WHERE TO BUY A BIKE

1. *STUDENT* sale in DELFT. (It’s a community on Facebook from where one can get good and reliable bikes.)2. www.marktplaats.nl (One of the search engines from where one can browse and get all the information from where to get a good bike.)3. www.marktplaza.nl (Another search engine to look for a good bike.)4. ADO BIKE: (It’s a chain of shops in Netherlands for the bikes. One can get great varietiesof bike and these shops are pretty economic. For more information log on www.adobike.nl)5. KRINGLOOPWINKEL (Another shop in Rotterdamnesweg where one can find varities ofbikes. These bikes are mostly “second hand” bikes that have been used previously by someone.)6. www.megabike.nl (Good site if you are looking for brand new bikes on this site you get heavy discounts on the bike.)7. WITJMAN TWEEWIELERS (One of the best shops to look for bike but this is “one of the most expensive shops” in DELFT. Even the second hand bike would cost you around 200 EUROS.)8. Last but not the least, BIKE DELFT (One of the most reliable guys to buy bike in DEFLT. Just mail him or add him on facebook you will get all kind of Bikes.)

2. Spare Lights

3. Test Brakes

BEING PROACTIVEBeing Proactive is a very important charac-teristic to develop. Although as shown in the previous slide the weather is nice, in Neth-erlands this is not a standard feature. This is why it is very worthy to carry with you a raincoat! “Click”

If you would never like to learn how much is a fine for driving without a light during the night, then you could carry with you these extra battery fed lights in case the originals brake. “click”

Test your brakes before you start. You might avoid an unpleasant situation.

PREVENTATIVE MAINTANENCE

Allen keys

Chain Cleaner

Maintaining a bicycle is a job many people love and others hate. It is like a baby. When you hear a baby shouting probably it needs a hug. This is very similar with the bike. Some-times it generates similar sounds like clicking and clunking noises. Generally these comes from loose cranks and bolts. Someone could then have a set of Allen keys, screwdrivers and an adjustable spanner to tighten those parts. These tools are the most common tools to have in a toolbox for every sort of maintenance activity that includes mechani-cal parts.

In case of no lubrication, someone who cares for their bike should lubricate mainly at the following basic points:

The chainDerailleur assembliesBrake and derailleur cablesBrake and shifter leversBrake assembliesPedaals

This will prevent the build up of rust, and it will reduce the friction between the metal parts

STEP 1VISITING MARKTPLAATS

This is the place!

Choose a category

STEP 1CHOOSING THE RIGHT CATEGORY

We are looking for a bike, so weare going to choose:

Fietsen en Brommers(Bikes and Motorbikes)

STEP 3WHAT KIND OF A BIKE?

Gebruikt fietsen: used bikes

STEP 4WHERE?

Enter the postcode of your area

Select the radius of the search

Search!

STEP 5SORTING IT OUT...

Prijs: Price

Datum: Date Added

Gezien: Viewed

Locatie: Location

Zie omschrijving: See description

Bieden: The one who offers the most gets it

Gratis: free

Vandaag: Today

Gisteren: Yesterday

Eergisteren: Day before yesterday

STEP 6MISSION (ALMOST) ACCOMPLISHED

Contact the Seller

SOME MORE DETAILS...

Don’t forget to:

Check that the lights are working,

Check the transmission chain for rust, Check that the gears (if any) are working,

Check the tires,

Give it a short ride to see if everything is ok

BIKE SURVIVAL KIT

CYCLING

Feta Sandwich, Greece

Taccos, Mexico

Dumplings, China

Blue cheese and Pear Pie, Wales

SNACKS

Kotlet, Iran

Chicken with Polenta, Romania

Flattened Rice, India

Croquettes, Netherlands

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AMSTERDAM 0 103 178 69 142 181 205 22 159 45 61 248 74 43 114ARNHEM 103 0 152 132 91 225 180 124 167 121 90 160 119 65 74ASSEN 178 152 0 240 242 346 31 197 77 217 118 311 238 178 78DELFT 69 132 240 0 130 114 271 61 227 26 126 214 17 67 176

EINDHOVEN 142 91 242 130 0 171 264 164 277 146 171 80 113 99 158FLUSHING 181 225 346 114 171 0 378 176 342 142 234 224 110 171 280GRONINGEN 205 180 31 271 264 378 0 223 60 243 144 337 264 203 103HAARLEM 22 124 197 61 164 176 223 0 180 37 81 269 72 64 135

LEEUWARDEN 159 167 77 227 277 342 60 180 0 203 104 378 230 173 94LEIDEN 45 121 217 26 146 142 243 37 203 0 97 233 36 58 151

LELYSTAD 61 90 118 126 171 234 144 81 104 97 0 277 123 72 62MAASTRICHT 248 160 311 214 80 224 337 269 378 233 277 0 197 204 228ROTTERDAM 74 119 238 17 113 110 264 72 230 36 123 197 0 62 171UTRECHT   43 65 178 67 99 171 203 64 173 58 72 204 62 0 110ZWOLLE 114 74 78 176 158 280 103 135 94 151 62 228 171 110 0

Distance  (km)

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AMSTERDAM 0 6.4 11.1 4.3 8.9 11.3 12.8 1.4 9.9 2.8 3.8 15.5 4.6 2.7 7.1ARNHEM 6.4 0 9.5 8.3 5.7 14.1 11.3 7.8 10.4 7.6 5.6 10.0 7.4 4.1 4.6ASSEN 11.1 9.5 0 15.0 15.1 21.6 1.9 12.3 4.8 13.6 7.4 19.4 14.9 11.1 4.9DELFT 4.3 8.3 15.0 0 8.1 7.1 16.9 3.8 14.2 1.6 7.9 13.4 1.1 4.2 11.0

EINDHOVEN 8.9 5.7 15.1 8.1 0 10.7 16.5 10.3 17.3 9.1 10.7 5.0 7.1 6.2 9.9FLUSHING 11.3 14.1 21.6 7.1 10.7 0 23.6 11.0 21.4 8.9 14.6 14.0 6.9 10.7 17.5GRONINGEN 12.8 11.3 1.9 16.9 16.5 23.6 0 13.9 3.8 15.2 9.0 21.1 16.5 12.7 6.4HAARLEM 1.4 7.8 12.3 3.8 10.3 11.0 13.9 0 11.3 2.3 5.1 16.8 4.5 4.0 8.4

LEEUWARDEN 9.9 10.4 4.8 14.2 17.3 21.4 3.8 11.3 0 12.7 6.5 23.6 14.4 10.8 5.9LEIDEN 2.8 7.6 13.6 1.6 9.1 8.9 15.2 2.3 12.7 0 6.1 14.6 2.3 3.6 9.4

LELYSTAD 3.8 5.6 7.4 7.9 10.7 14.6 9.0 5.1 6.5 6.1 0 17.3 7.7 4.5 3.9MAASTRICHT 15.5 10.0 19.4 13.4 5.0 14.0 21.1 16.8 23.6 14.6 17.3 0 12.3 12.8 14.3ROTTERDAM 4.6 7.4 14.9 1.1 7.1 6.9 16.5 4.5 14.4 2.3 7.7 12.3 0 3.9 10.7UTRECHT   2.7 4.1 11.1 4.2 6.2 10.7 12.7 4.0 10.8 3.6 4.5 12.8 3.9 0 6.9ZWOLLE 7.1 4.6 4.9 11.0 9.9 17.5 6.4 8.4 5.9 9.4 3.9 14.3 10.7 6.9 0

Time  (h)