Dutch bikes have brakes. The Dutch don’t just use the breaks that much. If this is your first time biking in Amsterdam, you might find the brakes to be a bit weird. Most bikes in Amsterdam don’t have the usual hand-operated brakes. And this can be quite alarming, especially if you are not so used to these types of bikes. The Dutch use reverse-pedaling. The Dutch and their Bikes The bicycles of the Dutch are cultural icons. There have been few changes in the Dutch’s bikes over the years. In the Netherlands, there is a women’s version of the bikes and a men’s version. The women’s version is an Omafiets or a grandma bike. The men’s version is Opafiets or the grandpa bike. Collectively, they call these bikes stadsfietsen or city bikes. The Brakes Bikes in other countries have hand-held brakes. But as you already know, most bikes in the Netherlands do not have this feature. Instead, their bikes have back pedal brakes. The reason for this is because these back-pedal brakes are cheap. Having them cheap also means that the production costs of these bikes are also cheaper. They are also reliable. But while most bikes have back-pedal brakes, there are also other bikes with hand-held brakes. These types of bikes, however, are pretty small in number. Aside from these types, some bikes are hybrids. These hybrid bikes both have back-pedal brakes as well as hand-held brakes. This is similar to the bikes that they use in Germany. But no matter what type of brakes you have, the important thing is you follow the traffic rules. Because if you do, you would most likely never need the breaks anyway. This should also keep you safe and away from accidents.