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Bikes . Acquiring necessities …. A little guide about buying a bike in the Netherlands and actually embracing using it. Index. Technical: Brands Brake types Gearing Size Locks Accessories. Daily Life: Where to buy Price range Circulation. Top Brands. Giant Batavus Gaz e lle - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Bikes. Acquiring necessities…A little guide about buying a bike in the Netherlands and actually embracing using it.
IndexTechnical:• Brands• Brake types• Gearing• Size• Locks• Accessories
Daily Life:• Where to buy• Price range• Circulation
Top Brands• Giant
• Batavus
• Gazelle
• Raleigh
• Ideal
Brakes Rim Brakes
• Very powerful, easy to maintain, simple and easy to control
• Not good behavior when wet and dirty, easy cut
Disc Brakes• Good behavior in all conditions
Coaster Brakes• Softer braking power for less effort, work well in
wet conditions
Single-Speed Bicycle
VsMulti-Speed
Bicycle
- Cheaper- Lighter- Less maintenance required
- More versatile
Internal Gearing External Gearing
Multi-Speed Bicycle
- Less maintenance
- Shifting without pedaling- Higher reliability
- Lighter
- More comfortable uphill - Less expensive to fix
The Right Size
Locks• What do we want?
• to prevent the wheels and the frame to be detached from each other.
• to prevent the whole bike to be removed.• What should we look for?
Secure
Cheap
Portable
• U-lock • Chain
• Very secure• Heavy• Not flexible
• Almost as secure as the U-lock
• Heavy• Flexible
Secure
Cheap
Portable
Secure
Cheap
Portable
Locks
• Cable lock • Wheel lock
• Very basic lock• Weak• Cheap
• Secures the frame to the wheel• Difficult to break in the spot• Good in combination with U-
lock / chain
Secure
Cheap
Portable
Secure
Cheap
Portable
Locks
And always use two different locks! Thieves don’t usually carry multiple tools around!
• You may want to look for a basket if you carry so much stuff in your bike.• Front (smaller)• Rear (bigger)• Also rear bags are good (+waterproof)
• Nothing is dutchier than carrying flowers (tulips) in your basket!
• Use lights – a cheap LED will do (2€)• Seat covers are interesting in such a rainy
country!
Pimp my ride!
Where to buy?Three ways to buy/rent :• From bicycle repair shops or first
hand selling bicycle shop• From facebook group selling delft (
*Student* sale in Delft !)• Renting of bicycle
Price Range of Bicycles
Second Hand Bikes
40€ - 150€
New Bikes
Starts from 130€
Stolen bike?• Being (involuntarily) in possession of a stolen
bike is illegal, if caught one can get into trouble• Get your bike from reasonably safe places,
never buy from strangers on the street• Always ask for receipt• When caught one loses the bike, pays around
250€ fine and might get a criminal record
Check status at: https://fdr.rdw.nl
Chip number:• 15-digit number• Introduced in 2000• Can be checked by
police and at the bike shops
Frame number:• Usually 2 letters and 7
digits• Othe ring lock or the frame• Can be difficult to read in
older bikes
So what is the perfect bike for you?
No one knows better than you.
So choose wisely…
Thank you!