Yeah, at first I was thinking that it would be nice to see all those bikes around here. I don't think I've seen more than 5 other bikers in the two years I've been commuting (really!) and it looks like nathank sees dozens every day. But then I realized, "damn, they'd all be in my way!" Of course even if they were empty those trails don't look like the kind of things you'd want to be tearing around on at 20mph....perhaps it wouldn't be too hard to convince me to trade speed for scenery.
yes, as i have posted before on this forum i am not a fan of the Munich bike path style. on the one hand it is good becuase the average person (5 year old kid riding to school or 45 year old going to work or 70 year old lady riding to visit her grandkids) can safely and confortably ride anywhere and is somewhat protected from cars...
but the bike paths are pretty unsafe above 20km/h (13mph) because a) the car drivers are not expecting faster riders and b) you ride so close to pedestrains who are also not expecting fast riders.
about 1 month ago i had a crash when a 10 year old suddenly darted in front of her mother (who had been holding her back) and RIGHT into my path and i locked the brakes and went over the bars...
i quite often take the the streets even when it technically not legal (the BLUE bike signs that you see in the photo mean it is an OFFICIAL bike path which means you MUST ride there instead of the strret) if i feel the bike path is unsafe at 30km/h or whatever.
but, yes, along the river i just ride a little slower for the 2km and enjoy the scenery. it's also either on the end of tmy ride or the beginngin (warm-up or cool-down) so that's ok.
and yes, i see hundreds of cyclists every day. on my 25-30 minute morning commute i probably see 20 cyclists in the winter in the snow and 200 ni the summer in good weather... if i ride to the city center to go shopping in the evening there are hundreds of bikes everywehere. but the bike traffic is usually no problem - it's just when there are lots of pedestrains that it can be a problem.