@@Gamerboy-fb9py a room where medicines are prepared and provided. "A dispensary room featured all the tablets and medicines which were once doled out to sheep, horses, dogs and cats." Or Marijuana
Thats what I was thinking. I live in a smaller town in Oklahoma. So the roads here are super clean and we have trees and nature all over. Watching these videos of how gross and packed the streets are of people and trash is just crazy to me. Cool to see through his eyes though.
Keep doing these sur Ron around LA videos, I love them so much and your videos make me wanna buy a sur Ron and start my open RUclips channel and do what you do
Loved the video, Wow never seen that many cops at once. That was awesome. Loved the clean video no subtitles. I could see everything going on. great job.
Love the hood videos but definitely hit some trails again man! Those are great! I mean all videos are great but the variety from city to woods/trails will keep everything fresh! Also not finished yet but this video is wild right now! Going out late worked justice lol
I've been enjoying the sur ron videos it's good to see you still going after all these years good shit man, I prefer not subtitles if im honest you can hear what your saying even with your helmet plus if anyone needs to they can use RUclipss closed captions 🤙
It’s ok to say that the people of LA-E-skate are a bunch of nerds lol. I took my sur ron one time and I couldn’t stop laughing internally of what the conversations were about 🤣
I understand now why people in the comment section ask u “Why you ride on sidewalks” It is actually very unusual for someone to ride a SurRon or any type of bike in the side walk. I also try to enjoy your content riding around L.A but it makes it kinda difficult to concentrate when u ride along the side walk so much Especially an E Bike like if I was in the side walk with my mom or anyone & a person on a E bike makes me stop in my tracks or makes me move to the side cause a guy on a E bike is on a sidewalk instead of being in the streets I would definitely say something to u or anyone who does it.
As I'm not a native English speaker I find the subtitles useful. But I usually use RUclips's own automatic subtitles (although it's not completely accurate, it helps a lot).
9:15 they’re aguas frescas, IT REALLY IS fire man, get some next time you see some. They got strawberry, mango, watermelon, melon, etc. Me personally I love the melon and strawberry ones.
I want a Sur-Ron. I just bought the Rad Expand 5. It’s bigger than it looks. It’s basically a motorcycle. I got that one bc of all the crime here. Seattle area. Anyway, I figured the criminals and druggies won’t steal it as much bc it isn’t “cool.” 😂🤣
I don't blame you for not doing wheelies there's so many videos of people doing wheelies it getting boring now I just wanna see people ride there bikes around and do what I do explore different places, now that's cool to me
The subtitles were a bit distracting, but I think you can export them to RUclips still for the closed captions feature. That way we can enable them or disable them ourselves. Keep riding and stay safe!
@@Demy1970 i had an e bicycle. They're pretty good.. but this is a whole other game. If you can afford one of these i would go for it. They're is also option for a ( functioning or non functioning )pedal kit for compliance in some places
I love this Sur ron content John. Absolutely brilliant BUT it makes me wanna take the Ron out lol. What mods you thinking of doing? I want the Chi touring battery and a bac 4000, having new brakes fitted next week and maybe change the seat and bars :)
Police raids are a type of search involving forcible entry, typically by a SWAT team to enhance the element of surprise. Raids may or may not involve a no-knock warrant, but do require reasonable suspicion of exigent circumstances.
Check out Cecil hotel if you can when around there.. im fascinated with the place.. especially since the elisa lam death.. i guess one of my friends aunts died there from o.d.
But that was a lot of cop cars no matter how you look at it. Many seemed less like undercovers and more like federal (FBI/DEA). In most towns when swat raids are conducted against drug dealers, the response is never that intense. They might have a swat truck with a few other vehicles. And yes you would assume they'd cut off the streets before the raid, but a lot of times they don't, either because of lack of manpower or simply to avoid tipping off the targets. You probably know but LA definitely has a history of cartel shootouts with the police that have result from raids like that. In those scenarios, practically anything could happen, from machine guns to rocket launchers. Stuff that makes GTA look mild. But alot of times it's ultimately nothing. Well, at least until it isn't nothing. Also I disagree with your idea that they were going after a simple unlicensed shop or whatever. Cartel frequently use little commercial spaces like that as hubs to repackage their drugs or whatever. Typically it's easier for them to use little commercial spots than houses. If it has a warehouse type space in the back, that enables them to get away with all kinds of stuff, like meth labs and other craziness they couldn't easily do at a house. Also another observation - notice the business names on that side of the street. Salon, Taxes, Margaritas, and Mexican Food - pretty much all of those are stereotypical money laundering fronts, especially the first 2. "Margaritas" is probably a bar if I had to guess. Each of those stores have the same textfont and since part of the same building, probably all owned by the same owner. Cartel might own that entire block, or at least a lot of it. Even the Auto-Insurance place at the end of the block is probably them. Insurance is something that can be sold very easily "on paper" without there needing to be any actual product. They could just write down millions in sales on paper and make up a bunch of fake names. Personally I've never seen a legitimate car insurance store front like that. I feel like most people would do that over the phone. Also that auto-insurance building has an iron fence around it with blacked out windows, yet it has glowing OPEN sign right on the front. Very unusual. Definitely seems a little cartelish. Also the fact that they hit another location down the block, implies cartel even more. Whoever they're raiding is able to afford multiple commercial locations in very close proximity, next to a bunch of mexican businesses that seem like money laundering fronts. When it comes to hispanic culture in LA, if someone is a criminal at that level, they're pretty much always cartel. Simply because the ones that aren't cartel end up catching the attention of the cartel and being taken over, so to speak. One more note - gangs in general often have people on bikes as spotters, and since the advent of wireless cameras, such spotters can live stream directly to their gang members inside. It's definitely happened before in various cities, such as when a whole block is trapping. There's no knowing the exact scale really. It's entirely possible that could have been a spot where people are picking up kilos. There could have been hundreds of kilos behind some of those doors. Sounds crazy almost but it happens more than people realize.
How you ride your Surron depends on what riding background you have. John has a years of bicycle/bmx experience so background reflects how he rides his Surron. A dirt bike rider…etc. Myself, I have motorcycle background I ride the Surron like a motorcycle. A stock Surron can reach 35-45 mph+ which are motorcycle speeds. For me its 90% fun & 10% commute. You best believe I’m fully geared up when riding it.
I really enjoyed this video, idk why but when there's 1080p-1440p instead of 1080p60-1440p60 the quality of the video is WAY better and runs smoother. Also, I'd suggest that you keep the subtitles off in my opinion. Keep em coming!
I'm the same I'm just a lone rider on my e-bike I just ride around doing my own thing explaining my city and the Areas I used to live and thinking how small it looks to me now 😀
actually prefer without subtitles. but you do you either is fine :) and tbh subs can add subs (from the hard of hearing and deaf). it will just take some time to get used to ^^
Does RUclips let you upload a separate SRT file, or anything like that, so the subs can be turned on and off by the user and not just superimposed over the video? Or do they only do the auto-generated voice to text translation idiocy?
Those LAPD units utilizing hybrid slick tops vehicles are specialized units like "gang units" they serve warrants and it's no big deal. There is so many illegal "weed" shops they assist vice many times and they are doing a great job in the city 2022. The reduction of illegal weed dispensaries is way down and I'm happy they are being closed. The crime, traffic and general traffic caused by illegal dispensaries brings down the quality of life for the residents in the areas.
ngl i did not enjoy the subs that much on the video but it did not really affect much in the end tbh also what mods are u gonna do to the sur-ron you should deffo get a bigger sprocket with a 72v batt but u would also need a BAC4000 or i think there is a 8000 one... but if will give u more miles better speeds too
Great video. It's so interesting seeing the streets of LA, from the UK
The cops were probably busting a illegal weed dispensary
What dose the dispenary mean??
@@Gamerboy-fb9py a room where medicines are prepared and provided.
"A dispensary room featured all the tablets and medicines which were once doled out to sheep, horses, dogs and cats."
Or Marijuana
@@Gamerboy-fb9py it’s what the weed shops are called , a dispensary. Cannabis
probably not lmfao. where you come up wit that
Singing in Lil Wayne's voice "The Block Is Hot, The Block Is Hot". Great Video Hicks, you got a better shot of the incident than even the media.
Unbelieveble how filthy the sidewalks are
Thats what I was thinking. I live in a smaller town in Oklahoma. So the roads here are super clean and we have trees and nature all over. Watching these videos of how gross and packed the streets are of people and trash is just crazy to me. Cool to see through his eyes though.
Keep doing these sur Ron around LA videos, I love them so much and your videos make me wanna buy a sur Ron and start my open RUclips channel and do what you do
All those cops want that happy ending massages.
I hated riding around people and having the light on during the day. A switch was the first thing i did. love the sur ron videos, keep it up
They're looking at you because they think you're the scout.
Loved the video, Wow never seen that many cops at once. That was awesome. Loved the clean video no subtitles. I could see everything going on. great job.
Love the hood videos but definitely hit some trails again man! Those are great! I mean all videos are great but the variety from city to woods/trails will keep everything fresh! Also not finished yet but this video is wild right now! Going out late worked justice lol
Shut up
Trap house got busted 😂
I've been enjoying the sur ron videos it's good to see you still going after all these years good shit man, I prefer not subtitles if im honest you can hear what your saying even with your helmet plus if anyone needs to they can use RUclipss closed captions 🤙
So much better without subtitles. Love to see you listening to your viewers!
It’s ok to say that the people of LA-E-skate are a bunch of nerds lol. I took my sur ron one time and I couldn’t stop laughing internally of what the conversations were about 🤣
Let’s goooo thank you for the 30min vid 🫶🏽🫡
John Hicks, East Gate. Your not a trouble maker & abide by the rules of the road.
I understand now why people in the comment section ask u “Why you ride on sidewalks” It is actually very unusual for someone to ride a SurRon or any type of bike in the side walk. I also try to enjoy your content riding around L.A but it makes it kinda difficult to concentrate when u ride along the side walk so much Especially an E Bike like if I was in the side walk with my mom or anyone & a person on a E bike makes me stop in my tracks or makes me move to the side cause a guy on a E bike is on a sidewalk instead of being in the streets I would definitely say something to u or anyone who does it.
Thanks for providing more experiences in LA Hicks👍🇬🇧to🇺🇸
As I'm not a native English speaker I find the subtitles useful. But I usually use RUclips's own automatic subtitles (although it's not completely accurate, it helps a lot).
Crips & bloods don’t even be doing much! A crip told me to, “Stay in school” last week lol
9:15 they’re aguas frescas, IT REALLY IS fire man, get some next time you see some.
They got strawberry, mango, watermelon, melon, etc. Me personally I love the melon and strawberry ones.
The suron videos rock mate
I wouldn't worry about putting the subtitles up brotha , RUclips has the option to put subtitles up itself already 🙏🏻
Ace video! Quality was fine for me. Love the wide angle too! I dont mind you chatting away on your vids! Looking forward to the next one Hicks ✌️
Really enjoy your sur ron exploration videos. Hope you do more of it.
Let's G000000000000!!! Sur Ron for sure my next e-bike purchase.
John Hicks, man on the scene. Thanks for the video.
You gotta do a Vince beach ride before the summer ends
I want a Sur-Ron. I just bought the Rad Expand 5. It’s bigger than it looks. It’s basically a motorcycle. I got that one bc of all the crime here. Seattle area. Anyway, I figured the criminals and druggies won’t steal it as much bc it isn’t “cool.” 😂🤣
I don't blame you for not doing wheelies there's so many videos of people doing wheelies it getting boring now I just wanna see people ride there bikes around and do what I do explore different places, now that's cool to me
Mega interessant. War noch nie in den Usa und so durch LA zu cruisen,einfach toll
The subtitles were a bit distracting, but I think you can export them to RUclips still for the closed captions feature. That way we can enable them or disable them ourselves. Keep riding and stay safe!
Same..i use my sport mode hardly that much at all.. maybe when it's cool to zoom and down hill..or to climb something
Which is the best of these bikes? I am a road cyclist but this looks cool
@@Demy1970 i had an e bicycle. They're pretty good.. but this is a whole other game. If you can afford one of these i would go for it. They're is also option for a ( functioning or non functioning )pedal kit for compliance in some places
My ebike only does 25 mph but like you say it's more to do with the places you go nice video man
I would love a San Francisco video in the future
a raid is when a group of swat officers force there way into a building to arrest a multiple persons or just one
I love this Sur ron content John. Absolutely brilliant BUT it makes me wanna take the Ron out lol.
What mods you thinking of doing? I want the Chi touring battery and a bac 4000, having new brakes fitted next week and maybe change the seat and bars :)
Police raids are a type of search involving forcible entry, typically by a SWAT team to enhance the element of surprise. Raids may or may not involve a no-knock warrant, but do require reasonable suspicion of exigent circumstances.
Yes. Much respect. Not the same vibe as laescape. Cheers.
LOL...you need to add a star indicator ha! Looks like Grand Theft Auto!
Your videos are cool you got love from the ESES out here in Big Los homie 💯
With or without subtitles I'm still watching.
Smellavision?! Idk man! I don't want to be smelling skidrow that's for sure
Check out Cecil hotel if you can when around there.. im fascinated with the place.. especially since the elisa lam death.. i guess one of my friends aunts died there from o.d.
But that was a lot of cop cars no matter how you look at it. Many seemed less like undercovers and more like federal (FBI/DEA). In most towns when swat raids are conducted against drug dealers, the response is never that intense. They might have a swat truck with a few other vehicles.
And yes you would assume they'd cut off the streets before the raid, but a lot of times they don't, either because of lack of manpower or simply to avoid tipping off the targets. You probably know but LA definitely has a history of cartel shootouts with the police that have result from raids like that. In those scenarios, practically anything could happen, from machine guns to rocket launchers. Stuff that makes GTA look mild. But alot of times it's ultimately nothing. Well, at least until it isn't nothing.
Also I disagree with your idea that they were going after a simple unlicensed shop or whatever. Cartel frequently use little commercial spaces like that as hubs to repackage their drugs or whatever. Typically it's easier for them to use little commercial spots than houses. If it has a warehouse type space in the back, that enables them to get away with all kinds of stuff, like meth labs and other craziness they couldn't easily do at a house.
Also another observation - notice the business names on that side of the street. Salon, Taxes, Margaritas, and Mexican Food - pretty much all of those are stereotypical money laundering fronts, especially the first 2. "Margaritas" is probably a bar if I had to guess. Each of those stores have the same textfont and since part of the same building, probably all owned by the same owner. Cartel might own that entire block, or at least a lot of it.
Even the Auto-Insurance place at the end of the block is probably them. Insurance is something that can be sold very easily "on paper" without there needing to be any actual product. They could just write down millions in sales on paper and make up a bunch of fake names. Personally I've never seen a legitimate car insurance store front like that. I feel like most people would do that over the phone. Also that auto-insurance building has an iron fence around it with blacked out windows, yet it has glowing OPEN sign right on the front. Very unusual.
Definitely seems a little cartelish. Also the fact that they hit another location down the block, implies cartel even more. Whoever they're raiding is able to afford multiple commercial locations in very close proximity, next to a bunch of mexican businesses that seem like money laundering fronts. When it comes to hispanic culture in LA, if someone is a criminal at that level, they're pretty much always cartel. Simply because the ones that aren't cartel end up catching the attention of the cartel and being taken over, so to speak.
One more note - gangs in general often have people on bikes as spotters, and since the advent of wireless cameras, such spotters can live stream directly to their gang members inside. It's definitely happened before in various cities, such as when a whole block is trapping. There's no knowing the exact scale really. It's entirely possible that could have been a spot where people are picking up kilos. There could have been hundreds of kilos behind some of those doors. Sounds crazy almost but it happens more than people realize.
Why such a short opinion?
No need to add subtitles to the video....just use CC if you need subtitles.
OH SHIT. Late night upload. Let's gooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
Nice video…. Thanks for sharing!
Hi John I agree with you I don't like riding my bike in a group I'm a solo rider because you can explore more when you ride on your own
The streets love John Hicks.
How you ride your Surron depends on what riding background you have. John has a years of bicycle/bmx experience so background reflects how he rides his Surron. A dirt bike rider…etc. Myself, I have motorcycle background I ride the Surron like a motorcycle. A stock Surron can reach 35-45 mph+ which are motorcycle speeds. For me its 90% fun & 10% commute. You best believe I’m fully geared up when riding it.
You should put a go pro on your sur ron on the back of your bike
Vids are great gonna watch either way it’s just miss the good old bmx bike riding being a bmx rider myself but anyway much love brotha
youtube has subtitle option already
Compton of the 90s is long gone.
Great content today! You never know what you'll see in LA.
Love the content either way 👌
I vote to bring the subtitles back. Keep up the great content!
I really enjoyed this video, idk why but when there's 1080p-1440p instead of 1080p60-1440p60 the quality of the video is WAY better and runs smoother. Also, I'd suggest that you keep the subtitles off in my opinion. Keep em coming!
enjoying the News coverage bro 😉 😂
At around 20:27 were you said you don't wanna be in line of fire, that's probably why they were pointing at you.
I'm the same I'm just a lone rider on my e-bike I just ride around doing my own thing explaining my city and the Areas I used to live and thinking how small it looks to me now 😀
Perfect timing
Subtitles can be distracting. Closed caption is a better option because you can turn it on and off.
That Lady tho !! Ahahhaa “Pohhtaah Loh rateros habreng rápido beh “ AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAA🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
actually prefer without subtitles. but you do you either is fine :)
and tbh subs can add subs (from the hard of hearing and deaf). it will just take some time to get used to ^^
That looked like more than a dispensary raid
You should show fig btw. Hahaha
I’m follow for the surron content
love the vid
hood videos are nice but you need to hit some trails again was fun to whatch too, maybe la river or something
Great video, nice video and voice. What are you using for video and audio setup? Thanks for the great ride.
GG not getting shot 🤜🤛
Love the footage. L.A is always a good watch. Always exciting and I do not want to live there. I am a country boy and don’t want to live in a coty
Bruh last time I watched you was like 5 years ago when you did a bmx down hill
you should hit up surronster and do a collab that would be fire.
Subtitles can be put in by option by viewer lol
Unlicensed cannabis shop
The police might think you are live on youtube. They do not want the people inside to see them coming.
Thanks for Not adding the subtitles bro but I understand where ya coming from👊🏾
Does RUclips let you upload a separate SRT file, or anything like that, so the subs can be turned on and off by the user and not just superimposed over the video? Or do they only do the auto-generated voice to text translation idiocy?
Those LAPD units utilizing hybrid slick tops vehicles are specialized units like "gang units" they serve warrants and it's no big deal. There is so many illegal "weed" shops they assist vice many times and they are doing a great job in the city 2022. The reduction of illegal weed dispensaries is way down and I'm happy they are being closed. The crime, traffic and general traffic caused by illegal dispensaries brings down the quality of life for the residents in the areas.
Great video man!
Yo what camera app you using with that one finger zoom feature.
ngl i did not enjoy the subs that much on the video but it did not really affect much in the end tbh
also what mods are u gonna do to the sur-ron you should deffo get a bigger sprocket with a 72v batt but u would also need a BAC4000 or i think there is a 8000 one...
but if will give u more miles better speeds too
Hey John I need help I want to get a 20 inch BMX bike but idk if I’m to tall I’m 5’11 do u think I’m to tall or I’m alright?
nah bru ur good
get a size large frame
20.75 or 21 top tube length
exciting video !
big gas
Subtitles are a absolute must 👏
i like the sub titles
Were you near by silver lake
Cops want their donuts...
You need to go to the west coast is good in that part
You are looking ruff man time to get lined.
Man dangerous riding against traffic ouch, people don’t get pissed with u on sidewalk?
nice bro good job!
WEEEEEEEEED SHOP DOWN BAD LOL
The cops are laughing because they're all on overtime for standing around.
Have you done a vid going down fig
yessirr