much it.. These days they have a big supermarket, so it has changed a lot since you've been!
@@NamelessRiderz Aint the world a small place , out of all unlikely places that two people from the opposites of the world can have in common , its friggin Childers in Australia :) Then again it is a bustling metropolis .....The amount of pubs is still the same then , and the supermarket was there ( might have grown ofcoz ) Does the family name Trevor rings a bell with you ? I was working for that family , picking zuccinnies . The mayor was a member of the Trevor family.
The supermarket is a massive one just outside of town, not the one on the main Street. From memory that was an IGA, the new one is Woolworths. I'll give one more crazy thing when talking about small worlds. When I was there I ran into a guy from my primary school in Haarlem, what are the odds!! 😁
@@NamelessRiderz Ah I see , the one on main street was the only one when I was there , Childers was so small , it lived on its youth hostel , providing cheap backpacker labour to harvest all kinds of vegtables . On those odds ? buy a lottery ticket ! Then again , its a backpacker hotspot , there is stuff to be harvested there throughout every season ? So I can imagine that a lot of backpackers that need to earn some money go there .
The cycling infrastructure and slow roads you mentioned are also an important reason. When you mentioned it last, don't you think this would make it sound less important? Mixed-zoning is most important > cycling infra and slow access roads > flat terrain.
I mean you gave two important reasons mentioned starting at 1:50. But you missed out on including cycling infra in that list to make it clear that safety is also key to mass cycling. As the lack of proper cycling infra in the mid 20th century made cycling number plummet in the Netherlands for many reasons: risk of death, next to fast traffic, fumes, etc. Talking about safety at 9:18 doesn't really convey this importance, especially because viewers would be processing other things, and also because it feels disconnected in time to the 'important reason' list. The reason why I bring this up in the first place, is because things are pretty hairy in a lot of countries. Some are just painting white on the roads, thus death continues. People don't want to die, and they hear cyclists dying all the time on the news. Safety is the biggest hurdle, actually when I think about it. Let me change this: Safety (cycling infra and slow roads) > mix-zoning > flat-terrain. It stings not to put safety first. I know that this is a vlog, which doesn't necessarily follow any structure. But it personally stings for safety not to be emphasized. Especially because of all the effort activists had to go through, and all the deaths needed, to convince the NL Government back then to do something about it.
@@NamelessRiderz I think he/she meant that the segregated infrastructure should have been the first thing to mention (rather than all the way at the end) as a reason for us to use bikes (more so than the flat terrain).
Is this the real famous Peter R de Vries ? Come on Peter. You like cycling just like anyone else. RUclips algorithm = 1) clicked "bicycle" video ? yes. 2) is Dutch ? yes. 3) then give overload of "bicycle" vids.
@@degeestvanpeterrdevries3366 - Haha, great. So the RUclips AI has an agenda; Get everyone biking electric, haha. After an electric transport-bike experience I started watching electric bike videos and got fired up to prepare for building one too, got the parts. Now it's time to get that finished. And I am reminded of that by your comment on this video that was recommended because I am sucked into bingewatching bike-videos, instead of building the thing ;-) Good luck with yours.
great vid. Holland seems pretty laid back, at least that's what I get from your vids there. Will be a shock to the system heading back to Wollongong, I reckon
Yes and no ☺ some things they are, some things they're not. But from a transport point of view, it makes the lifestyle so much different to the Australian life. I forgot to mention that everyone gets to drink at night because you just take your push bike to the pub..
Hahaha, lots of reasons! I can imagine cops would think it's strange to leave the pub with a bicycle 😀 The main reason I'm here is my wife and the amazing nature/weather!
The flatness argument is actually a dangerous red herring. It might be mostly flat in the Netherlands, but it _is_ very windy, which provides just enough counterforce as hills would. Also, it isn't flat _everywhere,_ and people still cycle just as much in the hilly parts. That's why you have gears, and e-bikes make it even easier. People cycle in the Netherlands because of the infrastructure. Thinking that it needs to be flat might prevent people from thinking they could have that infrastructure at home, when that just isn't true. Great cycling infrastructure could exist everywhere, it's only a matter of political will.
I get your concerns for electric bicycles and if you're healthy and living in an area in which you can reach most things in 30 minutes I wouldn't reccomend them. But in more rural areas where facilities are disappearing it's a blessing as people will not have to be so dependent on the car. As even though we have relatively great public transport, smaller towns are often only serviced by buses which mostly aren't direct services. This due to them trying to service as large of an area as possible (unless there's enough demand for a direct service). By having these electric bicycles these people don't have to go through the hassle of taking the bus and the area doesn't require more car infrastucture which lowers costs. Aside from that cities like Zwolle, Leeuwarden en Enschede will have to invest less in large parking garages and the health benefit stays as people will still be cycling for 30 minutes.
Another point is: Electric assist bikes help people getting into cycling who never liked it before. Even though I had a cool retro cruiser, I rode 100km a year at most, using public transport for all other routes. Now with electric assist, I have accumulated 2500km since April. And you still exercise a bit, even though you only have to do half the effort. And I started to love cycling and doing longer tours. I am currently looking into velomobiles, which are faired recumbent bikes and they give you protection from the cold and rain. Should I ever get one, it will have electric assist as well.
It's great the options are there now.. I never "liked" riding a bike, but it was necessary to get from a to b.. so I didn't even think about wether I liked it or not
@@NamelessRiderz It was the same for me as well, when I was younger I even hated it because I hated the effort - as you wrote, I just wanted to get from a to b. This has changed since I have been riding a bike with electric assist.
@@20windfisch11 I would have to agree, I'd probably go for a scenic ride if it was electric :) That said I'm into motorcycles now, so they're my go to vehicle haha
Actually your not allowed to hold a phone/camera making videos/photos calling someone ,playing pokemon go while biking .coz it's dangerous but some dutch also do this things especially teenagers (Srry for my english)😅
My grandfather had multiple strokes and was unable to do much. So we got him a three-wheeled electric bike. With these you still have to paddle, so he was able to keep moving, even though he was unable to walk. He had a gps so we could find him whenever the nurses were not sure where he was. We made his room into a little roundabout, so he could bike easily in and out of his room. He loved that bike because it gave him freedom to visit my grandma every day (she still lived in their old home, but he was in a care home). We calculated that the last year of his life he rode about 1500km (932 miles) on his bike. He passed away because he fell and broke his collarbone and was unable to bike for weeks.
@@NamelessRiderz The car you were passing by, Citroen DS, or 'la déesse', the goddess. In a phrase from the Pearl Fishers (Bizet) translated: Yes, it is her! That's the goddess, more charming and more beautiful! Even though more than 40 years out of production, still the most inspiring car to be seen in the streets. Beige 8:51 in front of your right arm. I bicycle every day, use it for everything, so that is why I was interested in your video. Thanks for publishing a normal ride in normal Dutch landscape.
There are some things that are not right. When I was young, many young people drove mopeds. This was because you could drive them from the day you became 16 with no driving licence. They changed that 2 times. The first time you needed a theory test and as you got that, than you where allowed to drive a moped (the one that goes above 25kmh). Later they added driving lessons so many young people stopped using them. Also you are now allowed to start your driving lessons when you get 16 and a half and do your driving test when you are 17. You may ride a car as you are 17 only with someone next yo you that has ad least 5 years his driving licence. But now things change. More young people get electric bikes with suport till 25kmh because they don't need a licence. Mopeds are still used but less and the ones till 25kmh where always there. As you have a driving license for a car, than you may also drive a moped. You are the first to know how it works here. All other videos, they where helmets and don't understand bike lanes and rules. A bicycle is protected and ad a car hits you even as you drive trough red, they are wrong. In very rear occasions, the driver of the car goes free but normally the driver of the car is always wrong.
A lot has changed since I lived here.. yeah it would be nice to see someone make some new videos about Dutch culture.. unfortunately I live overseas so don't really get the chance to do it..
Nameless Riderz changes go fast ad the moment. Even roads and bicycle lanes change. I am building a recumbent trike and in 2019 in the summer, I want to ride trough the Netherlands for 2 or 3 weeks.
Nameless Riderz I am an engineer and when I was studying, I worked ad a factory and there I get my steel plus I let them make some parts. Most I have to do is welding, so that is not that hard. I got my design from atomic zombie. That also helps a lot. Wheels are ready. The build is a winter project, so I have time enough to get it ready for the summer.
Thanks for the enjoyable documentary footage, Nameless Bearded Bloke. Have personally been to Australia twice, last time in 1995. Hated the helmet laws. Helmet laws are simply bad for cycling. Did borrow a bike then for making our way to a DZ near Chipping Norton. Wanted to point out the rational advantages to having an e-bike from my perspective considering what you said about them being for the aged and for the lazy. I understand that and felt mostly like that before. In a place with heavy winds sometimes, and very hot summers as a rule, the e-bike gets you out when otherwise you're disinclined to go. Hills in an area factor into that also. You still get a more moderate, semi-athletic ride in. I see them as having a very valid use in winter too, assuming you are picking your times not to ride in the ice and snow, for grocery runs and some riding otherwise; You're doing your shopping legs faster, you're not overheating with heavy clothes, and it's less awkward because you can cut down on the effort. Also people who buy e-bikes are very often into bikes for the workouts on other bikes they use, the e-bike being simply one bike tailored along the lines I spoke of. Holland seems like an awesome country to visit and the bike friendliness only lends itself to that.
For me, I want to have an electric bike (not with gas, but actual electricity, otherwise I can't take it in the train), because I want to be faster. As in I am a news photographger, so, it's essential that I am being fast enough. But with my speed (I have obesity so yeah that doesn't help) I always get to late. SO I bought a car. But the more I have the car, the more I see that certainly locally and in the inside of cities, a bike is way smarter and more comfortable, oh and cheaper. So for me it's not lazyness, even if I don't really need one, but, it will take me to much time to build up a good speed with just me being me. And if I got an electric bike, I still "move", but with higher speeds...(Still if I really want to I can go faster then an electric bike, but after 1 minute I am out of breath)...
Great vid. Just FYI, turning vehicles have to give way to pedestrians going straight in Australia, too, but the law is unenforced. A turning vehicle must give way to a pedestrian who is crossing the road the vehicle is entering. This applies even if there's no marked pedestrian crossing. Vehicles must also give way to pedestrians crossing slipways, driveways, and entrances to parking. Again, unenforced, but a motorist would be liable if they fail to give way and a pedestrian is injured. Also, Australia has give way to the right, too, at any uncontrolled four-way intersection. Most intersections just aren't uncontrolled.
Wow thanks for the insight, so far no one has been able to tell me about these rules. I always find it odd that pedestrians wait here (Australia) for cars to turn right in front of them.. Like you said I guess it doesn't get enforced.. and yes I've never seen a crossing that doesn't have signage. Thanks for the info!!
@@NamelessRiderz Here's VicRoads on pedestrian rules. Use 'Intersections' drop down. Road rules are pretty much standard across the country with minor exceptions here and there. I forgot to mention, pedestrians have no rights at roundabouts unless additional controls apply (zebra crossing). www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/a-to-z-of-road-rules/pedestrians
When driving I will wave pedestrians on where practical. When walking I will assert my right to cross the road only when I think the driver won't kill. My main urban transport is a bicycle these days. Pedestrians seem to run to get out of my way. I wish they wouldn't. I'm not going to run anyone down and I'm a keen advocate of cities and streets for people over cars. Ultimately, we're not going to get safer and more equitable streets just by expecting everyone to do the right thing. Designing for compliance is key.
No there are no helmet laws for bicycles. So to me it's very strange to see people with helmets on. You only need them when you're riding in the tour the France 😁
Wayne Rodgers Here helmets are only used by the fast ones on race bikes or maintain bikes and go with a higher speed. The bike where you must where a helmet on, is on a electric bike with suport above 25kmh. A normal bicycle helm is good but they have also other ones that look different and are all closed on top. They are not approved for a moped or heavier motor cycles. A bicycle helmet is designed to protect your head by a fall from the bike. And because most people go not that fast, they don't need it because as they fall, they catch th self in most of the time and they fall not that hard. Also a bicycle helm will not protect you as you are hit by a car or a truck. Most people that die, die because of other things than head inguries. Most that are hit by a truck are driven over by them. That is why you must always look out as you stand next to a truck ad a tragic light. They do not see you all the time and as they turn right, they can run over you. Helmets are useless on a bike so stop wearing them and as you come here, leave them ad home. You don't look like a fool that way.
You don't become a bad cyclist because you get older and have usually more road skills, you just perhaps never were a road savvy person to begin with, i am 61 and have a 900 cc Yamaha that is powerful and very heavy i have taken it all over the eu, and cycle a E bike .
Thanks for the memories... I'm first generation Aussie but my family moved here from Delfzijl in 1960. In 1978 we moved back and lived in Veendam, Groningen for 2 years. We all came back in mid 1980 coz my parents missed Australia. I have many memories of riding around our province on weekends but nowhere to stop and pitch a tent lol. I was 16 when we went back in '78 and could not believe my eyes as the plane landed.. so many canals everywhere and once on the ground.. push bikes everywhere you look. Cheers mate.
@@NamelessRiderz ha... most dutchies will know from seeing it that my heritage is in Holland. It dates back to 11th century. Before that was German.. the "t" was a double S then. Think it means "can pourer" or something like that. May relate to the family trade back in the day...Before surnames became a thing..
@@scootamikekannegieter6549 ah yes that makes sense. I don't use my Dutch enough 😄 Yeah gieter can be a watering can. But also can be used as a verb. gieten.. So yeah gieter definitely sounds like a trade.. perhaps making metals.. pouring into moulds or something..
@@NamelessRiderz yep, I would agree with that... My family, specially my two brothers had all but forgotten the language having lived here since 1960... but you soon get back into it when you need it hey
Nah then he should go to the new underground bicycle parking at Utrecht Central Station. 12500 bicycle parking spaces and an area so big there is actually a bicycle path through the entire structure.
Had a good strong cuppa waking up and watched this episode this morning. Always great with a video about other things too. Reminds me of the westcoast of Sweden with all bicycles and roads made for them. And the closeness to everything is so environmentally friendly too. Soon getting thsirts for sale?
Is it fairly flat there as well or mainly close distances? I'd love to still some shirts, but at the moment I don't think there's a demand yet.. I think I need to go camping to get more people involved in this channel. Unfortunately the baby is not sleeping through yet, so it's hard to get away. But I've got high hopes!! 😀 Who knows maybe I'll do a free giveaway at some point!
Flat and especially the further south you go. Babies are supposed to keep parents awake, so we don't forget them😂 Motorbike camping is your thing, sure you will find a way to keep it going.
Southern Sweden and even more so Denmark have a strong bicycle culture, too. And Germany is quietly but quickly following. Using a bike is so convenient to get to places. Unfortunately, in Belgium, especially Brussels, infrastructure is not at this level. The hills don't help either, even if my commute is fairly flat. Bedankt voor de leuke video!
Great video! Have you seen the Philidelphia (I think?) presentation about the Dutch bike lanes and -network? It's so interesting to hear how much depth the designs have.
No I haven't I'll have to find it.. I have seen some videos in the past and yes there's lots of planning that goes into it, a lot more than you would think! Thanks for checking out the video!
@@NamelessRiderz yes I found it! It was Seattle apparently : ruclips.net/video/l0GA901oGe4/видео.html (I don't know if this is remotely interesting to you, but maybe you are a even bigger city planning-geek as I am, could be 😁..)
So do you really feel like those provinces really feel left out? Unfortunately this is what the world thinks though and for example most think Amsterdam is the only place where there's coffee shops..
I'm from one of the other provinces... I am really not offended by the use of the name Holland.. When Oranje plays football, everyone is chanting: Holland! Holland! If you are offended by it, you have ' long toes'. Chin up.
@@NamelessRiderz mostly because by saying that you name all Dutch people Holland people. We have lots of culture out side of Holland. Its like calling all Americans Yankees
@@arjenschroevers He talks about Holland like it's what he's seen. If you cannot refer me to a timestamp where he refers to a place outside Holland as if it were part of Holland, you don't have a leg to stand on.
A lot of us here in non-dutch europe wish we had the cycling infrastructure they have.
Hopefully the world eventually will take notice and start to take over some of the ideas..
Deep deep respect for the Dutch cycling culture!!!! It must surely help them for being classified with the luckiest people in the world.
From a Belgian cyclist.
I guess it makes people physically healthier and therefore they have better mental state and so happy people 😀
The situation at this point didn't came overnight. In the 70s heavy protests in Amsterdam against unsafe roads by cars made national politicians and other traffic users change their mindset. Since then it gradually changed, and now it's unthinkable in The Netherlands to design a road without thinking about safety for cyclists and pedestrians. So if you really want the same situation in your country, don't wait for the government to act out of itself.
@@tuttebelleke
Back in the early 80s i was upset,what our government was doing to us, car drivers.
How litle did i know back then.
Now i can sit on a terras,and not seeing every time the same cars driving by,looking for a parking spot.
Yes i was also an idiot,who did that back then.
Someone with a reasonable level of fitness using an e-bike isn't necessarily "just lazy".
I live in Glasgow, it's hilly, I use my folding e-bike for trips to shops, work etc as an alternative to car/train so that I'm not sweaty when I arrive there, or home. It's useful if you can't shower at work particularly.
I keep my normal bike for leisure rides.
I don't remember but I'm probably referring to Holland.. no hills..
@@NamelessRiderz Haha, yeah that occurred to me after the comment! Wasn't meant to be rude. Enjoyed the video!
😆 all good mate, I wish I had an electric bike.. pretty hilly where I live as well!
Who says push-bikes ... you are the first I've heard.
Australians do 😀
I heard this word from Britons somewhere in the 1980-ies. I am Dutch. It was to distinguish them from motor bikes.
As a Dutch person I lived in Ireland in 1979 and 1981. The bikes there were old-fashion one-gear men's bikes, called "push bikes". The old men would 'push' the bike up the hill, and ride down on the other side. No one would cycle up a hill back then. Nowadays there are geared lightweigth bikes in ireland like everywhere else.
That makes sense
@@tubularap Lol, my mother used to get off her bike on the foot of a long, rather steep hill here in Limburg, and walk up too. Whenever we rode together, I'd push her untill I stood still, got myself rolling again, gaining some momentum and push again. That way she did manage to cycle to the top.
I am confused. what do you mean by 'pushbikes'? (as I have heard it). in your video I've seen you show bikes with and without gears when you talk about 'pushbikes', so I would like to know what you mean by that term
Thanks for asking, in Australia (as far as I know) uses push bike for any type of bicycle. I think as long as you push the paddles to create momentum, you can call it a push bike.
So wether it has gears or a fixed gear. (Fixie) they're both push bikes.
Thanks for checking out the video
Even after your explanation it took me some time to connect the dots.
In your language the word bike is synonymous with motorcycle and bicycle, we just use the word "fiets" for bicycle so we don't have that ambiguity.
Yeah although I know some will use fiets for motorcycle (motor) as well.. but yeah your right, because we don't use pushies that much we make sure to differentiate between the 2..
Well, if someone ask if they can use your "fiets" and you see them leaving with your motorcycle it's legally allowed to slap the taste out of their mouths.
Hahaha fair enough!! 😁
In Australia, well at least in NSW if a pedestrian is travelling straight across the road and you are turning across their path in a car they have right of way. It's just that the drivers don't know the actual rules of the road.
That's exactly right! That's what I mean, it's part of the culture now, that pedestrians can't trust drivers to do the right thing.
I love the choice of song! Im lovin the Biking Culture in NL
Not a bad place to live!
@@NamelessRiderz yes indeed! Have fun rainy days are here again!
Cheers!
The U.S. would do well to take a page or two out of Holland's playbook!
Really liked the music used in this video, it really fit's well.
Don't like that the video looks like it's cut, it's to obvious, and that annoys me, because the scenery/stability is good and I like the talk (learning a lot for it).
I do like to see a video about my country (NETHERLANDS NOT HOLLAND for god sake!) and a thing we basically all do.
Got my own car now so I do it less often, but yeah, that's because it hurts like hell with the saddle I have, but on good days or very busy places I still rather grap the bike.
This was worth the watch :)
Thanks for the feedback, it's a vlog kinda style video do you'll see lots of cuts unfortunately..
People have already commented on the Holland vs Netherlands. I explained to them it's easier to say Holland than Netherlands..
Thanks for checking out the video!
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Not sure what that means
Well done. Thanks for the videos. Very entertaining.
Cheers, appreciate the comment! Let's me know I'm doing something right 😀
Who's the music from??? Please tell me.
Sorry I don't know, it's from the epidemic sound service. When I get a chance I'll look it up
@@NamelessRiderz Would appreciate that very much!!!! Thanx.
Staffan Carlén is the artist I believe
@@NamelessRiderz Thanx !!!!!!!
@@NamelessRiderz Thanx for your effort but that Staffan is not the one.
I found the artist with a music search plugin. The artist is: Better Days - Kevin Andersson feat. Sebastian Forslund
ruclips.net/video/dCaWyg1Lg3Q/видео.html
Excuse me, what gimbal do you use?
It's the Feiyu SPG 3, would I recommend it? Probably not, at the time was the only one affordable, I would probably get a DJI version of I were to buy one again..
Oh I do FLICKING LOVE cycling. Fietsen loveeeeee 😂
5:28 Male bikes with a bar in the middle used to be a lot stronger than bikes for femals, as a triangle is stronger. But that especially the case with bike frames that were hard soldered with the use of so called lugs. Nowadays all bike frames are welded and therefor the type of frame, male, female or else is of no matter.
Nice! Very insightful cheers!!
That's not true, geometry is always important regardless of the manufacturing techniques.
All bike frames are strong because they need to pass ISO standards, but a woman's-style frame will still be weaker if you keep the material and weight constant. Women's bikes need to be more heavily-built to overcome the disadvantage of the "collapsed triangle" geometry.
I always thought female bikes are traditionally shaped that way because of the skirts, especially when stepping up.
I'd imagine that's a big part of it!
Leuke video. Stukje Leidse buurt. Je had beter het centrum kunnen opzoeken
Misschien in de toekomst 😀
1:54 Leidsebuurt, Haarlem.
Way to go!
Thanks for checking out the vid!
Push bikes? Never heard that term before, and by the way, saying that electric assist bikes are for lazy people, is such an ignorant comment.
It is, if there's nothing wrong with you..
That's Haarlem?
Yes it is
@@NamelessRiderz Hmm. Chocolocate factory and street organ museum. Must see!
@@chrisdaigle5410 perhaps next time I'm there
Yes, my town Haarlem. Nice ride.
@@tubularap We love Haarlem. My wife and I used Haarlem as a base for a week of self guided touring. We would ride out for day trips and overnight rides from their. This is where I learned about stroopwafels and poffertjes. Both can fuel bicyclists for many kilos!
We are expecting from your side!
what about the bike culture in the rest of the Netherlands? :))
A lot of us here in Dutch Europe wish we had this cycling infrastucture Amsterdam has. Yeah really, it's not all perfect in the Netherlands!
i like netherlands
your music is so good
why not use some of dj quads music again??
I actually payed for the music you're hearing for the last 6 months or so.
RUclips payed me a $100 last year (after a year of RUclips) and decided to spend it on a music service, that way I can legally play music in my videos.
Unfortunately RUclips since then stopped paying me as I don't have a 1000 subs. So in the future I'll probably end up having to go back to dj squads..
ok mate im.your no.1 fan i help.you reach that
Thanks mate, I hope so!!
Dutch are skinny ? Pushbikes ? ive no idea what you're on about.
its quite simple the weakest is the best protected by rules thats why pedestrians often have way, so will the bikerider have way above the car
It's a great system I reckon!
Nameless Riderz 4:28 nah mate we don't, we NEVER (HAVE to) give way to pedestrians.
Why? I don't know fuck pedestrians apparently.
It's a cultural thing, I'm pretty sure in the rule book you have to give way.. in Australia though people are scared of cars so they always wait, therefore cars think they have right of way and then get angry when people do cross the road 😁
Nameless Riderz I was always teaches that pedestrian never have the right of way
I guess that's how it starts.. 😀
you need licence for scooter 25kmh
Do you know what it costs to get one?
@@NamelessRiderz you need to take lessons now. Use to be only some questions but now you have to do a driving exam.
Or if you have car licence thats good to
For enough, is it still from 16 years old?
@@NamelessRiderz 16 yes. Butt you can start for your car licence a 16.5year..
Yeah I heard about that, it's becoming more like Australia in that sense..
( 08:13 ) After turn left / and children "Smalsteps aan Zee"
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Nobody's 'pushing' the bikes. LOL
ebikes make the riders ride a lot more. The commute distance has gone up from 3 to over 5 kms for examlple.
electric biking doesn't make it easier , it's the same as any bike that has 3 or more speeds
just change the speed and of you go
with an electric you can start on higher speeds , that's all
and it's actually harder to drive then a normal bike , electric HOLDS you to 25 km/h speed , that's nothing , but when you want to go faster you're kicking harder then with a normal bike
it actually holds you back and your muscles get a fuckin workout that's intense !
i drive about 30-33 on a mountain bike , with ease , then i get on my electric bike and i'm struggling to ride 26.5 km/h
it's good for 5h mornings to go to work and there's a lot of wind , but for the rest , i HATE that bike to the core of being !
when i start and kick 2-3 times i'm riding 20+ km/h , do another couple kicks and i'm on the limit ? wtf
i could shave of 10-20 minutes a day riding a normal bike , over a electric , how about them apples
That's interesting, my Mum had one, for her it was a blessing as she didn't have enough strength to paddle on her own. But she wasn't trying to go fast..
I wonder if there's different types of E bikes, with different Tech in them..
For average Dutch cyclists electric assisted bikes makes cycling a lot easier, considering that most Dutch cyclists go only about 15 km/h and really aren't looking to go faster than 25 km/h.
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Gewoon wat mensen zien fietsen. Zeer bijzonder, NOT.
Hahaha Hoge verwachtingen??!?
@@NamelessRiderz nee niet echt gezien ik al fiets sinds ik 4 jaar ben is dit niet bijzonder
Loved the shout-out to people with disabilities being able to use electric bicycles now :)
I'm Dutch and grew up cycling everywhere, but these days I don't have enough strength in my legs anymore due to a neurological condition, but last year I bought a 2nd hand electric bicycle and now I'm zipping around town again just like I used to! I love my electric bicycle ^_^
Yes!! It's awesome!! Amazing to give people their Independence back, it means you can function in your community, just like everyone else!
Yeah my grandparents (83 and 87 now) also became a lot safer while keeping the freedom of movement they needed to engage in the local community when they got their electric tricycles.
It's an awesome time we live in!!
All hail the electric bike eh?
Hope one day we get cheap Indian/Dutch manufactured 30kmph 48 hour battery electric cycles that have USB C Chargeable batteries
Hahaha, yes wouldn't that be something!! And every house would have a power point on the outside of the house!! 😄
Netherlands is like a glimpse into the ideal future
The future is what we make it. Our cities won't change unless we make them change.
i lived in Holland (Leidschendam zuid Holland) from 1993 to 2000 and during that time i didnt own a car as i didnt need one. I had an old bicycle with no gears that was given to me by a friend of my wife and that was my daily transport , also there was a tramstop outside our apartment that took us to the city and to trains that we could take anywhere, best public transport in the world and the best country for cyclists. I had a good time in the Netherlands, i even became a citizen and still am even though im back in NZ.
Nice!! Yes it's such a different lifestyle over there.. there's almost no such thing as travel time 😀
I guess bring a citizen you could always retire there one day.. well.. 6 months in summer there, then 6 months in NZ 😂
How did the bike work if it didn't have gears? Unless it was a penny farthing or an American star...
@@Chris-qb8pl it had one speed only a single cog on the back wheel hub, it was a very old bicycle
@@NamelessRiderz it has crossed my mind
@@deepsouthNZ it still has a gear, it's just a fixed gear.
Every cardriver is also a cyclist so they know what to do .
"Ga dr maar langs hoor" :D Nice video! Did you know, there are 2 awesome breweries in Haarlem?
Het uiltje and the church one, can't think of the name right now.. 😀
@@NamelessRiderz Jopen ;)
Of course jopenkerk! Mooie nel?
@@NamelessRiderz Yes, that one. And Hop Zij Met Ons! And of course their specials and barrel aged beers! Haarlem is a great city for a beer lover! Says someone who comes from Zwolle (:
Yeah I love trying them all! Also great names like dikke lul drie bier😁
I live in the states and have never seen Oma / Opa fiets as gender specific. I see them more as roll specific. If you need to get on a fully loaded bike, then you really need a omafiets. If you are just looking for transport, then either will work.
The distinction between Oma and Opa fietsen is in their frame, Opa fietsen have a simple triangular frame with a horizontal bar from the front hinge to the saddle tube, while Oma fietsen have a bar sloping further down or curving towards the saddle tube, the idea being that you could wear a dress or skirt on your bike without it going above your knees, because those were the norms once upon a time. Opa and Oma fietsen are of course bicycles of the sort your grandparents would ride, simple, sturdy and single speed, but the same concept of male and female frames persists nonetheless. Of course it's not to say men should not ride female framed bicycles or women should not ride male framed bicycles, indeed the only thing that one really benefits from being designed to their sexual anatomy is a saddle, and even then it's only cyclists who race or offroad their bikes that truly benefit, and those will generally ride male framed bicycles anyway because they are stronger and lighter.
I love to see the children riding their bikes to school, rather than being driven in some monstrous 4x4 as in much of UK. I have an idea this teaches youngsters about their home environment which they appreciate more and will look after in the future.
That is very true, the other thing is kids can ride together to school creating stronger friendship bonds..
@@NamelessRiderz Thank you for confirming my thoughts. The Netherlands has a very positive attitude towards cycles, viewing them as a step up from walking, not something less than a car.
That's it, it's an easier way to get from a to b. And a lot of the time when you're in cities it almost takes the same time to get somewhere by bike, as it is by car..
@@gerry343 - Born, grown up, and still living in this town Haarlem, I was utter mobile as a kid. School, visiting friends, family, 15 kilometers to the dunes and beach, 20 kilometers to Amsterdam. It felt that the world lay open to me. I just had to start cycling and be a traveller. So I did cycle through the UK, Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland. I also travelled (non bike) outside Europe, so I am aware of the difference with most other countries. Thus I cherish the positivity that comes from a pro-bike based society, and am concious of how fortunate we are as Dutch.
Biicycles are popular here because of the great infrastructure, not because it''s flat.
And the infrastructure is good because people demanded it. Everyone should demand infrastructure as good and as accessible as is the norm in the Netherlands.
Actually, the flatness a much shorter commute distances in the Netherlands is what make Dutch upright bikes popular there.
@@shannontrainer5857 The great infrastructure!
@@henkoosterink8744 But the US doesn’t need slow and heavy upright bikes with inefficient geometry, we need fast and light non-upright ones with efficient geometries.
@@shannontrainer5857 You don't need bicyles at all, no bicycle roads.... Use your car.
@4:30 pedestrians works as follows: if a pedestrian crosses you at 90 degrees (so you are going straight they cross) you have right of way...if you see their back of front (they go straight you are about to round a corner) then you need to yield, with that said you are also always by law obliged to take into account they might not hear you, someone might come from parked cars, some kid may cross the road unattentively, some dog may get onto the road or a toy... in any case within urban areas even if theres right of way you are considered in a far bigger and more protected vehicle and you will be liable in part even if you "technically" followed the traffic laws... you are not allowed to carmageddon a pedestrian in 2 even if the dude or dudette should have given you right of way.
Riding on the flat is easy, so yeah may not need electric in Holland. But the hilly area in SoCal were I live, if you plan to ride daily as your main form of transport, your going to want electric assist. Besides any biking is not lazy compared to cars.
I have a e-bike so i'm lazy? ever consider that someone uses an e-bike because they can't bike properly anymore. Like my knee is very bad and I can't cycle so much anymore that's why i'm using a e-bike.
I'm not sure if you watched the whole video, like I mentioned it's great for people that are disabled..
Now you would fit under that umbrella..
I'm talking about people that are perfectly capable of riding, that don't need any aids..
Ahhh Haarlem
Leuke stad!
Yep everything here is pretty close , the next town/city is never more than 10-15 km. away ( for the most part anyway )
I travelled Australia back in 1995/1996 . At one point during my working holiday , I was working in Childers ( Queensland ) when I needed a new pair of shoes . The nearest shoeshop was in Bundaberg 60 km away .
Thats not something you want to do on a bicycle .
And I would like to add to Eriks' question down in the comments .
I was confushed about the term pushbike aswell when I first came to Australia .
As a young kid ( 3-4 years old ) I had a what I would call a pushbike .
It was basically 2 wooden wheels , a wooden frame and seat and a little handle bar .
No pedals , you moved it by pushing it with your legs .
So basically a Flintstones bike for todlers .
The dutch term for it is : " Loopfiets "
Add to that , that brittish english and american english both just use the word bicycle , and the confusion is easily explained .
How interesting, I worked in Childers for 3 months. Back then the town had 2 pubs and that was pretty much it..
These days they have a big supermarket, so it has changed a lot since you've been!
@@NamelessRiderz Aint the world a small place , out of all unlikely places that two people from the opposites of the world can have in common , its friggin Childers in Australia :) Then again it is a bustling metropolis .....The amount of pubs is still the same then , and the supermarket was there ( might have grown ofcoz )
Does the family name Trevor rings a bell with you ? I was working for that family , picking zuccinnies . The mayor was a member of the Trevor family.
The supermarket is a massive one just outside of town, not the one on the main Street. From memory that was an IGA, the new one is Woolworths.
I'll give one more crazy thing when talking about small worlds. When I was there I ran into a guy from my primary school in Haarlem, what are the odds!! 😁
@@NamelessRiderz Ah I see , the one on main street was the only one when I was there , Childers was so small , it lived on its youth hostel , providing cheap backpacker labour to harvest all kinds of vegtables .
On those odds ? buy a lottery ticket !
Then again , its a backpacker hotspot , there is stuff to be harvested there throughout every season ?
So I can imagine that a lot of backpackers that need to earn some money go there .
Yes definitely good place for work, yeah I should have bought a ticket!! 😁
The cycling infrastructure and slow roads you mentioned are also an important reason. When you mentioned it last, don't you think this would make it sound less important? Mixed-zoning is most important > cycling infra and slow access roads > flat terrain.
I'm not sure what you're saying, what do you mean by mentioning last?
I mean you gave two important reasons mentioned starting at 1:50. But you missed out on including cycling infra in that list to make it clear that safety is also key to mass cycling. As the lack of proper cycling infra in the mid 20th century made cycling number plummet in the Netherlands for many reasons: risk of death, next to fast traffic, fumes, etc. Talking about safety at 9:18 doesn't really convey this importance, especially because viewers would be processing other things, and also because it feels disconnected in time to the 'important reason' list.
The reason why I bring this up in the first place, is because things are pretty hairy in a lot of countries. Some are just painting white on the roads, thus death continues. People don't want to die, and they hear cyclists dying all the time on the news. Safety is the biggest hurdle, actually when I think about it. Let me change this: Safety (cycling infra and slow roads) > mix-zoning > flat-terrain. It stings not to put safety first.
I know that this is a vlog, which doesn't necessarily follow any structure. But it personally stings for safety not to be emphasized. Especially because of all the effort activists had to go through, and all the deaths needed, to convince the NL Government back then to do something about it.
Sorry i got a message, but I can't read it.. It disappeared..😐
@@NamelessRiderz I think he/she meant that the segregated infrastructure should have been the first thing to mention (rather than all the way at the end) as a reason for us to use bikes (more so than the flat terrain).
Fair enough, that makes sense, yeah I ramble a lot 😂
Nice and informative.
Cheers, glad you liked it!
RUclips, stop recommending me bike video's because I've clicked on one.
Hahaha, I think there used to be an option for videos you're not interested in.. not sure if it still exists..
Is this the real famous Peter R de Vries ? Come on Peter. You like cycling just like anyone else.
RUclips algorithm = 1) clicked "bicycle" video ? yes. 2) is Dutch ? yes. 3) then give overload of "bicycle" vids.
@@tubularap I am building my own E-bike right now, maybe because of that :)
@@degeestvanpeterrdevries3366 - Haha, great. So the RUclips AI has an agenda; Get everyone biking electric, haha. After an electric transport-bike experience I started watching electric bike videos and got fired up to prepare for building one too, got the parts. Now it's time to get that finished. And I am reminded of that by your comment on this video that was recommended because I am sucked into bingewatching bike-videos, instead of building the thing ;-) Good luck with yours.
@@tubularap Peter R heeft vast een grote BMW of een Zuidas Tractor...
great vid. Holland seems pretty laid back, at least that's what I get from your vids there. Will be a shock to the system heading back to Wollongong, I reckon
Yes and no ☺ some things they are, some things they're not. But from a transport point of view, it makes the lifestyle so much different to the Australian life.
I forgot to mention that everyone gets to drink at night because you just take your push bike to the pub..
@@NamelessRiderz now I'm confused... why exactly did you move to Australia then? You get done for drink riding here!
Hahaha, lots of reasons! I can imagine cops would think it's strange to leave the pub with a bicycle 😀
The main reason I'm here is my wife and the amazing nature/weather!
2 to 3 bikes per person is a bit much. We have about 21 million bicycles for about 18 million people, so an average of about 1.2 per person
8:51 awesome citroen!
The flatness argument is actually a dangerous red herring. It might be mostly flat in the Netherlands, but it _is_ very windy, which provides just enough counterforce as hills would. Also, it isn't flat _everywhere,_ and people still cycle just as much in the hilly parts. That's why you have gears, and e-bikes make it even easier.
People cycle in the Netherlands because of the infrastructure. Thinking that it needs to be flat might prevent people from thinking they could have that infrastructure at home, when that just isn't true.
Great cycling infrastructure could exist everywhere, it's only a matter of political will.
I get your concerns for electric bicycles and if you're healthy and living in an area in which you can reach most things in 30 minutes I wouldn't reccomend them.
But in more rural areas where facilities are disappearing it's a blessing as people will not have to be so dependent on the car. As even though we have relatively great public transport, smaller towns are often only serviced by buses which mostly aren't direct services. This due to them trying to service as large of an area as possible (unless there's enough demand for a direct service).
By having these electric bicycles these people don't have to go through the hassle of taking the bus and the area doesn't require more car infrastucture which lowers costs. Aside from that cities like Zwolle, Leeuwarden en Enschede will have to invest less in large parking garages and the health benefit stays as people will still be cycling for 30 minutes.
I agree with what you're saying, it opens up a lot of doors for a lot of people!
Another point is: Electric assist bikes help people getting into cycling who never liked it before. Even though I had a cool retro cruiser, I rode 100km a year at most, using public transport for all other routes. Now with electric assist, I have accumulated 2500km since April. And you still exercise a bit, even though you only have to do half the effort. And I started to love cycling and doing longer tours. I am currently looking into velomobiles, which are faired recumbent bikes and they give you protection from the cold and rain. Should I ever get one, it will have electric assist as well.
It's great the options are there now.. I never "liked" riding a bike, but it was necessary to get from a to b.. so I didn't even think about wether I liked it or not
@@NamelessRiderz It was the same for me as well, when I was younger I even hated it because I hated the effort - as you wrote, I just wanted to get from a to b. This has changed since I have been riding a bike with electric assist.
@@20windfisch11 I would have to agree, I'd probably go for a scenic ride if it was electric :) That said I'm into motorcycles now, so they're my go to vehicle haha
If I remember correctly, as of 2009, you do need a license for the 'slow' 25kmh scooters as well. Before that you didn't need one. Nice vid!
Cheers
Actually your not allowed to hold a phone/camera making videos/photos calling someone ,playing pokemon go while biking .coz it's dangerous but some dutch also do this things especially teenagers
(Srry for my english)😅
Yeah I heard they were going to implement new laws about that, it will be good revenue for the government 😁
@@NamelessRiderz implemented 2days ago you'll get a fine of 90euros
Wow that's a lot!! I'd be interested to see how many people get caught!
@@hesselbleeker6353 the fine will start in july
@@hesselbleeker6353 1 july
My grandfather had multiple strokes and was unable to do much. So we got him a three-wheeled electric bike. With these you still have to paddle, so he was able to keep moving, even though he was unable to walk. He had a gps so we could find him whenever the nurses were not sure where he was. We made his room into a little roundabout, so he could bike easily in and out of his room. He loved that bike because it gave him freedom to visit my grandma every day (she still lived in their old home, but he was in a care home). We calculated that the last year of his life he rode about 1500km (932 miles) on his bike. He passed away because he fell and broke his collarbone and was unable to bike for weeks.
Wow, that's an incredible story, amazing what it has done for your grand father! Awesome to have that mobility!!
@@NamelessRiderz Thanks!
I think you meant “trike”.
Your saddle is too low. The knees should be between 25 and 35 degrees.
Haarlem!! Best city.
Sure is!!
8:49 Oui, c'est elle!
C'est la déesse, plus charmante et plus belle!
Desolée je ne parle pas française 😀
@@NamelessRiderz
The car you were passing by, Citroen DS, or 'la déesse', the goddess.
In a phrase from the Pearl Fishers (Bizet) translated:
Yes, it is her! That's the goddess, more charming and more beautiful!
Even though more than 40 years out of production, still the most inspiring car to be seen in the streets. Beige 8:51 in front of your right arm.
I bicycle every day, use it for everything, so that is why I was interested in your video.
Thanks for publishing a normal ride in normal Dutch landscape.
@@dutchman7623 hahaha now it all makes sense! 😀
Ga er maar langs oh 😂👍
Small pad 😏
There are some things that are not right.
When I was young, many young people drove mopeds. This was because you could drive them from the day you became 16 with no driving licence. They changed that 2 times. The first time you needed a theory test and as you got that, than you where allowed to drive a moped (the one that goes above 25kmh).
Later they added driving lessons so many young people stopped using them. Also you are now allowed to start your driving lessons when you get 16 and a half and do your driving test when you are 17. You may ride a car as you are 17 only with someone next yo you that has ad least 5 years his driving licence.
But now things change. More young people get electric bikes with suport till 25kmh because they don't need a licence. Mopeds are still used but less and the ones till 25kmh where always there.
As you have a driving license for a car, than you may also drive a moped.
You are the first to know how it works here. All other videos, they where helmets and don't understand bike lanes and rules.
A bicycle is protected and ad a car hits you even as you drive trough red, they are wrong. In very rear occasions, the driver of the car goes free but normally the driver of the car is always wrong.
A lot has changed since I lived here.. yeah it would be nice to see someone make some new videos about Dutch culture.. unfortunately I live overseas so don't really get the chance to do it..
Nameless Riderz changes go fast ad the moment. Even roads and bicycle lanes change.
I am building a recumbent trike and in 2019 in the summer, I want to ride trough the Netherlands for 2 or 3 weeks.
Wow that sounds like a big project!
Nameless Riderz I am an engineer and when I was studying, I worked ad a factory and there I get my steel plus I let them make some parts. Most I have to do is welding, so that is not that hard. I got my design from atomic zombie. That also helps a lot.
Wheels are ready. The build is a winter project, so I have time enough to get it ready for the summer.
Nice, might see a video of the result on RUclips one day?
Thanks for the enjoyable documentary footage, Nameless Bearded Bloke. Have personally been to Australia twice, last time in 1995. Hated the helmet laws. Helmet laws are simply bad for cycling. Did borrow a bike then for making our way to a DZ near Chipping Norton. Wanted to point out the rational advantages to having an e-bike from my perspective considering what you said about them being for the aged and for the lazy. I understand that and felt mostly like that before. In a place with heavy winds sometimes, and very hot summers as a rule, the e-bike gets you out when otherwise you're disinclined to go. Hills in an area factor into that also. You still get a more moderate, semi-athletic ride in. I see them as having a very valid use in winter too, assuming you are picking your times not to ride in the ice and snow, for grocery runs and some riding otherwise; You're doing your shopping legs faster, you're not overheating with heavy clothes, and it's less awkward because you can cut down on the effort. Also people who buy e-bikes are very often into bikes for the workouts on other bikes they use, the e-bike being simply one bike tailored along the lines I spoke of. Holland seems like an awesome country to visit and the bike friendliness only lends itself to that.
For me, I want to have an electric bike (not with gas, but actual electricity, otherwise I can't take it in the train), because I want to be faster. As in I am a news photographger, so, it's essential that I am being fast enough. But with my speed (I have obesity so yeah that doesn't help) I always get to late. SO I bought a car. But the more I have the car, the more I see that certainly locally and in the inside of cities, a bike is way smarter and more comfortable, oh and cheaper. So for me it's not lazyness, even if I don't really need one, but, it will take me to much time to build up a good speed with just me being me. And if I got an electric bike, I still "move", but with higher speeds...(Still if I really want to I can go faster then an electric bike, but after 1 minute I am out of breath)...
Sounds like an electric bike would be a good option, still get to go every where you need to go and getting your body moving without over doing it..
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Really enjoyed your ride and the music!
Thanks mate!!
Great vid. Just FYI, turning vehicles have to give way to pedestrians going straight in Australia, too, but the law is unenforced. A turning vehicle must give way to a pedestrian who is crossing the road the vehicle is entering. This applies even if there's no marked pedestrian crossing. Vehicles must also give way to pedestrians crossing slipways, driveways, and entrances to parking. Again, unenforced, but a motorist would be liable if they fail to give way and a pedestrian is injured. Also, Australia has give way to the right, too, at any uncontrolled four-way intersection. Most intersections just aren't uncontrolled.
Wow thanks for the insight, so far no one has been able to tell me about these rules.
I always find it odd that pedestrians wait here (Australia) for cars to turn right in front of them..
Like you said I guess it doesn't get enforced.. and yes I've never seen a crossing that doesn't have signage.
Thanks for the info!!
@@NamelessRiderz Here's VicRoads on pedestrian rules. Use 'Intersections' drop down. Road rules are pretty much standard across the country with minor exceptions here and there. I forgot to mention, pedestrians have no rights at roundabouts unless additional controls apply (zebra crossing). www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/a-to-z-of-road-rules/pedestrians
Nice thanks!! Do you find pedestrians stop for you? I find they all do.. Which is unfortunate people can't trust each other to follow the rules..
When driving I will wave pedestrians on where practical. When walking I will assert my right to cross the road only when I think the driver won't kill. My main urban transport is a bicycle these days. Pedestrians seem to run to get out of my way. I wish they wouldn't. I'm not going to run anyone down and I'm a keen advocate of cities and streets for people over cars. Ultimately, we're not going to get safer and more equitable streets just by expecting everyone to do the right thing. Designing for compliance is key.
Fair enough, I wish the road rules were more enforced.. I guess it is what it is..
What's a push bike. that's just a bike right?
A bicycle yes
Only in Holland? How about the other 10 provinces
imagine being overtaken by a woman because you cant get up a bridge haha
Do you have to wear a helmet on the bike being as there are so many bikes or are we over policed here in Australia
No there are no helmet laws for bicycles.
So to me it's very strange to see people with helmets on.
You only need them when you're riding in the tour the France 😁
I wish I mentioned those things!! The practical side of riding your bike to the pub while calling someone to tell them you're on your way 😀
Wayne Rodgers
Here helmets are only used by the fast ones on race bikes or maintain bikes and go with a higher speed.
The bike where you must where a helmet on, is on a electric bike with suport above 25kmh. A normal bicycle helm is good but they have also other ones that look different and are all closed on top.
They are not approved for a moped or heavier motor cycles.
A bicycle helmet is designed to protect your head by a fall from the bike. And because most people go not that fast, they don't need it because as they fall, they catch th self in most of the time and they fall not that hard.
Also a bicycle helm will not protect you as you are hit by a car or a truck. Most people that die, die because of other things than head inguries.
Most that are hit by a truck are driven over by them. That is why you must always look out as you stand next to a truck ad a tragic light. They do not see you all the time and as they turn right, they can run over you.
Helmets are useless on a bike so stop wearing them and as you come here, leave them ad home. You don't look like a fool that way.
Yeah it's getting worse..
@@Tom_The_Tom No one should use a phone in traffic you ignorant.
Cool vid
Thanks Kev, something different.. 😀
what's your audio gear to record this? amazing sound.
Smart lav from rode and a zoom h1n recorder
You don't become a bad cyclist because you get older and have usually more road skills, you just perhaps never were a road savvy person to begin with, i am 61 and have a 900 cc Yamaha that is powerful and very heavy i have taken it all over the eu, and cycle a E bike .
remember, we dont have hills over here, only wind 😂
And don't forget rain!! haha
Ik ben Gelderlands/Brabants.
Can I just ask - why do you call them pushbikes rather than just bikes or bicycles? If you're pushing them you're doing something wrong ;-)
It's an Australian thing, I'm not sure why they call them that..
@@NamelessRiderz Interesting :-) Thanks!
@@Snowshowslow no worries
Pushbikes? Haha.
In Dutch it is called a "Kick through bike" (doortrapper). Ja toch?
Sounds good to me!
@@mardiffv.8775 It is called a fiets.
Good one, what do you record you motovlogs with?
Cheers! A GoPro 3 and a gimbal. Some of the stuff from Holland is shot with an old dslr.
It is the Netherlands Not Holland.
Yes but hes in Holland in this video
what is a pushbike?
Een fiets
love you liked it
Thanks for the memories...
I'm first generation Aussie but my family moved here from Delfzijl in 1960.
In 1978 we moved back and lived in Veendam, Groningen for 2 years. We all came back in mid 1980 coz my parents missed Australia.
I have many memories of riding around our province on weekends but nowhere to stop and pitch a tent lol.
I was 16 when we went back in '78 and could not believe my eyes as the plane landed.. so many canals everywhere and once on the ground.. push bikes everywhere you look.
Cheers mate.
Your last name have me some clues, that said never seen that name before..
It's kind of a double up on the same word?
@@NamelessRiderz ha... most dutchies will know from seeing it that my heritage is in Holland.
It dates back to 11th century. Before that was German.. the "t" was a double S then.
Think it means "can pourer" or something like that. May relate to the family trade back in the day...Before surnames became a thing..
@@scootamikekannegieter6549 ah yes that makes sense. I don't use my Dutch enough 😄
Yeah gieter can be a watering can. But also can be used as a verb. gieten..
So yeah gieter definitely sounds like a trade.. perhaps making metals.. pouring into moulds or something..
@@NamelessRiderz yep, I would agree with that...
My family, specially my two brothers had all but forgotten the language having lived here since 1960... but you soon get back into it when you need it hey
Yeah kinda like riding a bike..🙂
What is a holland
a land with a lot of holes
Push bikes?
Bikes in Australia are usually motorcycles.
Go next time in Amsterdam you Will see thousands of bikes
Too busy 😁 the only reason I would go is to show the multi storey bicycle park at the train station. 😀
@@NamelessRiderz then try groningen at central station
Nah then he should go to the new underground bicycle parking at Utrecht Central Station. 12500 bicycle parking spaces and an area so big there is actually a bicycle path through the entire structure.
Had a good strong cuppa waking up and watched this episode this morning. Always great with a video about other things too. Reminds me of the westcoast of Sweden with all bicycles and roads made for them. And the closeness to everything is so environmentally friendly too. Soon getting thsirts for sale?
Is it fairly flat there as well or mainly close distances?
I'd love to still some shirts, but at the moment I don't think there's a demand yet.. I think I need to go camping to get more people involved in this channel.
Unfortunately the baby is not sleeping through yet, so it's hard to get away. But I've got high hopes!! 😀
Who knows maybe I'll do a free giveaway at some point!
Flat and especially the further south you go. Babies are supposed to keep parents awake, so we don't forget them😂 Motorbike camping is your thing, sure you will find a way to keep it going.
He's doing a good job then😂
I hope so mate!! I hope so!!
Southern Sweden and even more so Denmark have a strong bicycle culture, too. And Germany is quietly but quickly following. Using a bike is so convenient to get to places. Unfortunately, in Belgium, especially Brussels, infrastructure is not at this level. The hills don't help either, even if my commute is fairly flat. Bedankt voor de leuke video!
Have you considered a electric bike for the hills? Dankjewel voor het kijken!
Great video! Have you seen the Philidelphia (I think?) presentation about the Dutch bike lanes and -network? It's so interesting to hear how much depth the designs have.
No I haven't I'll have to find it.. I have seen some videos in the past and yes there's lots of planning that goes into it, a lot more than you would think!
Thanks for checking out the video!
@@NamelessRiderz yes I found it! It was Seattle apparently :
ruclips.net/video/l0GA901oGe4/видео.html
(I don't know if this is remotely interesting to you, but maybe you are a even bigger city planning-geek as I am, could be 😁..)
Nice!! I'll hopefully check it out tonight! Cheers
Hey mate, that's a long watch, hopefully I'll find some time one day 😀 might watch it in a couple goes..
@@NamelessRiderz during laundry or something dreadful like that. 😏 The best of luck back in Australia.
Yes, you should, please introduce it to us, ok!
@ 0.55 he passes a Dodge Ram
Thank you for your interest!
I glad he learned some dutch, while he was there...
I'm not sure if I'm following
lots of Dutch people find the name Holland offensive!
Could you explain why?
So do you really feel like those provinces really feel left out?
Unfortunately this is what the world thinks though and for example most think Amsterdam is the only place where there's coffee shops..
I'm from one of the other provinces... I am really not offended by the use of the name Holland.. When Oranje plays football, everyone is chanting: Holland! Holland! If you are offended by it, you have ' long toes'. Chin up.
It's nice to hear the other side speak as well! 🙂
@@NamelessRiderz mostly because by saying that you name all Dutch people Holland people. We have lots of culture out side of Holland. Its like calling all Americans Yankees
Excuse me, what phone do you use?
This was shot with a GoPro 3 black
oh, that's how it is, thank you so much !
Holland is a small part from a country that is called "The Netherlands"
He is in Holland though, and everything true of the Netherlands in general is also true of Holland in particular.
@@Quintinohthree Try to say you are in "Holland" while being in Zeeland, Limburg or Friesland.
@@arjenschroevers He's in Haarlem though.
@@Quintinohthree He talks about "Holland" like it is "The Netherlands"
@@arjenschroevers He talks about Holland like it's what he's seen. If you cannot refer me to a timestamp where he refers to a place outside Holland as if it were part of Holland, you don't have a leg to stand on.
You're a bit of an E-bike shammer eh?
Unpopular Opinion:
I am happy with the car centric cities
I feel like you are trying to convince yourself more than anyone else.
It's a joke 😅
*G E K O L O N I S E E R D*
kunnen geiten fietsen?
Title is wrong, holland is only a part of the netherlands
That's the part I was in 😀