Originally Posted by
veganbikes
Nothing promotes touring like seeing someone on the ground with fire arms pointed at them near a touring bike and also having a story about a dude stabbing people (and yes I recognize the person in the photo with fire arms pointed at them is the one who is suspected). That photo doesn't inspire touring confidence but cool to see touring bikes.
Actually..........
Central Station in Amsterdam is packed pretty much from dawn til midnight. The fact that the guy "only" stabbed 2 people before being taken out of commission by the Police actually inspires confidence in me.
What it is a promotion for is the fantastic service that the Dutch train system provides for bikes. Travel on just about any train in the country for the princely sum of Euro 6,20 per day! (for the bike - you're extra
). No boxing. Can oftentimes leave all the bags on the bikes. A maximum of a couple of steps to mount to enter/exit the train, depending on the train, and most stations have lifts to the platforms.