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    Live in Netherlands or Cycle there often?

    Quick question.

    Routes like LF7 or LF13, are they OK for going on a light hybrid bicycle? Or do they require off road dirt track tires?

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    Re: Live in Netherlands or Cycle there often?

    I live in the Netherlands, and cycle here regularly.

    However, I have absolutely no clue, sorry If you come near The Hague, drop in for a drink!

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    Re: Live in Netherlands or Cycle there often?

    Most of Holland is good for cycling - there are cycle paths everywhere (at least where I go there are).
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    Re: Live in Netherlands or Cycle there often?

    Oh I know how much better Netherlands is for cyclists, I used to live in Rheindahlen not far from the border as a child.

    I still hate cycling in Blightly by comparison, but as I can get a flight out of city airport, to Eindhoven then out via Schipoll with no extra charge to bring my bike (Genesis Day 02) I figure it would be a nice trip to do the weekend after next, its probably less than 150km so an easy two days, with a day off to spend appreciating art in Amsterdam, made all the easier thanks to coffee shops.

    The main route would be LF7:
    http://www.landelijkefietsroutes.nl/routes/?route=9

    So hopefully nice and easy, maybe 80km first day, stop at Nieuwegein, before on to Amsterdam in time to enjoy the sunday evening.

    I've got a set of the Maps waiting for me at that specialist shop in Covent Garden. Thou my dutch extends to Fiets meaning bicycle.....
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    Re: Live in Netherlands or Cycle there often?

    You speak any dutch then?
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    Re: Live in Netherlands or Cycle there often?

    only one or two words, I can't string a sentence together!

    but it doesn't take bablefish long to translate all the words on the key of the map
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    Re: Live in Netherlands or Cycle there often?

    Fair enough. One word you definitely should know is "gezellig". Untranslatable unfortunately but it means a kind of cosy, nice atmosphere. "lekker" is another essential which means nice/tasty. Although, if you know a few words then these two are probably already in your vocabulary
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    Re: Live in Netherlands or Cycle there often?

    Good to know, If I have any words or issues reading the maps I'll post em here. But its not my first time in the Netherlands, I can still remember we used to go to Efterling a fair bit when I was 6!
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    Re: Live in Netherlands or Cycle there often?

    To be honest everyone (in cities at least) speaks a pretty outstanding level of english. Rurally it's slightly less impressive on the whole but still pretty good.
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