My Lovely Partner

This is my bike..
It's name is Sparta. Basically it is its brand, hehehe..

In Delft, it's handy to have your own bicycle since important places are not very far apart. So, it's advisable to buy a bike asap once you arrived in Delft (if you plan to stay for a long period, off course).

I bought it at Delft Kringloopwinkel (second-hand shop) on Rotterdamsweg for 75 euro. I know there are people who offer a good bike for a cheaper price, randomly on the road. But it is well known that the bike might have been stolen. The cashier in Kringloopwinkel gave me a receipt and told me that I could show the receipt to the police or whoever asking me about where I buy my bike. That will be a valid & trusted prove that the bike is not one of the stolen bikes.

Sparta has a front lamp and a back lamp. You'd better turn these two lamps on at night because you will get fine from police if you don't use them (oh well, you can also use temporary lamps attached to your bag or jacket).

Its wheels are still in a good condition. I hope they will last for two years.

It has 3 gear transmissions. I was told that it's not very important because Netherlands is such a flat land, but I am happy I have that feature because it's very hard to ride a bike facing strong wind without them.

A bell, a hand-brake and an embedded lock are also included. But at the picture, you can find 2 other chain lock: the green one and the black one. I brought the green one from Indonesia because I was told that bike theft in Netherlands is very common. But I bought a small one that could easily be cut. So I bought another one with thick chain for 13 euro. It's so strong I believe but I don't like to use it because it's very heavy. If I go to a trusted place, I prefer using the green one (I've got the embedded lock as well. So it's a double-defence-mechanism ).

I've been riding Sparta to campus, train station, Xotus (asian supermarket), and whatever place reachable by bike. I hope Sparta could be my loyal partner for at least these two years