Chicagoans Who Bike
Chicagoans Who Bike
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Moving to Chicago to Bike (ChiWhoBike #62)
Chicago might not have perfect bike infrastructure, but we talked to a young woman who moved here eight years ago after a car crash, looking for a city where should live car-free!
Check out our full written and photo interview at chiwho.bike/interviews/62.
Chapters:
0:00 Her Pearlescent Pink Cannondale
1:10 Getting Started Biking in Chicago
2:32 Using A Bike For Fun
3:13 Finding Community Biking
4:14 Unwanted Attention Biking as a Woman
4:54 Tips For Getting Started Biking
5:33 Bike Riders & Stop Signs
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The Woman Biking Chicago Since 1992 (ChiWhoBike #61)
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This past week we talked to a woman who has been biking Chicago since 1992, and she talked about how she got into it, what she loves about biking, and how the city (and the cars in it) have changed in that time. Check out our full written and photo interview at chiwho.bike/interviews/61. Chapters: 0:00 About Her Bike 0:50 How She Got Started Biking 2:12 Living Without A Driver's License 3:46 Us...
Biking Near Chicago's Lincoln Square (ChiWhoBike #60)
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This past week we talked to a Chicago high school student, and we also chatted for a bit rolling through residential streets and a major arterial near Lincoln Square, where our main interview took place! Check out our full written and photo interview at chiwho.bike/interviews/60.
The High School Student Interested in Urban Planning (ChiWhoBike #60)
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This past week we talked to a Chicago high school student who loves riding his bike, but also got into urban planning and learning more about how city leaders could make biking safer and more convenient, so more folks feel comfortable going out and riding. Check out our full written and photo interview at chiwho.bike/interviews/60. Chapters: 0:00 A High Schooler Interested In Urban Planning 0:3...
Biking Chicago's Milwaukee Avenue & Talking Bike Lanes (ChiWhoBike #59)
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This week we interviewed this attorney, but we also rode along with him on a stretch of Milwaukee Avenue, where we talked about the importance of protected bike lanes! Check out our full written and photo interview at chiwho.bike/interviews/59.
An Attorney That Bikes Chicago (ChiWhoBike #59)
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An Attorney That Bikes Chicago (ChiWhoBike #59)
An Advocate Who Loves Biking With Her Son (ChiWhoBike #43)
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An Advocate Who Loves Biking With Her Son (ChiWhoBike #43)
Rolling Through River Park (ChiWhoBike #58)
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Rolling Through River Park (ChiWhoBike #58)
Getting People of Color Riding (ChiWhoBike #58)
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Getting People of Color Riding (ChiWhoBike #58)
A Biker's Perspective On Safety (ChiWhoBike #58)
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A Biker's Perspective On Safety (ChiWhoBike #58)
Introducing Chicagoans Who Bike
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Introducing Chicagoans Who Bike
Starting Biking & Riding Further (ChiWhoBike #55)
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Starting Biking & Riding Further (ChiWhoBike #55)
Getting Doored and Bike Safety (ChiWhoBike #55)
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Getting Doored and Bike Safety (ChiWhoBike #55)

Комментарии

  • @harrylen1688
    @harrylen1688 Час назад

    Definitely Chicago Bike paths are prettier Specially you're on the path to south which is Amazing!! That's my Fav reaching out 163 street and beyone :) Have fun :)

  • @artistlovepeace
    @artistlovepeace День назад

    I love your story and advice. I'm in the process (could take until spring) of re-tubing and re-tiring my older bike so I can ride again. It makes me feel better, gives me another mode of transportation that doesn't cost as much money to fix as a car and I can get most of my errands done when then weather is warmer. Bikes are much healthier and easier to maintain than a car... thanks for your inspiration.

  • @derbywinner6316
    @derbywinner6316 2 дня назад

    American society in general is built around 🚗. The rest of the world is not. public transportation is a must in Europe, Asia, South America .

  • @DrTofutybeast
    @DrTofutybeast 3 дня назад

    Well that was cool. AND ueah SUV and pickup truck drivers are often aggressive. And just keep getting more dangerous. They stopped being about transportation years ago.

  • @een_schildpad
    @een_schildpad 3 дня назад

    Oof, I know exactly what you mean about it being difficult living in a cycling unfriendly city; that's my situation currently. I still love getting around by bike, but it can feel rather dangerous, arduous, and just generally like your presence wasn't expected outside of a car. Maybe someday I can move somewhere friendlier too :⁠-⁠)

  • @BenMilford
    @BenMilford 3 дня назад

    Fitment of your bike is so important!

  • @KerryLondon-gp1rz
    @KerryLondon-gp1rz 5 дней назад

    Love The Waay You Thinking and Conveying. MS Sixty.... TY Chicago who Bike

  • @dennissmith224
    @dennissmith224 6 дней назад

    I'm am an American cyclist who lives in England ( I have two Raleigh bikes , 1939 & 1983 ones) . I agree with what your saying , it's not very different over here , car drivers have become more aggressive, so much so that I now will only ride on roads that have no physical separation for car/bike road users if I'm in a group (safety in numbers). Happy biking 😊

  • @markymarknj
    @markymarknj 7 дней назад

    This past spring, I returned to cycling after a 20+ year layoff. I had my bikes overhauled, and I added two more to my stable; I now have four bikes. Anyway, after getting back in shape and learning the bike again, I feel confident enough to use my bike for short trips vs. using my car. I don't see myself getting rid of my car any time soon (public transport in my area sucks!), but I do see myself using my bike more for local trips.

    • @santiagobenites
      @santiagobenites 7 дней назад

      I'm glad that you've rediscovered cycling. You'll be much better off for it.

  • @jqk369
    @jqk369 7 дней назад

    Love this! If anybody is looking for southside rides check out South Side Critical Mass, the Major Taylor group, and Streets Calling.

  • @een_schildpad
    @een_schildpad 9 дней назад

    Another great one! Biking is such a fun and convenient way to get around a city; ya just get the exercise for free 😂

  • @Sunspot-19
    @Sunspot-19 9 дней назад

    My bicycle is an integral part of my existence.

  • @ralfael1985
    @ralfael1985 10 дней назад

    I still suck very bad at driving a car & I really don't feel bad about that!! I definitely hate to learn how drive a car & I also hate to take drivers education in high school!! I always & forever dangerously in 💞💞 & obsessed with biking everywhere because I totally realize that is a form of my transportation & it definitely save my life & my mental health!! I lost my ex girlfriend from epilepsy seizure in 2021!! I also lost the 💞 of my entire life my momma Remonia Simmons to cancer in 2021 3 years ago!! Last year I also lost my half brother on my mother's side in his sleep!!

  • @idrissamorehouse322
    @idrissamorehouse322 27 дней назад

    Love how ambient and random this is - shows you don't have to be some uber-bije-pro = JUST RIDE YOUR BIKE AND CHILL - HE doesn't talk about it but seems to me he's kind of using biking to have a chill meditative type experience - he's right about the cost safety ratio - I split the difference by using an Escooter - I have a car but I don't use it = cost more to operate it than it's worth - I did the math = in Michigan (thanks to insurance cost ) owning, operating and maintaining maintaining an old car is minimum $6 thousand dollars a year over a 3 year period AND that's for an older car!! All to keep shareholders profits up = Fight back and join the personal mobility movement!

  • @oddknack
    @oddknack 27 дней назад

    great thanks

  • @oddknack
    @oddknack 27 дней назад

    this is great thanks

  • @nixternal
    @nixternal 27 дней назад

    "When I know the person who was hit was a really good cyclist....that scares me a bit." I couldn't have put it any better.

  • @CheekmeatChannel
    @CheekmeatChannel 27 дней назад

    I prefer Lawrence over Montrose for East/West travel because There are points where Montrose has me closer to the parked cars than I would like. Either will work though. I wish there was something to be done about Wilson between Western and the river. It's the only thing that keeps Wilson from being my top choice. Too tight and often crowded.

    • @weenisw
      @weenisw 24 дня назад

      Have you tried Leland? It’s one-way East from the river until Lincoln Square where it becomes two way. It’s undergoing a project to enable Westbound travel for bikes right now. There’s also Ainslie/Argyle/Winnemac but that’s less straightforward. I prefer both quiet routes to the higher risk Lawrence lane

    • @weenisw
      @weenisw 24 дня назад

      api.chicago.gov/filenet5/servlets/getDocumentContent?applicationId=CompleteStreets&documentId=%7B5049078F-0000-CD3B-84F4-1392009C5EFE%7D

    • @CheekmeatChannel
      @CheekmeatChannel 16 дней назад

      @@weenisw I'm very much looking forward to the completion of that project. Going west on Leland legally will be next useful.

  • @JohnDoe-un3xm
    @JohnDoe-un3xm 28 дней назад

    You don’t lubricate your bike?

  • @hello-lb3vf
    @hello-lb3vf 28 дней назад

    Love this channel. I am building the LA version of this right now.

  • @SecretMountainTroll
    @SecretMountainTroll 29 дней назад

    Everything is race, even bikes

  • @LemonIngrid
    @LemonIngrid Месяц назад

    Indians developed a horn language, so they actually can communicate in cars

  • @YoloSwagNinja
    @YoloSwagNinja Месяц назад

    The worst part about representing cyclists has to be listening to them talk about being cyclists. I’m sure attorneys that special in CrossFit, vegan or atheist law encounter the same stuff. Can’t go thirty seconds without hearing about it.

  • @derekjolly3680
    @derekjolly3680 Месяц назад

    It's plain to me that lots of people and drivers are not going to see it like this. Bikes are like a kid's type nuisance to them, being in the way on the street and jamming them up for the driving. The only protected bike lanes I ever see where I live are an incidental matter where a wide sidewalk happens to be that's expected to be used for bikes and walkers, or a converted path that just happens to be up on the curb. They never take steps for protection or separation where they're creating something. I think most governments are like that too, not wanting to build anything.

  • @normie717
    @normie717 Месяц назад

    Exactly! When people begin seeing biking as a viable form of transportation, and not just leisure, change will happen.

  • @BenMilford
    @BenMilford Месяц назад

    That looks like a really nice bike to ride!

  • @michaelmclean5823
    @michaelmclean5823 Месяц назад

    Urbanism icon!!!

  • @derekjolly3680
    @derekjolly3680 Месяц назад

    Seems like you overcame some real obstacles, especially from whatever that condition was you were making reference to ("in an out of your body working properly") and the wheelchair times. I've always just taken for granted that I could ride bikes however, or run, or do whatever kind of PT as a wished to. I did wrongly conclude at one point in the last few years that getting back to regular running was a no-go and that I was going to have to stick to cycling. That being based on my old ACL/knee state and that I was 20 pounds over high school weight. But after ramped up road bike cycling for about nine months, and all through winter, my weight was way below my high school weight again, and I felt so fit again that running seemed more approachable once again. So that part has similarities. Your body is highly adaptable, but sometimes you forget how much so.

  • @CyclingThruChicagoland
    @CyclingThruChicagoland Месяц назад

    Love biking through here! Horner park is also nearby (through manor greenway) and gets you all the way to the channel trail.

  • @BenMilford
    @BenMilford Месяц назад

    I LOVE the new riding format! Also, you are a wizard for getting such great audio with zero wind noise.

  • @warriorharvey6642
    @warriorharvey6642 Месяц назад

    i live in london and id say a good 80% of bikers are not white

  • @selfactualizer2099
    @selfactualizer2099 Месяц назад

    are you joking? lmao the majority of cyclists are people of color, now if we're talking competitive cycling in america, the majority of cycling is not people of color, but this video isnt on that topic, also there is a matter of perception, chicago might not have the same cycling scene as atlanta, where i live, where the largest cycling group i know is all black riders (im not black so, i was unable to join them. -_- ) america isnt part of the global cycling league really, we have our own cycling institution but, its laughed at by the rest of the world. I could easily ride down to mexico, where cycling culture is very strong regardless of what bike you ride, the problem isnt a lack of people of color riding. the problem is people under a certain income level cant invest in themselves as easily.

    • @davidmurphy9151
      @davidmurphy9151 Месяц назад

      Are joking? You seem confused.

    • @BenMilford
      @BenMilford Месяц назад

      I'm really not sure what you're on about or what I just read!

    • @MBB31
      @MBB31 Месяц назад

      I make bike content in Seattle, no he is not Joking, I rarely see people of color on bikes. Majority white males...facts not opinion. Majority of cycling you tube is white folks. Shouldn't be a big deal to acknowledge that.

  • @derekjolly3680
    @derekjolly3680 Месяц назад

    So this was on the right side of the road? He parked askew a bit, then immediately opened the left side door and never saw you until it happened? About the only time I get really close to someone's door seems to be when I'm coming up to a light in the normal lanes (for straight or left turn) and passing close to get to just behind the lead car. I prefer doing this with the road bike and it's slimmer profile. But in that case, there's little reason for them to open the door, unless they're dumping the ashtray out or pouring out a soda or something like that. So I feel Ok with it.

  • @michaelmclean5823
    @michaelmclean5823 Месяц назад

    🐐🐐🐐🐐

  • @je7647
    @je7647 Месяц назад

    Know a few cyclists that have got hit in my area, theyre usually pushing their times in public places and take an intersection too fast and cant slow down. Its much less of a problem if youre not trying to keep up with your pb.

  • @LoveToday8
    @LoveToday8 Месяц назад

    Exciting to see so many views on this. Totally agree, biking is faster. It would be even faster with fewer cars in the way!!🚲🛴