WE FINALLY BOUGHT BIKES IN THE NETHERLANDS

A 5 minute bike ride instead of a 20 minute walk is a perfect example of how to use a bike.

The covered part are actually so your wheels dont fling a bunch of water on your back/shoes when you end up driving trough the rain/puddles, you can get aditional cover for the side of the rearwheel that do protect against stuff getting in the spokes they call them jasbeschermers which translates to coat savers, the upright sitting is not only more comfortable but it also safer you have a better view of other traffic and it easier to check behind you when upright!

Congrats at becoming half Dutch, once you both get your second bike you have become fully Dutch.

I am impressed how fast your "inburgering" is going! You even found "Marktplaats". That's the true Dutch commercial spirit. Have fun with your brand new bikes!

For the Sausigerol: next time ask the shop owner if he can warm it up for you and if he can not, take it hope and stick it in the oven for like a minute or 2, then they are excellent to eat ;) From a friend in Utrecht ^^ Thanks for the entertainment

Regular bike: the right choice. Destination options: 1. Dordrecht - Biesbosch (pontje kop van't land) - Lage Zwaluwe (pontje) - A16 - Dordrecht 2. Dordrecht - Baanhoek - Papendrecht centrum - Alblasserdam - A15 - Hendrik Ido Ambacht - Zwijndrecht - Dordrecht 3. Dordrecht - Kiltunnel - Strijen - Maasdam - Pontje(Puttershoek) - Zwijndrecht - Dordrecht.

Take the Waterbus to Kinderdijk and make a nice bike ride along the iconic windmills.

My recommendation would be to explore the Dordtse Biesbosch first (Kop van het Land area). Beautiful countryside relatively close to the city centre (approx 45min if you take it slow). Now here's a pro tip: if you're planning to go on a bike trip, carry a mini bike pump and a tire repair kit with you. They usually come with a manual on how to fix that flat tire.

Make sure you have a bike pump so you can keep the tired nice and inflated. The difference between soft and hard inflated tires is HUGE! Also tightening loose screws and doing small fixes around the bike will make it last a lot longer.

Good choices. This really is the type of bicycle you would want in the Netherlands while living in a smaller town. Most people in Amsterdam go for a second hand refurbished beater. with little extra on it. And the uglier, the better! I agree with always using two locks. I have always done it, and never had a bike stolen. Also try and always attach it to something when locking up. If both of you are going somewhere, locking the bikes together works great. Oma and Opa fietsen are basically old style bicycles. I wouldn't call yours this. But simplicity is where it comes down to.

As a dutch viewer it is so much fun to watch these video's. What is totally normal for us groing up, can be weird for an outsider.

Just so you're aware: you're not allowed to take a normal bike into the train or metro during rush hour. Only folding bikes are allowed during rush hour. And you'll have to buy a separate ticket for your bike, for the train, and the metro. You don't have to buy tickets for folding bikes.

You made the right choice! With handbrakes, some gears and not to heavy you can get around easily. Although a lot of bikes get stolen in all my 40 years of owning a bike and living throughout the Randstad, mine never was *knocks on wood. So it’s not that inevitable, but maybe highly probable ;-) Have fun riding and exploring!

The Veluwe is a nice place to cycle, its a lot of nature and a bit hilly.

This is what "Going Dutch" really means, getting a bike 🙂

De Betuwe is beautiful on a bike. It's essentially fruit farming country with a ton of orchards. The rivers also facilitated a lot of trade since forever so there's also a lot of (medieval) history there.

Just get on your bike and explore the area. It is a really good way to explore a small city like Dordrecht. If you follow the dikes, you'll be able to follow the river. A pedestrian ferry can easily get you on the other side as well. Once you're a bit more experienced and less anxious, you may go for a day trip, to for instance Kinderdijk which has a large cluster of windmills and is not overly touristic. Taking a ride through the Biesbosch should be nice. It's a nature reserve and you may even see some beavers building their dams there.

Probably too late now, but if you have a wheel lock that has a mysterious 1 cm hole in it, that's for a chain, so you only need one key! Anyway, I'm so happy to see you guys go all-in on our culture. Good that you picked up on the eye contact, we like to look out for each other. You also look very relaxed, love it.

I'll be moving to the Netherlands in about 2 weeks for job expected to be for 2 years. I'm 64 and an experienced cyclist so I'm looking forward to bicycle commuting, again as I did previously in Germany. I was happy with the German bicycle infrastructure but I can only see the Dutch model being even better, especially their integration with public trasit. Thanks for the pricing guide too. 15 years ago in Friedrichshafen, DE, I bought a used 16-speed (2x8) bike for 240 Euros, rode it for 9 months, thru the Fall, Winter, and Spring and sold it back to the same shop for 200 euros. 40 Euros for 9 months of daily riding and zero mechanical issues was great! I expect a similar experience in Alkmaar. Thanks for sharing your experience.

The bikes that you have is not a Omafiets. You have more like a city or tourbike. And they look good. Have a lot of fun riding the bikes