Frozen Chicago Lakefront | Cycling from North Ave Beach to DuSable Harbor [4K]

Jan. 22, 2022 - As we enter the height of winter, the ice in Lake Michigan is starting to become more well-defined. I rode from North Avenue Beach to DuSable Harbor to get a good view of the lake. At the end of the video, you can see DuSable Harbor was mostly frozen over with a few ice fishermen out on the water. It's always a strange sight to see them out fishing downtown in the winter.
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[@michaelmarkowski8521]

Thanks for taking us along for the ride…

[@MarioLorenzo]

That's awesome. Once you get about a minute into the ride, is that ice or salts on the paved path? If it's salts, do you need to do maintenance to keep bike parts from rusting?

[@chicagobybike]

That’s all salt! It’s pretty insane how much salt we use in Chicago. It’s horrible for the environment but it definitely does a good job de-icing the roads. I usually clean my bikes once at the end of the winter. I haven’t had a problem yet but they’re durable Dutch bikes so a little bit of rust is probably ok.

[@umahmii]

@@chicagobybike where did you get a Dutch bike?

[@mollynv]

Where'd you get your Dutch bike? In Chicago?

[@chicagobybike]

Yeah I got it in Chicago. There’s a shop here called JC Lind that specializes in Dutch bikes.