BIKE Capital, AMSTERDAM?!

[@AndyStilin]

Thanks for sharing this, I have family that always talk about how the bike culture is so cool, now I know even more

[@KerryHall.]

My father spent close to a year in the Netherlands as a G.I. during WWII. He spent most of his time in Maastricht. One of his army buddies was actually a guy whose last name was Van Heerwaarden...he was first generation American, but spoke fluent Dutch, so he, my father, and his other buddies were all treated like kings! My father hated the army and disliked a lot of Europe, but he loved the Netherlands (Holland as he called it) and its people. Glad you got to visit your home and family. Cheers!

[@annekebeerten]

Thank you for sharing your story, that is amazing! Glad he loved Holland and it's people!

[@MTBPerspective]

Super interesting! Looks a little bit like Pella ;-P Someone did a video on why helmets are not really needed there and it came down to bikes mostly being a design that are pretty low OTB crash chance, drivers are aware and probably also ride (baked into the culture), largely separated from car traffic, and so many people ride all the time from an early age they are just natural at it and flowing with other bike traffic.

[@blueengel68]

I was half expecting a Sam Pilgrim moment on the "escalator of doom". And thanks for the "hi" as you rode by my daughter and me at the bottom of Highway to Heaven on Saturday!

[@annekebeerten]

I was very tempted to ride down it! I hope you guys had a great ride, it was a beautiful day!

[@rdboone100]

Was in Amsterdam several years ago and marveled at the bike culture there. Took a city tour by bike and had a wonderful time!

[@annekebeerten]

That is awesome!

[@LevoRider]

When I was in Amsterdam I was quickly educated on being in the bike path. A few riders barking at me taught me me to watch out for cyclists. The bike culture is real in the Netherlands. Absolutely loved the Rijks museum and all the corner coffee shops. My mom was born in Eindhoven before the family immigrated to Canada.

[@annekebeerten]

Yes, definitely mind your step.. lol! So cool your mom was born in Eindhoven. Thanks for watching.

[@toorop57]

Cool video ! I was there several times cos my wife is dutch (from Alkmaar, and i'm french). Those parkings are impressive but there is one thing that proves that all dutches care about bikes. It's the way how you open a car doors. With the right hand, so you look over your shoulders, and if there is a bike coming, you see it ! It's genious ! i mean..it"s bananas !

[@annekebeerten]

Thanks! And yes, that is a thing we get thought from a young age.... Always check to see if there is a biker coming. Thank you for watching.

[@pkvillager]

Sweet! I spent a week in Amsterdam for work just before covid, got to bring the wife too! Beautiful city and I never thought I would enjoy just walking around a city. One night we walked around until 2am! Hope to go back again so we can get outside the city next time! The bike parking outside train stations was wild to see.

[@annekebeerten]

Rent a bike next time you go! :)

[@maxwellgarcesguitar]

Lived in Netherlands for a year (in Hilversum) and the scariest thing about learning to drive in NL was bike awareness!! So different from in the US. Came to love and appreciate everything about it… especially riding our kids to and from the international school in the stortbuien ❤🚴🏻‍♂️🌧️🇳🇱

[@annekebeerten]

Stoked to hear you embraced our culture and brought your kids to school on bikes! And yes, the weather can be a bit iffy at time.. lol!

[@garyharmon5386]

Awesome. This is so cool. Wish it was like this in America. Thank you for sharing

[@annekebeerten]

Thanks for watching!

[@martinschwartz7342]

What amazes me is that all the bikes are left unlocked?

[@annekebeerten]

Probably because most of them are not in the best shape.. lol!

[@powskier]

Well, the biking is a bit different where i live in north East Idaho. My house sits at 6200 feet in the valley floor which is surrounded by mountains which go up to almost 14k feet.(Bike trails up to about 10200 feet. Believe it or not, you can ride year round in some for or another. Regular mountain bike season comes to a close in October. Sometimes in late November. But as the snows pile up, it's time to switch to fat bike with 4.8" tires. Which you can do all winter long on groomed trails. Fun diversions include skiing and and riding a snow bike Which is when you convert a dirt bike by putting a track in place of the rear wheel and a ski in place of the front wheel.

[@thesingletracker]

Wow... That's bananas!

[@annekebeerten]

I know right... hahaha! 🍌 😂

[@thesingletracker]

@@annekebeerten the "shitty bikes" comment had me cracking up though. 😆

[@annekebeerten]

@@thesingletracker Haha... it's amazing to see what kind of bikes people ride! Some might about to snap in half.. lol

[@frits1954X2]

As an Amsterdammer in Amsterdam, the first part looks more like my cycling environment Best regards Frits cycling teacher fritsersbond Amsterdam

[@Runningalien]

Tsjonge jonge jonge! Recording while cycling 😅 - you got lucky as police started handing out fines for stuff like this (mostly using phones while biking - which is still the norm in Randstad) - a colleague got a 170 euro fine in Leiden 😅

[@annekebeerten]

Yup! That's why I used my GoPro... Sometimes the footage was pretty shaky because I tried to hold my handlebars as much as I could :)

[@djsonfire0001]

Lucky girl! It's like bike Heaven There! Definitely a stark difference from Arkansas😂. I do enjoy Northwoods every weekend, but the Nethers looks like fun!

[@Burner240775]

[@hanssaunders3490]

B.A.N.A.N.A.S.

[@annekebeerten]

Hahaha... I should've used that song!!

[@coenmtb]

Nog geen 2 minuten onderweg en je wordt al omver gekegeld door een maaltijdbezorger met haast 😀

[@annekebeerten]

Hahahaha!!! Hoppaaaa! 😂