OV-Fiets for Cycle and Scooter Rental

Thanks Wonderful, don't know why I hadn't spotted the English version. The AmsterdamTips pages specifies the OV fietspas can be bought by "non-residents with a Dutch bank account", so it looks like it is locals only unless anyone has experience to the contrary.

That's probably why Rick's book lists three other bike rental companies in Amsterdam, instead. Private rentals should be findable in other cities, too, either through the Tourist Office, or online, or with the advice of your hotel/hostel.

Just to confirm this for anyone looking in the future: I asked at counter where anonymous OV-chip cards are issued, and they confirmed that the only way to get access to the OV-fiets is via a non-anonymous OV-chip card which is only issued online (and which requires linking to a Dutch bank account). This is a shame because many of the more remote train stations have no access to bike rentals, but do have OV-fiets lockers (Hoek van Holland Haven, I'm looking at you). The only way to cycle from these stations without OV-fiets access is to buy the supplement which allows you to bring a rented bike on board, something I didn't try but which might work for others.