To the Editor: Your article “Europe on Two Borrowed Wheels” (May 3), on bicycling in Europe, evoked fond memories of our trip to Italy last year. Hotel Verona in the city of Verona provided free bicycles for my wife and me. Cycling around that lovely city on a Sunday was a highlight of our entire trip. We rent bicycles on all our overseas trips. Not only is cycling a healthy activity, it is a great way to see a city or the countryside. Bicycles can also be rented in many Asian cities. We were pleasantly surprised to find excellent bicycles for rent in Vietnam and Laos for a couple of dollars for an entire day. One word of advice: watch how bicycle-riding locals make left-hand turns at crowded intersections.
Joel L. Goldschmidt
Red Bank, N.J.