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Me and the missus are thinking of saddlin up and ridin out to Berlin for the August bank holiday. Does anyone have any experience of riding there? Is it a pretty rideable city? Any tourista trips greatly appreciated!

yeah pretty good... lots of cobbled roads... mind out for tram lines.

berlin is AMAZING for bikes, i stayed in the more rougher area and the nice area, bikes EVERYWHERE.....i wish i had my bike so much when i was there.

but if you see a man in a bomber jacket on the tube......its actually a woman that will pull out a card showing you she's a ticket inspector and telling you off because you've bought the ticket in which your meant to have a dog and when you get chucked off.....don't get back on the next one where she will be be again but fortunately too busy handing over some other guy to the german police.

Exceptionally bike friendly city, if you have the time to spare, go there by train. Takes 24 hours from St.Panceras. Change at Lille, you'll need a bike bag. It's a sleeper, leave at 7pm arrive 7am. Relatively bike friendly.

Berlin is relatively flat, you can take your bike on public transport of peak, nobody is in a hurry and the streets are paved with gold. Oh and they also have a dead nice Keirin shop where you can get a loverly cup of coffee.

I haven't ridden there, but the streets look perfect for riding. London's streets are ridiculously narrow in comparison.

Won't be any peds diving out in the roads either. My mate jaywalked when I was there and got a telling off from a random person in the street. I think people do it because they're concerned citizens rather than obeying every letter of the law.

Berlin is my favourite city bar none. So much exciting stuff happening there at the moment. Really dont have a bad word to say about it.

Cycling will be great there as it is *very* underpopulated (especially compared to london or most other UK cities).

i went last august and hired a bike. it's great. cycle paths everywhere that people actually respect - it's a real no-no for a ped to walk in a cycle lane, and expect to get shouted at if you do. unlike here, where cycle paths are just pavement extensions for pushchairs and whoever fancies it.

berlin is amazing. cycling in berlin is amazing. you're set.

As most people have said, Berlin is good for cycling; it's a fairly flat city, drivers are generally bike aware (though remember they can turn right at lights even when red!), and traffic is relatively light. Oh, and you can take your bike on all the trains and the underground.

But I just need to reiterate Shinscars point, WATCH OUT for those feckin' tram lines ... i still have the scars. Once your wheel is in there, there's no getting it out. And there are lots of tram lines.

Berlin is insanely fun to cycle around. I went last year and I'm still thinking about moving there because of it. You'll have a lot of fun, and it's very bike friendly.

If anyone knows of a place to buy fixed bikes in Berlin, can you let me know. I'm popping over there in a few weeks, and might make a purchase (the bikes are much, much cheaper than here).

check out---

cicli berlinetta

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keirin cafe berlin---------

Nice one, thanks.

Yeah real good city for cycling.
I went on a 3 hour cycle tour for free when I was there, guided by some knowledgable english student. Probably the best thing I did while I was over there. Of course it's probably a different guide now, but free rental and free tour can't be knocked.

http://www.newberlintours.com/nbt/in...d=18&Itemid=32

Theres a whole different ethos there to bikes and peds. I got a verbal wrap on the knuckles a few times for not waiting for the green man to cross at traffic lights. Its kind of surreal, people standing there waiting for the green man and theres no traffic at all. They just stand there and wait for their turn to go. I must have seemed like an anarchist for crossing as I did. Great city !!!