Gulf News visits the Swedish city of Stockholm to experience its cycling culture. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00There are plenty of ways to get around Stockholm.
00:14You could hop on a bus, take a boat ride, walk or simply get on a bicycle.
00:24Almost everyone in Stockholm rides a bicycle.
00:28They use it to go to work or get anywhere in the city.
00:33It doesn't matter whether you're young or old.
00:37Cycling has become a way of life here.
00:39This is quite new, it's getting really popular and it's a way of course to try to decrease
00:45the traffic in the city centre.
00:47The city has evolved into one of the world's safest places for cycling.
00:52There's even a public bike service.
00:55Cycling in Stockholm is a really good possibility.
00:58It's green, no traffic, good bike tracks, a lot of places to stop at for coffee, to
01:04visit a museum, an attraction, or to just enjoy the nature.
01:08For tourists, it is the easiest way to experience Stockholm life.
01:12It's the best way to move around I guess, actually, I mean, it depends a bit on the
01:17weather of course.
01:19In fact, Stockholm has made cycling so attractive, we just had to try it ourselves.
01:25Hey, we're here in Stockholm and we're just going to try one of the city's most popular
01:29form of transport, the bicycle.