{"id":145017,"date":"2016-11-18T14:57:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T14:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=145017"},"modified":"2016-11-18T14:58:22","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T14:58:22","slug":"vintage-cycling-paradise-like-ride-amsterdam-70s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/11\/18\/vintage-cycling-paradise-like-ride-amsterdam-70s\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Cycling Paradise: What Was It Like To Ride in Amsterdam During the 70s?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Governments from all around the world try to make their cities much more bike-friendly these days. But there are some countries which are way ahead in this regard. So why is it that places like Copenhagen have much better cycling infrastructure? This photo gallery we prepared for you clearly shows that it wasn\u2019t the government that forced people to use bikes in Amsterdam. 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