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Yeah, an unconnected bridge is strange but at least they made it into a pedestrian/bike trail instead of just dismantling it. It’s a nice way to get to the other side of the river and back. Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

😎🤘🏼 At some point I need to see what’s South of that State Line Plaza and I also need to ride the gap between the top of the Lakefront Trail to Wilmette. Then I’ve ridden each segment from Wisconsin to Indiana. Ride Safe! 🧟‍♂️

Thank you very much! I’m glad you like them! We didn’t get to as many new trails as we wanted to this year but plan to check out as many as we can next year! Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

@@galeschool good to know! I was following an AllTrails map. I’ll be sure to check it out the next time I ride it. Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

Nice! If you don’t mind please reach out to me at craig@cynicalzombie.com I have some questions for you. Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

Good news! It’s been a few years since I’ve ridden it, has it been extended at all? Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

@@Cynical_Zombie Yes! The trail has been extended from Bloomington, south to Funk's Grove, and north from Bloomington to mid-way to Lexington (you may have already been on that part). The county now has funding to extend all the way to McLean.

Nice! It will be cool when it goes all the way to McLean… they’ve got those couple cool arcades there! 👾🕹️😎🤘🏼

Overall I agree with trails next to roads, but I’m happy they are there to connect areas to other areas. I also agree with gravel and glass, I see that on the Rt. 31 trail in between Cary & Algonquin. I’ve never head of Keith Andre’s bike park… I should check that out. I’m glad you tried BBQ King! Great food, great people, cool beer system! 😎🤘🏼🍻

THANK YOU SO MUCH! 🤣 It’s worth checking out and I’m a fan of Raceway Woods! It was weird to see a bunch of cool cars on the bike trail but I think I’ll be making that a yearly thing I do since it’s a cool location for a car show! Ride safe and enjoy the rest of the fall weather before winter sets in! 😎🤘🏼

Thank you! Raceway Woods is definitely worth checking out! Ride Safe! 😎🤘🏼🍻

Thank you! The car show was cool. When I first rode Raceway Woods last year I didn’t know they did car shows there. Pretty cool! I was also happy to see Longmeadow Parkway FINALLY open! Thanks for watching! Ride Safe! 😎🤘🏼

Nice! What’s the next trail in that area I should ride? How’s the Monon Trail? Ride Safe! 😎🤘🏼

Hello Eddy! It sounds like a lot of fun! 🍻 I miss the 80’s! Great movies,great music, great TV shows! A simpler time. Ride safe out there! 😎🤘🏼

Good to know! Let me know when it’s completely done. Where’s the best place to park to ride the Rock Run Greenway + Joliet Junction Trail?

@@Cynical_ZombieI’ll probably bike down there this weekend. You can park your vehicle at the Rock Run Preserve off Black Rd. just east of East Frontage Rd. or at the Lower Rock Run Preserve off Houbolt Rd. south of I-80 in Joliet or you could park at Theodore Marsh Preserve off Gaylord Rd. between Theodore and Caton Farm in nearby Crest Hill.

Definitely good for walking! I’m getting closer to finishing every Lake County Forest Preserve with bike trails! Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

Do you have a map of that ride? Some of that sounds like my West River Loop… www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-ee39e50--34

@@Cynical_Zombie Yeah that is it. How about go out to Summit County CO and ride around Lake Dillon from Frisco to Keystone then off to Breckenridge and back to Frisco or Frisco to Copper mtn over Vail pass and down into Vail. lol those are my dream rides. Ski there every year but definitely want to do a summer trip on the bike.

Out of curiosity what app do you use to plan your bike routes? I would like to have a set plan instead of always looking on google maps to see where I’m heading.

@kmtnbike1117 I use AllTrails. On the description of every RUclips video I post I include the ride map I was following. You can save that to your maps in AllTrails and follow it when you’re ready to ride a trail. Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

@@Cynical_Zombie Fantastic! I will look into it! Thinking of riding from St.Charles to Yorkville and back today. Oswego to Yorkville will be the challenge with several different bike paths I’ll need to navigate 👍

Nice! Do you have a map of the ride I could look at?

@@Cynical_Zombie are you on strava? Maybe I can message or email.

I’m not… I’m on AllTrails.

@Cynical_Zombie I can send you a couple of screen shots of you'd like.

@@pauliewallnuts4741 sure. craig@cynicalzombie.com

Thanks for the kind words & for the new sub! There are a ton of trails in Northern Illinois worth checking out. The Kankakee State Trail was great… at some point we are gonna ride it again. Let me know if you find any good trails that I haven’t ridden yet. Ride Safe! 😎🤘🏼

Nice! Some of those are pretty hard to guess 🤣😎🤘🏼🍻

😂 nice! Love that place! I’m glad you liked it and had a great ride! 😎🤘🏼🍻

What kind of magnets did you get? Are they using Halloween ones yet?

Nice! Enjoy! Tell ‘em CynicalZombie sent you! 🧟‍♂️😎🤘🏼

I definitely will. Great day to bike and we love your videos for ideas!

Nice! I love that loop! And I’m embarrassed to say how many times I’ve been to MSI over the decades and never knew about the Japanese Garden till a few years ago. 😳 Ride (or walk) safe! 😎🤘🏼

Nice! It’s great to live near a trail that has access to a much larger trail system! Thanks for watching! Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

@@Cynical_Zombie I try not to forget how fortunate I am living near that trail, the Skokie Valley and the DPRT all within relative close distance. Cheers and really enjoy your videos. Thank you

Thanks! More rides to come! 😎🤘🏼

Nice! Have you had them do any other work on it?

I use RAM Mounts since they served me so well on motorcycles, cars & boats. The mount I use is basically this… rammount.com/products/ram-b-408-112-15-a-gop1u With a quick release mounted on top. If you need a more temporary solution (rented bikes/scooters) I use this… rammount.com/products/ram-b-400-a-gop1u

Nice! That one’s on my list… must be nice if multiple people recommended it! Ride safe! Thanks for watching! 😎🤘🏼

Thanks! I’m a big fan of the Des Plaines River Trail… but I still like the Lake County portion more (there’s no dangerous train tracks crossing like in Cook County). You should try some Lake County trails! I’ll look for trails in Willow Springs… do you have any trail names I can look for? Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

Yep. But like every trail I see people riding faster. As long as they are doing it safely it doesn’t bother me. Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

@@Cynical_Zombie I don't ride., I walk with my dog. If you exceed the posted speed limit you are breaking the law. You don't get to decide how fast is safe. That is why they posted a speed limit in the first place.

In general, when you’re near people you should likely ride less than 15 mph. But that largely depends on the trail and the specific location you are, how many people, lighting, etc. During winter some trails turn into snowmobile trails with 30+ mph speed limit. Some places on the Chicago Lakefront Trail you should ride even slower than 15 when it’s congested by people but that trail is sort of in a category of it’s own out of the 200+ trails I’ve ridden thus far. But in general, ‘don’t be a dick’ is a good philosophy on a trail.

Thanks for watching! I laughed out loud at “quite a surprising feature” 🤣😂 that’s a nice way to put it! 😆 That is the #1 thing that they need to address. I haven’t been on the trail since I made this video but I may get another look at in October. Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

Unfortunately I couldn’t good back far enough to show one going around Rock Cut State Park which adds another 6+ miles.

Nice! It’s a nice ride back and forth! I’ve met soooooo many people from the suburbs who are too scared to give the Lakefront Trail a ride. I’m glad you like the video! Almost all my Chicago videos use blues music. It seems fitting. With RUclips I’m forced to pay for a music service (I use Epidemic Sound) so I don’t get hit with copyright issues. Since I have to pay anyway, I always look to see what other music is available that I wouldn’t normally use but is fitting for 1 part (like the Japanese Garden). I haven’t ridden anywhere in Rockford yet, send me a map of the ride when you have one available. I’d love to see it! Thanks for watching! Ride Safe! 😎🤘🏼

It’s a nice State Park.. but you should also check out Moraine Hills State Park in McHenry. I like those trails more and you have access to McHenry Dam and the Prairie Trail (if you’re willing to ride on the street for a little bit) Thanks for watching! 😎🤘🏼

@@Cynical_Zombie I have but I like chain o lakes better

I’m hoping it opens at some point… if it does, we will ride that trail again! Thanks for watching! Rides safe! 😎🤘🏼

Hello! Thanks for watching! I wear a helmet every time I ride my motorcycle but as far as my ebike, I only wear it when I have to (Bike The Drive), or when I want to mount a camera for a 360° video or when I’m riding a high risk ride (large portions on busy streets) Personal preference I guess.

Wow, I’ve never heard of that event! Thanks for putting it on my radar, I’ll look into that one! Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

@@Cynical_Zombie It’s a week long event but you could choose to do one day or as many days as you would like. Typically about 20,000 full time riders and route changes every year from Missouri River to the Mississippi. The route is announced about the last week of January each year. 40/100 miles each day with many towns to stop and eat and enjoy the activities. Look forward to it each year.

Wow, that’s a massive event! Even bigger than Bike The Drive! 😳

Yeah it was $150 per person. We wanted to stay the night in Chicago but it was too expensive… with tax and parking it was over $300 a night so we did VIP only.

​@Cynical_Zombie there use to be a KOA Camping area about 6 miles outside Chicago so one could camp there or rent a room. But that was over 30 years ago.

We were not. I was in Lake County doing another Forest Preserve. But you must have seen my doppelgänger! 🤣😎🤘🏼

Thanks! I hope the weather is just as good next year! I plan to schedule a time to meet at the beer garden after the ride! Ride safe out there! 😎🤘🏼🍻

You’re very welcome! I’m glad my video was useful to you! Need to set up a ride to go South from State Line Plaza! That’s all unexplored area to me! Since we typically park at Adler Planetarium, we ride the trails in Northerly Island a lot during the summer. I’ve read they are working to fully connect State Line Plaza to New Buffalo! I can’t wait to check that out! Ride safe! 😎🤘🏼

It was awesome to meet you too! It’s gonna be hard for cops to chase you if you know the local bike trails like the back of your hand! 🤣 I’m glad that Huntley is accessible but I will explain in a future video (the video I created the day we met) that Huntley gets screwed 3 different ways when it comes to bike trails. I like that Longmeadow is FINALLY open! Ride safe out there! 😎🤘🏼

@@Cynical_Zombie🤣 that’s exactly what we did. They had no chance. I will stay tuned for the new video release for the info. I like your format very well organized. For sure ride safe as well🤙

Good to know! I pass by these places but sometimes have no idea what it is. Thanks! 😎🤘🏼

@@darrylswanson1199 so I bought the hitch through them and the total cost with the install and a lifetime warranty was $298. But the hitches are car specific. So make sure to go to their website and see what your options are for your specific vehicle.

Interesting! Any idea exactly where?

@@Cynical_Zombie the section that was fenced off is where the main base was. The route you took from Tower Rd was the service road going north. I ride this trail all the time and we call this area 51... LOL. WIKIPEDIA has some more detailed info !

Nice, thanks! I'll check it out! Looks like good riding weather this week... enjoy and be safe out there! 😎🤘🏻

Look like May 18th of this year.

Interesting! I’ll give it a look the next time I’m there, thanks! 😎🤘🏼

@@briankrzyzowski7907 for this ride, I was originally intending to ride the aurora branch, but part of it was closed. I parked in Wheaton and then rode up the Elgin branch to get to the Geneva spur.

@Cynical_Zombie I'm minutes from the start of centenial, I and m, and cal sag trails. Always looking for something new

Very cool! It's awesome to be real close to a large trail system! Ride safe out there, weather looks good this week! 😎🤘🏻