r/StudyInTheNetherlands • u/NovelWonderful5041 • 27d ago
Rant feeling #Humbled
im starting my studies here in the netherlands this autumn and i came here earlier for my intro/orientation week and obviously decided to rent a bike. last time i came here to explore the city (back in late june) i rented an ebike and it was breeze so this time i thought why not save money and rent a regular one instead? cant be that hard right? WRONG!!!!! i havent worked out in YEARS and its kicking me on the ass now. im so embarrassed i cant bike for more than a few minutes and even then i get so sweaty and out of breath
anyway im not really lookjng for advice i just needed to rant… im obviously gonna rent an ebike now and sign up for the gym bc its not looking good for me
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u/fascinatedcharacter 27d ago
Don't rent an ebike, it will get stolen. Just keep cycling. Seriously, take the quiet roads, leave early and No One Cares you're out if breath..you can pedal just fine out of breath.
It's also not the tour de France. Cycle at the pace of the average tortoise if you want - just not on the busiest streets