1. Bikes. Acquiring necessities… A little guide about buying a bike in the Netherlands and actually embracing using it.

2. Index Technical: Brands Brake types Gearing Size Locks Accessories Daily Life: Where to buy Price range Circulation

3. Top Brands Giant Batavus Gazelle Raleigh Ideal

4. 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

5. Single-Speed Bicycle Vs Multi-Speed Bicycle - Cheaper - Lighter - Less maintenance required - More versatile

6. Internal Gearing External Gearing Multi-Speed Bicycle - Less maintenance - Shifting without pedaling - Higher reliability - Lighter - More comfortable uphill - Less expensive to fix

7. The Right Size

8. 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

9. U-lock Chain Very secure Heavy Not flexible Almost as secure as the U-lock Heavy Flexible Secure Cheap Portable Secure Cheap Portable Locks

10. 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

11. 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!

12. 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 !)*Student* sale in Delft ! Renting of bicycle

13. Price Range of Bicycles Second Hand Bikes 40€ - 150€

14. New Bikes Starts from 130€

17. 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

18. 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

19. So what is the perfect bike for you? No one knows better than you. So choose wisely…

20. Thank you!