Cycling in the snow, Utrecht (Netherlands)

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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• Netherlands
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• 2010
• 2011
• sneeuw
• fietsen

[goodmood3]

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?

[markenlei]

@goodmood3 thanks, ja allemaal in de buurt van HC en Ik sta daar gewoon te filmen.

[entropy44]

its sad that you will never see this in most parts of the world, due to the love affair with the automobile. there are no bike-only roads like that here, you risk your life every time you you get on the road with auto traffic

[sadeek469]

Wonderful And beautiful I love Neatherland hahahha

you did great job

greeting to Neatherland from pakistan

[vloepkleedje]

4:00 Cops on bikes:)

[TdotFunk]

I wish I lived there.

[nielsie86]

@EvendimataE Dude! how come you have such a snotty comment while youre not even Dutch? want to beat a winning concept? I'll tell you what, you get your little folding bike into amsterdam or utrecht. And you tell me the roads are bumpy or smooth.

[EvendimataE]

commute bikes should have small wheels.....lighter weight and less rubber...big wheels are good for bumpy roads...but for nicely paved roads small wheels should be fine

[bluemoondiadochi]

@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!

[StlyDutch]

@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.

[SuperVipers]

@sadeek469 It's "The Netherlands", not Neatherland :P

[TheObelix876]

@sashmuscle im a fat dutch person ( 120kg 1.90 meter) but i use my bike everyday to go to school/ shops / friends / sports sometimes it is annoying for instance in storms but its faster then Public transportation and walking right :)

[sheebah95]

I'm dutch but live in Australia, no way i'm riding a bike here, way to dangerous!

[femsuii]

@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.