You did an excellent job summarizing Chicago’s lakefront.
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
Ай бұрын
Thank You! 😊
@marcchapman6812
Жыл бұрын
As a Chicagoan, this it's very funny seeing this stuff from an outsider's perspective :)
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! I had fun in your city!
@rcranes2227
2 жыл бұрын
Chicago is a perennially underappreciated city. I lived there while I was in college and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a great city to be young and stupid, and it's not a bad city to try to raise a young family in after you're done being young and stupid. That being said, there's attitude differences between the Midwest and the west coast that I would miss. The food scene, the running scene, the outdoorsy scene are things that really appeal to me in Portland. Chicago has outlets for all of these things but not as rich as Portland. I think after a few years of living in the Midwest I felt like I wanted to be somewhere where people are a little more adventurous. Midwesterners are great, but they're a little too comfortable with the familiar, and there's only so many conversations about The Bears, the Packers, cheese curds, or watery beers you can have before you want to strike out someplace else. Anyway, thanks for the run down memory lane. I once ran up that waterfront trail from downtown Chicago to the northwestern campus after dropping off a friend at a train station. Good times.
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment! I love hearing from people who've actually lived in the city!
@rcranes2227
2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't not comment. You made me kind of miss it!
@neilbarnish6964
Ай бұрын
Glad I spent 20 minutes watching this. Your commentary is honest and enjoyable to listen to. As someone who grew up somewhere else, I was very happy to discover how bikeable most of Chicagoland is. As someone else mentioned we have plenty of hilly singletrack outside the city. No mountains but enough to get your heart rate up. Chicago in the spring, summer and fall might be the best city of them all. Winter, oooof no... But if the singletrack is frozen solid, it's bearable.
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
Ай бұрын
I looooove riding frozen single track!
@colincbass414
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Portland but spend my summers in Chicago. Palos Forest preserve has 20+ miles of wonderful single track and isn’t far from downtown. Of course the urban biking and Lakefront trail is incredible too!
@colincbass414
2 жыл бұрын
Another thing- the biking infrastructure is wonderful in Chicago. I also feel comfortable riding 24 hrs a day here. Night time is the best time to ride here. The lakefront trail is lit well and beautiful at night. I wouldn’t ride after dark in the Portland suburbs!
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
2 жыл бұрын
I was really hoping to get farther out of the downtown, but ran out of time. Good to hear there’s single track as well! And I agree about Portland after dark. It’s gotten scary! I used to ride around Portland in the middle of the night without thinking twice, but not anymore. 😞
@robinrussell7965
Жыл бұрын
I love biking in Chicago! But we have a 40 mile bike trail in Los Angeles, San Gabriel River Trail. And there are more longer bike trails. But the Chicago lakefront is more beautiful.
@baberham_lincoln
Жыл бұрын
Cool video, man. I'm a year-round cyclist in Chicago and I'm glad you were able to enjoy this town. What you said is true. If anyone plans on visiting here to bike around, a road bike will do just fine. And yeah, we're rife with bike lanes throughout the city! If you come around again, I highly recommend checking out the various neighborhoods. Looks like you were able to see a bit of Lincoln Park, Old Town, and the Loop. I laughed at what you said about Michigan Ave. I love riding that shit and the chaotic traffic. But I used to be a bike messenger, so maybe those urges will never really leave me. Also, too bad you weren't able to ride the north end of the trail. It gets super mellow and the scenery is fantastic. And be sure to check out the North Branch Trail if you're ever in town again. Take care, buddy.
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
Жыл бұрын
Nice! Yeah, I used to ride pretty aggressively in Portland back in college, but the streets are narrower and the blocks are shorter here. Anyhow, Chicago is a pretty neat city! I’m not sure I’d be intrepid enough to bike there year round, though!
@anthonycoleman1557
2 ай бұрын
The place where the "party boats" were located is called The Playpen. The boats line up next to each other people party and jump from boat to boat.
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
2 ай бұрын
That’s awesome.
@beaniemac
4 ай бұрын
I have a car, but have biked in the city for well over a decadde and just purchased my first new bike in well over 10 years.
@NavigatedChaos
11 ай бұрын
It's crazy to me that you went to Chicago and rode on the sidewalk in areas. I took a right when I was there, went up a hill and was surrounded by cars on the highway, to get to the park.
@timv6715
25 күн бұрын
Nice job. Chicago also has a couple hundred miles of trails in the forest preserves that are all accessible by Metra train. I would rate Chicago almost up there with Minneapolis and perhaps Portland for both leisure and commuter biking. It doesn’t get the recognition that it deserves.
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
15 күн бұрын
Good info! I'd agree that Chicago does not get the recognition it deserves.
@mrvwbug4423
2 жыл бұрын
It actually seems safer than PDX now. Now in PDX it's "don't go anywhere after dark and don't go south of Burnside even during the day"
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
2 жыл бұрын
That was my feeling. It wasn’t nearly as skeezy as Portland has become.
@Patrickjohnphotography
2 ай бұрын
Great video! Loved the map, but please point out that you stopped halfway north on the bike path. It goes for miles! Come visit and try it!
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
2 ай бұрын
I thought I mentioned that… I’ll have to come back some time and ride the rest of it. I also want to try the jetski rental.
@jbucky1678
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I lived in Portland for 3 years, moved to Chicago (Wicker Park area) for 3 and back to Portland for 6 or 7. On the daily as a bike commuter the big thing I notice is that the rules are clearer for cyclists and cars, there is less ambiguity and maybe because of the bike messenger culture that is / was? still there. Cars seemed to know what to do as did cyclists and they co existed without being d8cks. I did find that to be expected it's hard to escape the city for a long roadie ride and also difficult for good trail riding that we are so used to close to Portland / Hood River / Mount Hood area.
@derbywinner6316
Жыл бұрын
I ride this lakeshore in the early 2000’s when I live there ❤️ Chicago still I do have the paper bicycle map of the city 😊
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
Жыл бұрын
Cool! Chicago was a lot of fun!
@clisby
Жыл бұрын
Chicago has a naked bike ride too
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
Жыл бұрын
Yet another reason to love Chicago!
@7GtwNYkHYs
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@agnesk864
21 күн бұрын
This monument is called "Agora" by Polish sculptor and has nothing to do with American-African history!
@nicoj3660
8 ай бұрын
Love it
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
8 ай бұрын
Thank You!
@Patrickjohnphotography
2 ай бұрын
The Playboy mansion was a few blocks from Oak St Beach. In the 80-90's it was THE place to see attractive people FYI
@101southsideboy
Жыл бұрын
there is also a bike Rental shop at Navy Peir and a number of bike rental stations thru out the city ( those 2 blue bikes at 8:38)
@79antigua
10 ай бұрын
Buckingham Foutain
@alarm35m
Жыл бұрын
Lol, that was Lincoln Park not Mid-North. Never even heard of that name.
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
Жыл бұрын
If I had a goddamned dollar for every time I've heard some ignoramus from the Midwest mispronounce "Oregon" I could quit my day job and spend the extra time figuring out exactly how to talk about every part of your city without making you scoff. FFS, dude, I wasn't trying to name a neighborhood, just a general area. No one from outside Chicago knows where the hell Lincoln Park is. Get over yourself.
@CheongYinChu
7 ай бұрын
Is downtown Chicago bike friendly?
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
7 ай бұрын
I felt like everything but Michigan Avenue was bike friendly. In some ways, it's actually more bike friendly than my hometown of Portland, OR because there aren't any hills!
@CheongYinChu
7 ай бұрын
That's amazing, because I visited Portland and I thought it was very bike friendly already. @@VoiceOverTrailReviews
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
7 ай бұрын
@@CheongYinChu For sure! Now, keep in mind I've never seen Chicago in the Winter, so I only saw the good side.
@beaniemac
4 ай бұрын
just like being on an exprewssway, bikes are NOT permitted on michigan ave.
@VoiceOverTrailReviews
4 ай бұрын
I didn't realize it was an actual statute, but I don't know why anyone who values their life would even want to try.
@JimEnger
Ай бұрын
@VoiceOverTrailReviews There is no such law or ordinance and plenty of people ride bicycles on Michigan Avenue. The speed limit is 30 mph. I was a bike messenger in Chicago for 3 years. I quit in 2007. I still ride downtown to visit with messenger friends.
@gooseplays1695
2 жыл бұрын
🤔
@hubchicago6961
Жыл бұрын
I usually go from the north part into the city. The north side is the better than the south side.
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