I am not sure but I think no other place in world competes with it as much?

Well....

"Nine Million Bicycles" (in Beijing) by Katie Melua

While Amsterdam is one of its kind, I don't think I like the idea of bike as a replacement of public transport. Having a good infrastructure for bikes is one thing (and we are improving in that matter), but making bikes a PITA to all the other participants isn't something that I'd like to see in my city :-)