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Reviews E-bikes
Miranda van der Meulen About Miscellaneous:
9
"Route was very nice. Payment was a little unclear. Telephone reservation fee was listed but upon payment the final amount was higher. That turned out to be in service charges for the payment system that were not on the invoice. I find that annoying. Payment costs should be included in the rate and not added separately.
E choppers were sticky. 1 treadmill bike the battery did not last. We did get a spare battery.
Finally, the toilets were unsightly"
Marc Foolen About Miscellaneous:
9
"The Veluwe Specialist gets a 10 from me for service and thoughtfulness!!! Because I had not paid close attention myself (driver's license required for E-shopper) I had to change our activity last minute. The employee recommended E-shoppers and that was great! We now had a mix and could switch between us, except for the one without a driver's license. The E-run bike is just as fast as the E-shopper and it hardly takes any physical effort on your part. "
Ellen Zoontjens About Miscellaneous:
9
"Incredibly fun activity. Good explanation. Some practice but then also incredibly fun. Beautiful route in beautiful surroundings. To be repeated."
Peter Bruins About E-bikes:
8
"I thought it was another fun and enjoyable day. I do have to get used to the other E-bike. I found the previous one more pleasant to ride. "
Hans Noon About E-bikes:
10
"Great scenic route, super weather and definitely fun again with a walking bike rental"
Simon de Boer About E-bikes:
6
"Was very nice, only found the explanation very limited, we had done this a few years ago as well so we still knew a little bit how to do it, but they did not know that there, if it had been our first time then it was very little explanation "
Riëtte Van Kampen About E-bikes:
9
"Warm welcome! Very nice that one of the bikes had panniers and that we got spare batteries (we didn't need them this time;)). We found the route very beautiful and varied, nice to sit for a while at the catering facility. In short, highly recommended!"
Martina van Ouwendorp About Miscellaneous:
10
"We had a nice trip with good explanations beforehand"
Mirjam Buddingh About E-bikes:
9
"The e- walking bike tour was very.fun. Fine through the beautiful nature. But in active funny way. "
Ellie Kieft About Miscellaneous:
10
"Friendly people, beautiful route!"
Renate Warris About E-bikes:
10
"Very much enjoyed the e-loop bikes. Very fun to do, easy to ride (fast learning curve) in a beautiful setting."
Matthijs Van der Weide About E-bikes:
10
"We enjoyed."
Heleen Van Holten About E-bikes:
10
"Friendly and accommodating. The staff collectively exudes a good welcoming atmosphere. Good materials, clear explanations and great route!"
M. Kruysifix About E-bikes:
7
"Because my friend didn't dare to take on the balance bike very well, you guys handled it very well through a coffee and calm explanation for a bike!, She had a very fun afternoon thanks in part to you guys and is even completely full about electric bikes.
Also asking everyone afterwards if they had fun was very good.
Super thanks. "
Ronald Cross About Miscellaneous:
9
"Pleasant and quick assistance with technical breakdown of an E-bike"
Mireille de Putter About Miscellaneous:
10
"Very fun activity. Reception and explanation was top!!!"
Florie The King About E-bikes:
9
"Was a lot of fun to do. Nice route.
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Wendy Damen About E-bikes:
9
"Nice activity.
The route could be a bit more real about the Veluwe.
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J. van Haaster About Miscellaneous:
8
"day was nicely arranged.
Too bad if you call to arrange something that it should cost money.
not everyone is good in mail
mvg nico van haaster"
"The young lady at explanation was rather short of explanation, but the young man was able to help us well and gave all the balance bikes well"
Corrie Hiltjesdam About Miscellaneous:
8
"It was a fun activity. The route was beautiful and varied. Too bad that on one balance bike (out of 7) the battery died at one point, but that was fixed well. The staff was friendly and helpful. "
Arenda van de Bogert About E-bikes:
6
"The run (material) was fine. The route (not the informative ) was somewhat disappointing in terms of assignments."
Jenny Ringnalda About E-bikes:
2
"Too bad we were given a spare battery with the wrong key. As a result pulled my son-in-law for two km. Very unfortunate that there was no apology from the staff. "
Wim Westra About E-bikes:
8
"Normally we always give a 10 today it's an 8 we were in the middle of the woods with a dead battery. Luckily they arrived fairly quickly with a new battery and gave us a bag of chips. Very nice! Personally we expected to get an extra credit on our return we had quite a lot of problems with a dead battery (rode very slowly, did not come up a hill you really had to get off and when it was completely empty another 2 km with a clumsy walking bike walked uphill to a wider place for other cyclists not to be a nuisance. Will we come back again? Certainly this will not keep us away it is far too nice and beautiful. "
Ilse Green About E-bikes:
8
"Lap bike rented. It takes a lot of getting used to at first, but gradually you become more confident and go full "throttle". The time could have been longer for me to have more rest to sit somewhere or take pictures."
Michel ter Braak About Miscellaneous:
8
"Very fun to do, also drove a very nice route. But the batteries we were given were already half full when we left. We did have two spare batteries with us, but even those turned out not to be full. So all in all, we drove with 4 batteries empty. Luckily we could be pushed by e-choppers, otherwise we would have had to wait half an hour in the blood heat for new batteries to be delivered. 2 of the 6 e-choppers had dead batteries. "
I Beerstecher About E-bikes:
9
"Very fun activity! Worth repeating, especially with nice weather!"
Jolanda van Essen About Miscellaneous:
10
"Hearty fun to do a nice ride on an e-loop bike in such beautiful surroundings.
It's good a little better explanation of how to replace a battery (with the pin/key)"
Friso Jongejan About E-bikes:
8
"Unfortunately, we didn't get a good understanding of how to do the quiz along the way and we had a dead battery 2x along the way. Fortunately the app tells you what to do then and they came quickly to bring a new battery. With the first dead battery, the employee also had a spare one with him for the road, which was our luck. Most importantly, we had a lot of fun and the staff is otherwise very friendly and helpful. We will definitely visit again! "
Floral Golen About E-bikes:
7
"After about 2 km, a battery did not seem to make a good contact. The support fell off every time. Pushing against the battery did help, but temporarily. After 100 meters the battery failed again. So we drove back. We were kindly helped and got a new scooter.
This is the second time we did this activity in Otterlo and again we had a dead battery at the end. Well you can go call and have to wait a while. We just pedaled and walked the last part (from the Mossel) anyway.
So there are problems with the batteries! This was also admitted by one of the employees. A very fun activity, but hassle with the batteries does put a damper on this afternoon.
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Tinka van den Berg About E-bikes:
9
"Nice route and e walking bike is very funny to have done once. Service is fine"
Robert Korf About E-bikes:
9
"Super hospitable and well arranged "
Family Godijn About E-bikes:
9
"Very fun to do, highly recommended! "
willemien van koeveringe About E-bikes:
10
"We enjoyed a fun ride with the E-loop bikes. T took some practice, but succeeded. The breakdown we had was also easily solved through the info on the app after which we got a replacement bike. In short: it was great"
José Kroon About E-bikes:
10
"We always really enjoy the activities we do through Veluwe Specialist. This year my sister and nephew were along, and they too found it worth repeating."
Elza Vlastuin About E-bikes:
10
"We loved our outing with the E-walking bike good explanation super friendly staff and a beautiful environment with plenty of places to have a drink. Was really a nice cozy day. We will come back here for sure!!!"
Anuschka RÖtjes About Miscellaneous:
10
"Super fun activity and very friendly help!!!"
Laura Teunissen About E-bikes:
10
"Super fun activity!"
F. Vliet of About E-bikes:
8
"All well taken care of. One surprise that was unpleasant to me: In the booking, the costs were neatly listed. When I had to pay (iDeal) service costs were unexpectedly added. I don't care about the money, but the principle of suddenly charging a few extra euros gave me a double feeling. If you want to charge those costs, that's fine. But mention that from the beginning. "
Noortje Derksen About Miscellaneous:
9
"Super nice and friendly people"
Dirk Figee About E-bikes:
9
"Was great fun, with a beautiful route! "
Rina van Rhee About Miscellaneous:
8
"Well done and nice route."
Simon De Boer About Miscellaneous:
10
"Fun day had on the E balance bike. Had to get used to it at first but then it went like a train. Route you get along on the app. Maybe it would be helpful if there was a tone when a clue/ task comes up. Now you have to pay attention if it appears on the screen. "
Eva Adriaanse About Miscellaneous:
9
"Friendly staff. We had bad luck with the E bike. A new one was brought right away and we got some goodies because of the inconvenience. Nice route with possibility to have a drink."
Suzanne Bergman About Miscellaneous:
8
"A very nice route done with the E-bike (it's actually more like a scooter :-). What a beautiful environment and nature has Garderen. You can easily see a lot of the surroundings with the E-bike. Very nice to do. Really highly recommended!"
Jacqueline van den Bergen About E-bikes:
10
"Was super fun and entertaining! fun those assignments also from the FUNtour, highly recommended!
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Family van de Bovenkamp About E-bikes:
9
"Friendly reception and instruction. e-loop bikes ok. Beautiful surroundings, more than enough time to ride the route."
Anna Herbert About E-bikes:
9
"Because the chain kept coming off, the bike ride was less successful than we would have liked.
We had bad luck with the scooter last year, and had to wait a long time for a replacement. Now we put the chain on ourselves, hoping it would go better. And we didn't call because we had to wait again. Cycling fun is a lot less because of this. Too bad.
Hopefully we can get a refund, that would compensate the damage.
Kind regards, Anna Herbert "
Klarinda Mons About E-bikes:
9
"In the beginning we got used to the treadmill step, but when it worked out we loved it. "
S. Jansen About Miscellaneous:
9
"Was incredibly fun to do!"
Smulders About E-bikes:
10
"Super fun activity, all the scooters performed perfectly and it was a beautiful route!
It was too much fun so lasted too short:))"
Joost ten Have About E-bikes:
6
"Very nice, nice employee, nice route, a fun experience on the balance bike"
maria van de Burgwal About Miscellaneous:
10
"nicely received well informed incredibly fun to do"
Annemarie Boonzaaijer About E-bikes:
9
"We went on an outing with a lopifit. What a wonderful mode of transportation!
We were back well within the specified time and we were allowed a second ride.
Had a super fun and relaxing afternoon. Definitely going to do it again!"
Bärbel Vink About E-bikes:
10
"Again a great fun experience. Now fun with the special app."
Wim Westra About E-bikes:
10
"Fun experience we enjoyed "
Bouk Zoethout About Miscellaneous:
10
"Fun activity, highly recommended to do with a group"
Janneke Stolte About E-bikes:
7
"A very fun activity and a nice route. But you can't walk with big steps. Then you bump into the back. I got stuck with foot, heel under the transverse bar and toes behind the rolling belt. Fortunately no real accidents happened."
Justine de Haas About Miscellaneous:
10
"We enjoyed! Beautiful scenery and extra fun to do this on the E balance bike."
Karin Oenema About Miscellaneous:
9
"We had a very enjoyable morning and rode a beautiful (junction) route. The time stated for the running steps is a bit tight though. "
G. van der Velde About Miscellaneous:
7
"We were well received, good explanation, charges for telephone reservation and service fee ridiculous "
Sandra Dikkes About Miscellaneous:
10
"Even in the rain we pedaled a beautiful route. Beautiful experience and do it again in nice weather "
Veringa About E-bikes:
10
"Everything Top!"
gerda karreman About E-bikes:
10
"We (3 people) got to use the lopifit for the 3rd time and again we enjoyed it as much as the first time!!!!!! Staff members were super friendly!!!!
greetings g.karreman"
Gerrit Painter About E-bikes:
8
"We rented an E balance bike. Very nice.
Tip:
-make it 2 hours instead of 1:45. That way there is a little more time for a coffee or picnic break or when riding wrong.
-Mention in the email in advance that the catering is closed on Mondays. Luckily we had brought some, abders was quite annoying."
Marion Vaalt About E-bikes:
9
"We had a really fun afternoon on the E-Loop bike.At first, everyone was excited. It takes some getting used to. There was a very nice route d.m.v. fietsknooppuntenroute plotted. "
Bert-Jan Pope About Miscellaneous:
2
"We had rented a balance bike. First time. Had to get used to it. But after a good explanation we succeeded. It was a very nice experience to move around this way. Furthermore, there was a clear route description.
And the route itself was very beautiful. Have to admit, if you go for the scenery, you will have to plan another session. Haha. On a first time you don't pay attention to the scenery yet.
Veluwe specialist, thank you guys for a nice experience. "
Andrea Wichers About Miscellaneous:
9
"Missed from the intructions how best to brake.... and then not just via the handbrake.
But that while braking you also had to stand still.... As a result, 2 times the heel of my shoe got stuck in the bike.
The activity itself was super fun! Beautiful surroundings, even a very large group of deer crossed the road in front of us."
Henk Ten Hove About E-bikes:
10
"very friendly staff well helped I couldn't handle the balance bike due to an old knee injury and was then given an e bike so we could still do the outing as a family thanks"
S Tettero About E-bikes:
8
"Excellent service. We were allowed to stay out longer without paying extra. Friendly staff "
Karin Haijes About Miscellaneous:
7
"We had a fun afternoon. The time was just too short. From a quarter past 3 to 5 you have almost no time to get off anywhere. We did find the price very high for the time available."
Jacoline Van der Maas About E-bikes:
10
"We enjoyed it very much! Clear explanations and fun activity. Got tangled up with time though, couldn't get all the nodes in a somewhat short time frame. Ended up shorter route back, still a little late but this was no problem at all"
Teddy Van Voorst About Miscellaneous:
10
"Super fun outing had. Well received by the staff member. Explanation very clear. Good equipment. "
Francien Borst About E-bikes:
10
"Was super fun, I made a joke before we left, it is surely a full battery .... well afterwards not, on the way back the battery was empty, called the breakdown help number to say that we were coming but miss something too late because of the empty battery ... came a young lady of the company to meet us with a full battery, super neatly arranged
The steppen took a while before we had mastered it, but come this certainly again do ... greetings fam Borst"
A Rozendaal About E-bikes:
8
"We had a great time.
After problems with a tire, you guys came and fixed it quickly.
We found the time too short, especially in relation to the money."
Olaf Merkies About Miscellaneous:
8
"We did not do Road bowling as stated here. What was unfortunate is that we actually wanted to reserve 24x e-scooter but you only had 20 and then we had to rent 4 e-scooters as well. I think there were still e-scooters on your parking lot when we came back so it would have been possible to rent 24x e-scooter. That would have been more fun for us because those who had to go on the e-bike did not like that as much as on an e-scooter. "
R Rutjes About E-bikes:
4
"Performing technical maintenance on the bike is desired (adjusting brakes and rear rattles)."
Jolanda van Beek About Miscellaneous:
10
"Super fun morning had on the e-loop bike through the beautiful countryside near Garderen. It took some getting used to, but after that you walk easily and can fully enjoy. Service and explanation was good and friendly, highly recommend this!"
Monique Molenaar About E-bikes:
10
"We rented the e-loop bikes in Harderwijk, it was in one word WONDERFUL!
The bikes were very nice, the route was very nice, really highly recommended!"
Karin Sparidaens About Miscellaneous:
5
"No information that we will loose the borg when returning late
Activity (route) was too long, the reason why we didn't make it back on time"
Baukje Hogervorst About Miscellaneous:
9
"Unfortunately, someone from our group was prevented from going with us because of an operated elbow. Too bad in this case you guys are also so stiff to refund the money paid in this case. Is force majeure and not unwillingness to go. By the way, we did not take 7x TO GO Coffee, etc. So paid too much for this too unfortunately.
Twice a dead battery was also unfortunate, trip itself was super."
FA van Golen About E-bikes:
8
"E-stepping was incredibly fun! We had to get used to it in the beginning. It was a pity that the battery of one of the steps was flat a few kilometers before the finish. However, it did not spoil the fun. Highly recommended!"
Kirsty Koppenrade About E-bikes:
9
"Super nice route made with eloop bikes. "
Linley Steenbak About E-bikes:
10
"What a fun experience it was and a wonderful route across the Veluwe. We enjoyed it!"
S Weaver About Miscellaneous:
9
"We were helped well and given clear explanations about the game and materials. When the battery was dead a full one was brought in. We had a top time as a family."
Sara Groenhof About E-bikes:
6
"The balance bikes seemed to be not well maintained or of poor quality. On one of the bikes the chain came off 3 times while cycling, we ended up getting a replacement electric bike for this. Other bikes had several things creaking and also several things hanging loose like the bell or control panel etc.
The service was very neat. Everything was explained well and when we called with problems, we got a replacement bike. "
Arjo Ros About E-bikes:
9
"Fun activity. Also very thoughtful to provide ponchos! Very nice despite the weather last Sunday. Worth repeating. "
Judith Wijntjes About Miscellaneous:
7
"The activity was fine but the contact beforehand was very bad. Because of corona we had to move the activity. There was little room for this. Once a date was planned 2x telephone contact and then nothing was ever said about a deposit. We only heard this on the spot. We also started a little later but was immediately told that if we were not back in time we had to pay an additional E 25.00 pp. All in all an unpleasant experience and we would no longer book with you and would not advise this to others."
Nicoline van Barneveld About E-bikes:
10
"Super fun to do, and good quality
balance bikes! We rented from 2pm - 4:45pm, but did the route for the shorter rental period. As a result, no rush and had cozy coffee along the way."
Martin van Meeteren About Miscellaneous:
8
"For first time on loopstep, after clear explanation with fully charged batteries on the way. After 5 min you are used to it and step/run wonderfully through the woods. Very fun and separate to do lots of spectators along the way from cyclists and hikers. "
Marieke Italiano - de Jong About E-bikes:
10
"Very erge fun activity for family with adolescents. Beautiful route very much enjoyed!"
tino Geul About E-bikes:
10
"Despite some equipment failure at t end, had super fun day! Also the help was fairly quick on the spot and good-humored! I would recommend t everyone!"
Claudia van Broekhuizen About Miscellaneous:
9
"Hrel very nice!"
Xandra van Maanen About E-bikes:
9
"A little longer time would be nice to be able to eat quietly on the way , was just a little too short time."
Mirjam Bronkhorst About Miscellaneous:
9
"E-running bike was exciting at first, but take a little time to get used to it and you go full speed ahead. Had a lot of fun. "
T.A. Houtman About Miscellaneous:
7
"Rented some at several locations. What we noticed is that the equipment was much worse than last year and has several defects. Per branch the service is also different. Had to book once by phone because it was not possible through the website. "
M.H. Vastenburg-de Vries About E-bikes:
9
"We really enjoyed doing it and the route was beautiful too."
Nanda Ruijgrok About E-bikes:
8
"Walking bike broke down 10 minutes before the end, tire wouldn't roll.
Staff indicated they were going to look into it, but a little more understanding/compensation would have been neat."