>>>>>I am pretty sure the danes beat you on biking.
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>>>>Well I don't know. I never knew denmark was particulary known for biking.
>>>>Here, almost everyone owns and rides a bike. My parents who are almost 70 still ride bikes.
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>>>>Walter,
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>>>Especially in Copenhagen there are many bicycles, so they even have created two storey bicycle parking facilities. Look
here and
here for pictures.
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>>Torre, I did a bit on googling, but they are awfully close. I'm not sure who beats who. according to
http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1855735814&id=17-drWGaTQkC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&ots=731lgrU8tc&dq=bicycles+per+capita+denmark+netherlands&hl=nl&sig=1a2-dKsZqp068CpS8Jb-XfcWO0M#PPR8,M1 the dutch have slightly more bikes, but the dane slightly bike a little more. I would call it a draw.
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>>Walter,
>
>Since you have the same number of steep hills in Denmark and Holland, namely zero,
That is not entirely true. In the south in limburg we do have hills and steep hills. The highest hill is about 800meter or so.
>I think this is logical. Actually I bike a lot myself, and I really look forward to getting some warmer weather and dry roads. The last three summer holidays I have spent biking, twice with my wife and youngest son in Ireland, and last year with my wife in Slovenia. The plans for this summer is not made yet, but they will include biking somewhere in Europe.
Walter,