Destinations for leisure cyclists

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I’m surprised you didn’t like Amsterdam, but most of Europe is very biker friendly.

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His reasons why are accurate. That bike lane is a highway. Got to keep your head on a swivel as a pedestrian.

You need to look into something like Trek Travel. I just saw some folks I know do Croatia with them. It looked like fun.

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You need to look into something like Trek Travel. I just saw some folks I know do Croatia with them. It looked like fun.

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likewise, the inGamba tours.

they're pricey though, and i always wondered what they did during down time when they're not riding. or does the entire day revolve around meals and the pre/post ride?

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wondered what they did during down time when they're not riding. or does the entire day revolve around meals and the pre/post ride?

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No clue honestly. I saw them at wineries and different things like that. I think they did a fair amount of eating and drinking. Not sure what all excursions they had the chance to do.

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I don’t like to bike in places like Amsterdam, where the lanes can be quite crowded, and everything moves very fast

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In the main area within the canals this is true. My wife doesnt like riding in this area. But when you get outside of the canal rings its less crowded. And the long distance bike paths going out of amsterdam and into the country side have very little traffic. Thre is a museum outside of Amsterdam called The Kröller-Müller Museum that is adjacent to a big park and they have White Bicycles you can use to ride around the park and the museum sculpture garden.

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the Van Gogh collection: the largest privately owned collection of Van Goghs in the world (not counting the collection of the Van Gogh family itself). the sculpture garden: has grown into one of the largest of Europe. Surrounded by the De Hoge Veluwe National Park, it’s wonderful to see how the sculptures, garden and park merge together.

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Combine nature and culture by visiting the Kröller-Müller Museum in Hoge Veluwe National Park. If you take one of the free-to-use white bikes, you can enjoy the surroundings in the morning and visit the Kröller-Müller Museum in the afternoon.

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Helsinki is a good, easy place to ride bikes....but very expensive.

In Copenhagen, the bike lanes are crowded but everyone signals and follows the rules there and goes a bit slower, unlike amsterdam which can be a free-for-all. My wife likes riding in Copenhagen. Its very expensive.

Surprisingly, NYC is a good place to ride bikes. Vehicle traffic is so slow that bikes go faster and everyone is pretty chill.

Portland has a good bike trail along the river and is a good city to bike in but I recall most of their bike lanes as just being striped rather than grade separated.

Other good bike cities, Montreal, Barcelona, any place in Belgium or the Netherlands, Berlin, Denver, Ft Collins, Austin.

This is awesome, thanks. Yeah- I grew up in the country, so biking something like the busy parts of Amsterdam is above my comfort level right now. There are great suggestions here, and I appreciate all the input. Just finished a couple laps on the Cabrillo bike path in Santa Barbara today and it was awesome- lots of beach and a bird sanctuary. Wish it was longer. Marvin Braude along the LA Coast is a kick arse ride too. I’m doing the river path in Portland later this month. Life goal is to bike the Camino Santiago.

You sure post a lot! Prost!

The Mosel region is beautiful by bike.



The Wachau region in Austria is good as well.

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Go to the dolomites and ride with a tour

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OP said leisurely, is this leisurely?

Depends on his fitness and definition of leisurely