You cannot live in the Netherlands without …
… a bike !
So I bought myself a bike in Decathlon Amsterdam today, no less than something called Triban Trail 7.
It is made by Decathlon Cycle which is known as b’Twin since 2006.
It has a great look and I’m flying….woooooosh. So next time maybe I will do some small cycling from Leiden to Amsterdam and back just to oxygen myself.
One of the great thing in the Netherlands is the fact that you can cycle just about everywhere as you have reserved roads and you have priority.
The bad thing being that apparently, even though there are probably more bikes than people, for some reasons there is a “high crime rate” (ie: bikes get stolen). So …you need a lock…and hope for the best.. I will take the bike to my office anyway 
You’ve made a good choice, this bike is quite good! a bit heavy for 100km road trips btw.
Comment by dcn — September 18, 2006 @ 11:02 am
salut stephane,
found your site at last! fun to read about what you’re up to,
all the best
fred
Comment by fred — October 11, 2006 @ 12:31 am