Cycling in the snow, Utrecht (Netherlands) [103]
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- čas přidán 1. 12. 2010
- First snow in winter 2010/2011. It wasn't heavy snow, but it did fall all day so the streets couldn't be cleared of it. Such a thin layer of snow didn't stop anybody cycling though. The video was taken around 3 in the afternoon. Many children were already going home after school and a lot of students and women were on their bicycles in Utrecht, the fourth largest city in the Netherlands. It wasn't rush hour yet.
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I like hearing the natural sounds, without background music. I can hear that cities are not noisy, _cars_ are noisy!
Here in the US we have child and adult obesity diabetes heart disease among other issues. And we are concerned about helmets. Where helmets are legislated the participation rate falls because the activity is "dangerous". The youth in NL are raised on two wheels. Our kids watch athletes do stunts on skateboards and bikes on TV and CZcams and we buy cheap imitations of what they saw and let em loose on private property and sue the property owner when they get hurt. Look at bike to school vids in US and Dutch and the difference is staggering.
patr10t762
Same in UK....safety nonsense.. safebon a sofa with your KFC XXL meal.....in a bucket!
Why is this so peaceful and calming to watch?
I read an American article once that said kids can start riding bikes without side wheels from the age of 6. That's because before that their balance is still too far off. I sent them an e-mail asking if they've ever been to the Netherlands. If a child here can't ride a bike without side wheels at the age of five people start to wonder if they're something wrong with it, lol.
Taerial Most kids here don't wear helmets. Especially when they get older.
I drove without sidewheels when i was 4
@@corejourneydotorg3166 I am 85 and I just starting to use sidewheels again.
I am riding bicycle in Ukraine winter when it's -20 temperature, no bikeways, ice, snow and umbrella in one hand. That guys in Netherlands have nice cycling conditions in winter.
+Marko Dvačevśký respect from the Netherlands ;)
It's very unusual temperature for Ukraine, I don't believe you.
facebook.com/KyivCyclistsAssociation
I live in Rovaniemi, Finland, on the Arctic circle. During the winter is about -20, sometimes -30. We keep cycling even then ;)
@@MartinStefanovFilms what kind of tires do you use in winter? What size? Is it possible to use 700x35c or 700x40c tires?
At the very beginning, the first italian voice: "Madonna dell'Incoronata", and the second italian: "We are not going to have any sun today".
mi ha fatto morire dalle risate :D
Looks like you have the best of all travel there! bikes, those buses with the cables (not sure what they are called) and buses! You would never need a car to get around that would be so amazing!
Trolleybuses. They have them in San Francisco. Super quiet compared to diesel buses, and cleaner
I have been riding my bicycle everywhere I go for almost exactly 10 years. To the store, work and home, to go visiting, etc. I consider myself a seasoned rider. However, it just hit me. These cyclist are coming within mere inches of one another. I think that would take some getting used to for me. I can see myself in such traffic. I would be wobbly and timid like I was just learning how to ride. I have free roam where I live. Within a day of riding about the town, I may see five cyclist. That includes the kids. On a day with perfect riding whether, the number may be about a dozen. So, I don't have to share my space at any time. The town I live in is only about 45,000 people, so it isn't very big. I am fascinated with the Netherlands way of life where the bicycle is concerned. Probably other things too, but cycling is my passion, my sanity.
The video I am watching now makes 69 of the 84 you have available. I have the weekend off and started these yesterday. I love cycling that much. It would be totally awesome if we were on board like this.
+Julz Kind Here in the Netherlands we have more bikes than actual people haha. We don't see it as exercise or something recreational, it's just a type of transportation.
cientjeeh I wish it was viewed that way here as well. It is a dream of mine.
This is quite possibly the most peaceful video I have ever watched.
This is paradise for me. Thanks for giving me hope.
[nature documentary narration]: in snowy or icy conditions, difficult decisions have to be made. Roads and bikeways are salted and bulldozed in such conditions to clear a path for the foremost traffic users: cars and bicycles.
Pedestrians have a hard time surviving in those conditions. Since most Dutch have no specialized snow boots, they will most often resort to walking on the bikelanes.
Bicycle users are not oblivious to their plight and will tolerate these much slower traffic users on their domain. For now.
Practical bicycles with fenders! Awesome!
I am always amazed when people cycle in the sno w. I don't go out in the snow let alone in a bike. Great video as usual.
Great to see so many cyclists out in the winter! :D it's the same here :D HURRAY FOR BIKES!
4:00 the only bike helmets you see were worn by the policemen and woman. (for those highspeed chases ofcourse ;p )
I probably sound dumb but wow that's so cool. I've never seen police on bicycles in the UK (I've seen them on horses plenty of times though)
@@irrelevance3859 bicycles simple are more agile so if a criminal is ever on foot, they're a lot easier to chase by bicycle, compared to a motorcycle or car
You can sit up straight, which is more comfortable, but you can also see the other traffic much better, and you are more easily seen. And you have lugage cariers to carry your stuff. There's lot's of different brands with differences in quality and extra's, but the overal straight-up design is just the most ergonomical and safe.
As a Asian lady, no snow in my country . I am so much wonder, even one day to experience to cycling in the snow place. What feels like. I know is cold but I think I can handle it. Hehe! God bless Utrecht .
This guy rides his bike in Bucharest at night at -17 Celsius czcams.com/video/Ykga-W6zAbc/video.html at 35 km/h - see 0:55 in video!
You'd probably have to go to the northern countries for that, since snow becomes more and more of a rarity due to global warming.
I wonder if they still get the same amount like in this video nowadays. In NRW in Germany it is rare to even have a single day with a bit of snow now, which is just very little and usually melts as soon as it hits the ground. When I was a kid we often had 30cm snow in winter, with sledges, snowball fights, actual winter clothing (which I don't have anymore except for one thicker jacket which I haven't worn in almost two decades), etc.
And I feel I am the only one who actually misses snow.
Great stuff!
FINALLY i know i'm not crazy! here im the only person driving a bike in winter, once even through snow! thank you Amsteredam!
lol dat face 1:35 XD
So much respect to the brave souls.
I have snow and ice biked in the US for 45 + years and was surprised by this video This video, these riders are amazing I would expect to see more people fall this takes a lot of skill I hate to admit it but if this was the US, 50 of these people would have crashed hard during this video! sooo amazing to see!
we all had 10.000 hours practice on a bike... you can call us pro's. not to brag, you have done something else in that time. that is what you're pro's in. Just as good, just a different choice.
Hell, I live here (in Utrecht specifically, even, although in East not North), and even I was impressed at the woman who was using her phone while cycling one-handed in the snow. And I'm an Ingress player, so it's not like I haven't done my share of one-handed phone-biking...
Younger.
erents1 I myself have only fallen once from winter conditions in over 30 years of cycling...there was a patch of ice hidden under the snow😬...as a kid the sensation of your bike sliding will freak you out and make you fall. Thats how you learn...when you hit a patch of ice.. no sudden jurking to stear clear of it...just put your feet on the ground for stability and glide through it until it stops..no biggy. And even now that I've been hit by a car on my bike once (I was on a bike path and the guy in the car wasn't looking....dumbass..accidents happen I guess)...there is still no way in hell I'd consider cycling with a helmet on. I'm in my 30s and only fell 3 times in my life (3d one was cause my bike fell apart while I was riding it...a bolt was rusted through and I didn't see it). I would feel like Mr. Bean if I did that. 😂😂😂😂
Why did I just watch this for 6 whole minutes?...
So entrancing...
This is cool.
Person running at 1:18 didn't get the memo that the others were taking their bikes in the snow... hahah poor thing!
lovely video, i have never been to utrecht, only passed through it.
Julz Kind, FASCINATION don't even do it justice. I need some one to come sweep my bottom lip off the floor, I ride every where as well. And like you said with lots of street space and bike space. I see others getting a ride on the seat while the cyclist is peddling. Really, really dumbstruck. I love the Netherlands, and I too will look like a kid on training wheels between those "bicycle skiers" :-O
amazing !
LOVE😍THIS considering I ride all winter in Northern Ohio in the US for fun. It is supposed to be 12 degrees with 30 mile per hour gusts today and the day off work. Gonna ride a minimum of 3 hours and my 2024 kia soul will be sitting in the driveway lol.
Wow I love you guys already. I wish it were like that in Canada.
sun shine 🙂you will see this in Montreal,Quebec
Nice work! I'm going for a ride!
I rode to school during Chicago's winter polar vortex. Some days it felt like -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Brave you, the Dutch are far more hardy than most of us in the UK and USA, I see very few cyclists during the winter months where I live in the UK
Alan Morr For alot of people it is by far the best way of transport. Besides, our winters are very mild. Just dress appropriate.
Jozua86 Agree with you Jozua, it is unheard of to have temperatures as low as -40 in NL or the UK, even -20 is very seldom reached.
That's really cold. The coldest I've cycled in in the Netherlands was -20 C, or about -4 F. It's also the coldest day I remember, I think it was early January 1997.
All weather biking is the best, and the Netherlands is the best in biking!
Great video' I also love cycling and i wish we have this kind of weather in the philippines' :)
0:57 left corner
A bicycle on its side.
Some body must have made a spill.
It's quite amazing we don't wee more of those.
It gets very slippery on the snow or ice, tire gets locked very easily specially the rear wheel.
They must be very good at riding in those conditions.
Thats just a lowsy parked bike. These days the goverment is patrolling for wrong parked bikes and collects them to one central spot, were you can get your bike back.
wish I am living in Netherlands. happy riding.
I'm in the UK and I love cycling in the snow, ice is a different story though! My hybrid bike has thinner tyres which makes it easy to ride in the snow, my mountain bike was more difficult to ride.
Great footage, I just wish the UK was like this.
Ne güzel sürüyorlar huzur içinde keşke bizim ülkede olsa ahhh😍😍😍
to me, riding bicycle even in winter and snowy weather is a sign of development.
My bucket list is to ride in Holland
Ok, it's been five years . So ?
🚴♀️ 😊
@martin260273 right, sorry!
yes, it does count! and it's so nice to see smart, practical people who are not wasting money when commuting, even in winter!
I live in San Diego, CA. I wish it was more bike friendly. You always have to be on the lookout for cars.
I used to live in the flats too. Traveling is easy now I live in mountains and the brakes require constant adjustments or replacing. When will they make ebikes like cars with adjustable regenerative brakes
If you feel you need a helmet. Make sure it has a propeller on it. 😁
This is heaven
amazing
I didn't see anyone fall or even slide amazing
What Cities Skylines mod is this?
Utrecht
Fenders and riser bars, everywhere!
@korboismywaifu from above to below ( Leeuwarden - Breda ) would be 242 km a normale cruising speed for a bike would be around 15km a hour . so it would take you around 16 hours ;)
@lucaseq77
Regular tires that you use all year round. People don't change their tires with the changing seasons, unless it's for sport (and the police) and mountain biking for example.
Most of the bikes used to commute around the city are 'omafietsen' (grandma bikes) with regular tires. For some reason I can't include a link but google 'omafietsen band' (tire) and you can see them.
Because they are the most practical bikes :-).
@juandenz2008 no I always use the same tire and it doesn't matter if it's snow, rain, ice, sun or any other kind of weather. The hardest moment to ride is thick snow. Because it's the same like riding in mud but even then I ride the bicycle :)
Do you see how few helmets there are. When as a child in the Netherlands we never wore helmets. In fact I didn't hear about them until I left and came to the uk.
Good times. ❤️🇳🇱
I felt off my bike last monday... because of the damn snow. Well i'm happy it is melting now. :)
Sorry for English, i'm Dutch. ;)
Just so the rest of the world knows. I'm from Canada and I'm told that we have such a good reputation world wide, but believe me, Europe is light years ahead of our American influenced, car and fast food culture. Seeing this clip just makes me wish we were like this or that I was over there.
I love Netherland
Is the whole Netherlands Amsteredam is just a city of it
Where is the bicycle snow plow?
@thepaulabroadcast are you sure you couldn't pick an adjective with more than 3 words compounded into it?
is dit naast hoog catherine?
Zo ziet het er wel uit.
Leuke videos maak je trouwens.
Hoe doe je dat?Sta jij daar gewoon te filmen of zet je de camera ergens neer?
@goodmood3 thanks, ja allemaal in de buurt van HC en Ik sta daar gewoon te filmen.
american law logic
go in bicycle=obligated to wear the helmet
go in motorcycle=not obligated
so why you continue to critique us europeans?
+grey alien I think there are only three states or so where you can still ride a motorcycle without a helmet. There's a culture for motorcyclists where they ride their Harleys and want to look tough and won't listen to some freedom hating government making them wear helmets and trying to take away their precious guns.
Here in California, a helmet is mandatory for motorcyclists and bike riders under 18. I often don't wear a bike helmet when I ride around town but it's VERY rare - people think I'm some sort of daredevil with a death wish.
Work, Grocerystore, sports, friends, college. Many dutch people take their bike for everything if is isn't to far to travel
Wow what a great country for commuting in ! I love those dedicated cycle lanes.
By the way can you get snow tires for bicycles ?!
juandenz2008 wow I’m very late, but I saw your reaction! I’m not sure, I live in The Netherlands but I’m sure there must be some sort of winter equipment. We just most of the times don’t use it, at least my family and friends don’t, I can’t speak for the whole country haha. We just look outside ‘ oh dang, Well I guess it’s gonne be slippery! ‘ and head outside for our normal routine plus snow and ice ! Haha.
Snow is not a problem, but ice is. Ive never seen wintertires in the Netherlands, but You can find them in Norway, with small studs on them for better grip. www.sykkelkomponenter.no/categories/sykkeldekk-pigg
Does the snow build up a lot here?
@zazenzach If that surprises you, you should've seen me when I was using my bike for moving some clothing racks and boxes filled with books :) If you have some speed you are actually quite stable.
If you're with 2 bikes, you can also use them for transporting the fitted carpet you just bought.
Fantastic video. Unfortunately where I live in Canada biking in the snow is just 100% not feasible, even with good infra. A single dumping of snow in the night can bring 20-40cm of snow to the street and snow banks reach around 2 metres high in mid-February, making visibility extremely reduced at junctions. -30 degrees Celsius doesn't help much either… The winter becomes the number 1 excuse for not investing in cycling here.
Northern Sweden where I live we get -35 c in the Winter and about the same amount of snow. I still ride to work every day. No problem.
+donteatthechalk
You made me realise that we Dutch have also a number 1 excuse for not investing in cycling. Most of us do cycle below sea level.
I will never ride a bike again! (below see level)
@3L89nino I don't know about them, but I also cycle that fast and I AM afraid of falling. :D Snow is not that bad. Even if you skid on snow you can control the bike or at least put a foot down and not fall. The biggest problem is ice, especially the ice that you can't see. If you skid on ice you don't have time to do anything.
The tires are the same.
it is weird but when you fall down with a bike and it is cold, you dont really hurt yourself so much, when it is summer you start bleeding and get bruses
mother nature can be good somethimes
thx for making it winter when i fall with my bike :p
What kind of tires are on these bikes?
i don't think a lot of people change tires for the winter. when the city keeps the tracks off ice, cyclists are fine. a little snow is no problem.
i might be wrong tho, i've never been in the netherlands in the winter. i myself don't change the tires in winter here in germany.
It should be in all cities of the world.
@mdognirvana It is because like the United States, we are forced into cars where as you guys have an entire multitude of alternatives. Articulated buses, bikes, trams. Really cheap transportation and gives you a workout on the way to work, school, home, or any other activity!
would love to see this in the states xD
Believe me, the US is great! This guy rides his bike in Bucharest at night at -17 Celsius czcams.com/video/Ykga-W6zAbc/video.html at 35 km/h - see 0:55 in video!
Do they have special tires?
no
@leapoffaith20 When I first came to Holland I thought the same, but now I know that they are not shitty at all, they are actually very comfortable and durable :]
@3L89nino There is not much snow here, I think that is why. In my experience, a little snow is OK and won't cause you to skid...much :)
@lucaseq77 Just regular ones... Cycling in the snow isn't that hard, you just have to be careful and slow down when making a turn.
I prefer it when you add commentary to your videos
@zazenzach Yeah, that's really common.
How dont they ever slip and fall ?
It's snow rather than ice, and soft snow at that. Not that slippery, especially if you have appropriate tyres.
Came to see the falls...
Cycling in snow & freezing temperatures.Got me warm clothing at the ready.
no snow tyres, or chains!
If I wasn't so scared of the neighborhoods I have to drive through to get to work, I'd take my bike to work every day.
Out of curiosity, what was the temperature and wind speed on this day?
I thought this was gonna be a funny video with people being knocked off their bikes from high winds and such. Very disappointed. What was the purpose of this video by the way?
I have no idea about the temperature and wind speed at the time of taping of the video. What I can tell you is that 2 years ago or so when it was -10 - -15 degrees Celsius mid-day, and normal windspeeds of 20-40 km/h everyone was still on the bike. Even with the freezing rain falling down. It sucked a lot, but hey, I made it to school. Couldn't feel my forehead when I arrived at school XD. Looking back it was quite the fun experience :P
Dennis Wurster like 20℉ no that cold
keokiracerhalsteren What, I’ve never experienced temperatures under -5 degrees celcius in the Netherlands.
@@roy_hks -12 here at mid day. -20 in night. 2012 winter. www.wintergek.nl/winter/2012/
I am surprised that so many of them have their seats set so low. I would think in country that has so many bikers they would know how to use the machine more efficiently.
Its about comfort not speed
How long does it take to bike across Holland?
Sergeant Whiskeyjack i think about 2 days
where are all those people cycling to??? some sports event??
yury shanshin to their job or school
@juandenz2008 sure. even studded, which you can ride on asphalt as well. they do an amazing job on ice and snow actually. since i can't post a link, nokian and schwalbe make them. google for peter white cycles if you are interested
Send this to anyone who says "people can't cycle in bad weather"
That's gorgeous. Dedicated bike lanes are awesome... It would require tons of money and a major psychosociocultural shift (as prev mentioned) to get this to happen in America. Thanks for the cool video though and goal for the future, hopefully. :)
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Все показывают повороты, и никто ни скем не сталкивается.
Ездят достаточно быстро, везут на багажниках подружек, а ведь там скользко!
Негру не холодно:-)
@zazenzach Uhm yes... probably a friend that gets a lift... very common here....
@korboismywaifu Well, it's 300 km. from the far north to the far south, and 180 km. from west to east. You do the math. :)
If we have that much snow in England everything stop. Even the Range Rovers.
Im soooooo jealous!!! I want to ride my bike there. Do bikes have some kind of speed limit there??
No, there are no speed limits for bicycles. There's is also no way you could enforce it. Since it's not a motorised vehicle everyone will cycle at their own pace.
With the rise of ebikes this might change though...I think ebikes are limited to 27kmh?
25 km/h for the normal Ebikes. Those 40...60 km/h speed pedelics things are illegal.
Speed pedelics are legal but you have to wear a helmet and are not allowed to use the bike lane. Max speed is 45 km/hr.
There are people that cyclle faster than an e-bike, like my father, if you don't have a engine/battery there isn't a speed limit
Small wheels are a lot heavier for cycling.
The bicycles are RAGGED in that grime