1000 Miles 10 Days - Bikepacking : the Netherlands - Day 2

[@davidburgess741]

Oh! That Muzak!

[@ageoflove1980]

Great to see visitors enjoying and appreciating the Dutch cycling infrastructure!

[@BikepackingAdventures]

More to come! Yeah I absolutely love, third time over there and it always brings a smile to my face. I'd love to see more of this in the world!

[@paulpearce9750]

Great cycle ways and you right let’s hope it’s the future for the UK

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Dream on

[@chipdale490]

Indeed, not gonna happen. ​@@Tarmaccyclocross

[@remko2]

10:4 missing the cycle path and proceeding to tell us how good the cycling infrastructure is :D

[@BikepackingAdventures]

You're not the only one to mentioned it. The road there was closed to cars, if you watch on you'll see people cycling on the road coming the other way!

[@simonleeofficial]

Looks alright there Richard 👍

[@BikepackingAdventures]

This part of the journey and the next were filled with forest trails and national parks I was spoilt for places to go off-road; even though I did pass through each fairly quickly on my travels.

[@hokyunryu6289]

Van Rysel all over.

[@vincenzodigrande2070]

Been wild camping a lot in the Netherlands as well when I was bike tripping, I do have to point out it is illegal though, so you have got to be careful not to be caught. 😅

[@Soberadventurer]

Loving the video I'm cycling the netherlands next year and I'm wondering if I can take dehydrated meals with me from the uk . Just as as a back up As I normally have a meal during the ride and have camping meals at campsites.

[@BikepackingAdventures]

Yeah you could. It's just issue of additional weight right? Be cheaper than eating in restaurants and takeaways. Can be fun to cook at camp on warm summer evenings.

[@Paul_C]

Yep, the Dutch mountains take many by surprise. That is why those breaks in a peloton happen along the north sea coast. They can be brutal.

[@BikepackingAdventures]

I like a good mountain =)

[@Maya9396]

People always say, off course there is a bike culture in the Netherlands because it’s flat. Well, we have a lot of wind to deal with so….

[@BikepackingAdventures]

If you keep watching the wind becomes a real problem in the second half of the journey. As for the 'flat' it's yet another poor excuse people use in other countries all the time to say why they choose not to use a bike.

[@EJannings]

Why did you leave the bicycle path? (10:05). I actually don't like foreigner who come biking here and don't follow or even understand Dutch traffic rules. I know - a lot of Dutch are awful that way too, but at least most of them have a little more knowledge which rules they're breaking. F.i. foreigners never seem to understand the sharkteeth. Nice video.

[@BikepackingAdventures]

I was following everyone ahead of me, the road looks to be permanently closed there were people on bikes going in both directions along the closed road. I too have no idea what the sharkteeth markings are for. Sometimes I'd reach a crossroads and be clueless to who has priority.

[@EJannings]

@@BikepackingAdventures Thanks for your answer. The sharkteeth are a really important rule. If you go participating in traffic in another country - esp by bike or car - you should know the rules. It's really dangerous if you don't. To others but also to yourself.

[@BikepackingAdventures]

@EJannings is it like the Give Way sign but on the ground?

[@EJannings]

@@BikepackingAdventures If the teeth are pointing towards you, you have to give way. It was just an example. Maybe you can google a list of Dutch traffic laws that differ from those in your country. The most difficult are probably the signs with important textual messages. I've seen foreign bikers going the complete wrong way because they ignored a board with a textual message. Of course I'm not saying tourists aren't allowed to take part in traffic. But some take it fare too easy. Which causes dangerous situations.

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

How to spot a foreigner in the Netherlands they have an helmet on

[@BikepackingAdventures]

OR they are cycling for a sport / longer distances.

[@paulzweers784]

Wrong........

[@dutchman7623]

@@BikepackingAdventures Spot on! Cycling from home to work or shopping, slow, city, no helmet. Cycling for sport, more gears, countryside, faster, so wear a helmet. If you have brains, protect them...

[@hokyunryu6289]

You are mistaken. In Netherlands, many (not all) of those who ride for commuting don't wear helmet but most (if not all) of those who do road/gravel/long distance cycling wear helmet, you stupid. A stupid comment like this makes me very angry. I think OP is also angry