I Rode The 'WORST' City For Bikes-Dallas, Texas
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Actually hard to find cities not building out
You bought the Oat milk!
There was a trail work day out at that specific jump park the day before this video was uploaded.
Next time: 7am & 5pm commutes, with the kids in tow!
seth you need the new gline brompton
Seth's conversion into becoming half of an urbanist cycling channel has been fun for me. Excited for more of this!
He always rode street. Some of his earliest videos show it
it's good because he's the biggest MTB channel and a lot of MTBers seem to only be bikers when they are on the mountain.
I mean, duhhh. @@tezpokemonmaster
@@xColter you know what I mean. They have a car that moves their downhill bikes and don't use bikes otherwise
It’s a turn back to the old Seth. The one that makes fun of scooter kids at the skatepark.
Wish I would have known you were making this video. I am the last working bike messenger in downtown Dallas. Would have loved to give you a tour. Drop a line if you ever make it back this way.
Damn . It’s died that much? I never worked in Dallas but I knew a few of the guys in the early 00’s, and ended up working in New York many years later. I left Dallas in 06 though, so a lot has changed.
When I started in 2016 there were 3 of us. The other 2 were OGs from the late 90's and have since retired. Aside from a few Jimmy John's guys, it's just me. The last paper courier. Basically just do court runs these days. I'll most likely hang it up in the next year or so and just focus on my photography.
Not sure how true that is... lol
There 2 different guys that run documents for our office, so unless your name is Paublo or squeeky, There are definitely a few more. 😅
I take the DART all the way in from Plano and last week I was talking to a downtown restaurant owner. He saw my e-bike and was really interested in buying some for his delivery people. Hoping we get change soon
@@mikayla_collie 🤣🤣🤣
Dude! I wish I knew you were coming. The cycling community here is HUGE! A group I co-started nearly 10 years ago has over 1,000 members now. There are "strategic" routes in and around the city, as well as bike friendly watering holes, and plenty more taco joints. You rode right by our group's home base, the Cold Beer Company, as you were heading into Deep Ellum. You definitely need a guided tour... lots of cool routes and stuff to see you would never find on a first ride through Big D. Hopefully you'll give Dallas another chance...
Correct, the Dallas bike community is HUGE here!!!
do ya'll got a website? i am interested in taking up biking and live in Dallas.
Please share information about your group
would love to come with my Velo Orange Neutrino and explore and meet some of your fellows.
This is why I see so many folding bikes and mini bikes in Boston--its easier to carry them over weird barriers or make your way on the sidewalk with a smaller form factor. Its really cool to see the recent updates in Dallas' bike infrastructure! Looking forward to seeing even more improvements.
Do you know what bike Scott was ridding?
Bromptons are specifically designed to fit onto the luggage racks of UK trains, negating the need for a bike reservation. So they will fit on a lot of public transit.
@@mrsuperduper123 Kyoot Itty Bitty
Boston brompton owner. Wouldn't trade it
That was me and Tank (the little Frenchman doing his Frenchie thing!) Cool
Love how these two guys get together with their bikes, and it brings out the kid in each other. Cruising down the roads, spotting walls and jumps (which they are drawn to like a magnet), and having fun.
It’s how some of us middle aged dads feel young still but we heal a lot slower from falls😢
“Lane use, as far right as possible” That’s just a dangerous directive for starters. Encouraging risky and close overtakes. Very different to guidance in the Highway Code over here in the uk.
I agree. To force a car to go around a cyclist in the same lane is a recipe for disaster.
@@SethsBikeHacks same thing in Germany but our infrastructure is so different and the same would be for the drivers on the road I guess.
It's why I ride in the center of the lane when there is no bike lane or an inadequate shoulder.
I always knew Texans were right leaning, but as far right as possible? That's reserved for the new wave republicans like MTG😅
@@Durwood71You better get the hell out of the way when car traffic approaches.
I spent 5 years in Dallas and while it's not the most commuter friendly there's definitely a strong recreational bike culture there. DORBA gets funding which goes directly to the local trail builders to cover the cost of tools and equipment rentals and it means there's some pretty sick spots in the metro area. A lot of the newer suburbs have top tier skate parks and they just keep building more because people are using them. Frisco even hosts an annual bmx jam with local businesses sponsoring and everything.
I wish DORBA had more funding from outside sources. Most is from membership, but we’re getting there!
I wish they had more races at Sister Grove. @@richardwhite9736
Shout out to DORBA. Moving to Northern California really showed me Dallas has some of the best cross country riding in the US. Miss rowlette creek every day.
I love DoRBa. Trail crew since 1998
Seth, you should go travel to the Netherlands for getting a reference of good city biking infrastructure 😊
i don’t think riding the best infrastructure is his goal 🫡
@@winterwatson6437 well if you want a true comparison you need a baseline?
Montreal is okay too
Maybe go to the highest rated city in the US. Don’t want to get too greedy comparing to the Netherlands
Yeah, the last thing we need is somebody saying "Just move to the Netherlands" like Not Just Bikes. There are some great North American cites for cycling. Like Brooklyn or Minneapolis.
Dallas bike commuter here. You hit Katy, Santa Fe, and White Rock, plus SMU and downtown. All very bikeable. Best taco? Gotta be the carnitas at Fuel City.
The knock on Dallas commuting is the lack of much needed hygiene amenities at the office. 100 degree summers make for sweaty arrivals. It’s rare to find women bike commuters who can manage the make-up melting heat. And Dallas isn’t home to some hippy-dippy ponytail and baseball hat wearing workforce. The lack of female adoption of bike commuting culture is what knocks the city down in the rankings. The trail system is extensive and quite nice for weekend fun rides. However finding a workplace that has secure bike storage, a shower, a locker room , and a place to get dolled up for work is the real challenge. Because wearing your bike clothes all day is just gross in this climate for most of the year.
That cop didn’t say anything cause he was dumbfounded, never having seen a bicycle before irl.
So surreal watching this. I work a few blocks from the eyeball. Im an avid biker, i recognized basically everywhere you went.
The best thing for bike commuters is to live/work near the train lines and ride to/from stations. This is feasible for an incredibly narrow percentage of residents.
To be honest, i almost always ride sidewalks and if not, im in the center of the lane. legality be damned, im staying pretty safe.
BUT my wife wont ride without me and even with me navigating the roads and crossings, shes always nervous.
Great vid, thanks dude!
You are doing it right:
Sidewalks are OK for
> This is feasible for an incredibly narrow percentage of residents.
*Very* narrow. I work nearby-ish some of the filming locations and absolutely cannot afford to live nearby. And the case for moving is marginal - property near transit is either expensive or not worth moving to, and there's the high probability one's work situation will change and you're back to commuting in the car.
@@nullinterface2077 I lived right across from the Yellow Line when I was in Irving, and could easily get on the train (the station was literally 100 feet from my apartment). I had the Campion trail right across the street (Riverside) as well, so for biking it was not too bad.
Do you know where those jumps are?
Dude the wallet thing was so relatable to me. I've "lost" my wallet and caused hours of worry for multiple people so many times. I always feel like such a moron!
Put an airtag in it, problem solved (or equivalent android locator)
@@darekmistrz4364 they even make credit card sized airtags (or airtag-equivalents) that you can put in your wallet. it's saved me so much stress to be able to check my phone and know that my wallet is travelling with me. i don't need to care what pocket or bag it's in.
I "lost" my wallet-or got pick pocketed-in Porto Portugal last month. Credit cards were simple to replace, and I was with my wife and daughter, they had access to credit. I had my passport but I still don't have my permanent CO driver's license but have a temp after waiting two weeks for an appointment at DMV. What a PITA!
Been there - done that... a couple of times 😬
@@darekmistrz4364 Bro its crazy to me people dont do this more often. They're cheap especialy considering how much time you save when you are looking for keys/wallet. People carry a lot of sensitive information in their wallet and dont put a tracker on like thats soo crazy to me.
Thank you for coming to dallas. Living here all my life. It is finally nice to see DORBA MTB is growing and keeping trails clean. And the growing infrastructure for bikes in the city.
Glad you found the jumpline at DORBA Creekside. Its DORBAs newest trail and has only been there for about a year. It is great having a jump line right in the middle of the city.
Coicidentally, DORBA had a work day there yesterday, so the capsule may already be found.
It was still there, you are right tho it was just cleaned
His video was filmed the week of Dorba's Judgment Day challenge (10 trails, 2 wheels, 100/70 miles). I saw him post something about being in Dallas on another social media and invited him to meet up at one of the 10 trails, but he must have had to fly out that Saturday.
@@r28a New challenge unlocked: Get Seth to ride Judgement Day. Seeing the 100 mile stem cap on the Brompton would be epic.
Don’t waste your time looking, Dallas folks…it was gone 30 mins after the video posted.
Seth, I have ADHD and misplace things so often, it is frustrating and I really love how you handled it today. Thanks for always making me smile. Luna is still doing well, she is SIX (!) now! We had the chance to meet you at the mountain bike park near Asheville back in 2018 camping! Luna got to see the inside of your van at the time, and I shared a beer. They are seriously fond memories of mine.
Hope all is well! - Lauren and Luna
AirTags are such a lifesaver they have been fantastic for me as I misplace stuff too
As a former floridian, lived in Miami for 10 years moved to Dallas 7 years ago, I can tell you that it was shocking how scary riding here in Dallas was but now, every city is building bike lanes. My city, Addison is trying out a new infrastructure for bike lanes which I truly love as a runner / cyclist. Frisco is also in another level when it comes to cycling
I moved out of Dallas after almost 50 years partially due to the biking infrastructure. The mountain bike scene is much larger than you can imagine however, getting anywhere around the city is impossible. I was hit by a car about 20 years ago, so my family no longer allows me to ride on the street And the heat most of the year with the combination of Rain and Clay soils limits the amount of mountain biking you can do. I’m in Greenville, South Carolina and spend all my time riding in West North Carolina now I couldn’t be happier. I’ll see you on the trails.
dont forget if it aint hot its cold af and windy
IT'S SCOTT!!! OG's remember him from one of the older videos. It's so cool seeing him back!
Thanks for stopping in, Seth! See you out there!🚲
I swear no one has used and abused their Brompton as Seth has, well, no one that's documented anyways. I'm thoroughly impressed by the durability and reliability of the foldable bike thus far!
Seth has been one of the best advertisements that Brompton could hope for.
Thank you so much for the gear Seth! Putting it all to good use
You found the cam?
@@Marveliconhe's the one who found the last box
@@Marveliconnope.
Hey Seth! If you see this… when using a new white board you can use a sharpie on it. It won’t rub off in your bag or basket. Later when you want to clean it. Just simply go over the sharpie with a dry erase marker and it will come right off clean. The key to this is starting with a white board that is on the newer side.
I haven't lived in Dallas in almost 30 years...but it's nice to see they have made some biking improvements! Next time through town...check out what Plano has to offer. I'm not a biker (although I do have one). Plano has over 90 miles of walking trails, on most of which you can bike as well as some off road bike trails. I believe some of the trails are connected with surrounding cities too.
"Are you that 'yoo-toober'?" haha that's an awesome run in
Loving this series! Makes me appreciate my little MN town's bike infrastructure a lot more, and gives me a little more confidence about riding alongside cars when I need to.
Keep it up!
Thank you, Seth, for showing me what a Brompton is capable of.
In my case, I could never pull off your tricks, but I’ve definitely learned from you that I can “push it further,” and it’s been very educational… hahaha
Love this sort of video. They are undoubtably doing a lot to help move the needle with regards to increasing bike infrastructure everywhere.
Welcome to Dallas. Our street cycling socks. We are building a decent collection of dedicated trails... but it is taking time. White Rock has a good trail system that spreads out from it.
I lived in Far North Dallas - 17 miles from downtown - and it is possible to get to White Rock Lake Park and downtown on trails and lightly travelled sidestreets. It took a while to figure out, but it is doable.
The north suburbs, on the other hand, are mostly horrible for bikes
At 21:32, despite having over a decade of filming experience, Seth still HAD to say "here he comes" while filming Scott's jump because he's a parent holding a camera. 😄
I love you so much. So many bike channels are just rage bait or extremely condescending. As someone who’s just interested in infrastructure across the country I love your videos
I’m from Dallas and I ride my bike all the time. I can’t believe I missed you. I ride around white rock lake a lot and a lot of other places that you rode. Hope you enjoy your stay in the heart of Texas!
We do not care😊
@ hi bby miss you so much
@ get on bo6
@ get on bo6 now or else 😈
Out of context but few months ago i actually stumbled in a Brompton shop after seeing your video and i could actually see why people love them and spend all of that money: i chatted a bit with the employees and they were super helpful, the bikes feel and look solid and premium and the world of accessories is infinite.
"It looks like a Jawa Sandcrawler"
RoboCop: "Dead or alive you are coming with me!"
Your "dirt diaries" video with Scott, was one of my all time favourite videos. Great to see him. Keep up the awesome content.
Love seeing all the great comments here about the incredible work by DORBA and FWMBA. There is also a thriving road scene for people not into dirt.
I grew up in Dallas and I bike commute every time I go back there. I live pretty close to the Katy Trail and Mockingbird Station so it's pretty nice to bike commute to things nearby. Way better than when I was a kid. The trail networks is pretty decent and the neighborhood streets are nice as long as you avoid the stroads...but crossing a stroad is a pain.
Channels only focus on urban/metro areas. Come to a small town or suburb in the south. Bike lanes are completely nonexistent.
The Katy Trail is great in the middle of the day but hit it after 5 or the weekends, it is worse than riding on the road. The younger people are out there strutting around like peacocks showing off with ear buds in and completely oblivious to anything else going on. Take the Katy out to White Rock Lake and there’s a great loop out there.
There is work occurring right now that will ultimately connect many of the suburbs into a large loop around Dallas that will connect paved trails and some MTB trails.
Glad you found the jump park! So overgrown now.
Agree, that was some of the emptiest I’ve ever seen Katy trail. 5 pm on a weekday is usually packed
Then ride around them. You're the one with the bike it's your responsibility to ensure you don't hit someone.
@@Rust_Rust_Rustreally? It’s only on the cyclist to ensure the safety of everyone on the Katy Trail? I’m guessing you don’t know about a cyclist who got killed by a pedestrian on the Katy Trail? Pedestrian had ear buds in and the cyclist was repeatedly yelling out “bike behind you” and nothing. The cyclist was braking and moving as far over as possible to avoid the pedestrian, who was oblivious, and as the cyclist got up to the pedestrian (with plenty of room on one side) the pedestrian turned left right infront of the cyclist. He died later and the police found the pedestrian responsible for the collision. I’ve ridden the trail well over 40 times and it was sketchy 70% of the time but not as sketchy as trying to ride on the main thoroughfares through that area.
Stop expecting the cyclists to be the only ones being safe while pedestrians and drivers aren’t expected to. I know my own safety comes first but it’s also nice if people actually paid attention!
1:07 is also the omnicorp building from robocop
I highly recommend if you get the chance to stay in Dallas for a few days to take the time and tour all of the MTB trails that DORBA has built in the DFW area. Having moved from northern South Carolina and riding NC and SC trails I was pleasantly surprised with the technicality of the trails they have built here.
The beautiful enthusiasm of bike riding with friends is splendidly expressed in this professionally wrought video. In this crumbly old world pure joy is hard to come by without alcohol :)
I live in the neighboring city of Fort Worth which is better endowed in many ways with pro-cycling support by our City Council. To see Dallas go the (for them) extra mile to carve out bike lanes is nothing short of miraculous. So many health issues might well vanish if more accessibility for cyclists were considered by budget managers. I'm 77 years old and feel like I'm 18. I doubt this would be the case without my 2 wheel ticket to eternal youth. Kudos and gratitude for your channel and THIS video especially!
How is the smog in Dallas?
(It was not great, when I was a kid...)
Denver was a "clean air city" 20yrs ago, but the huge increase in traffic has drastically overwhelmed such measures, with air quality Poor or Severe quite often.
Right about the time bicycle infrastructure has begun connecting the metro area end to end, smog is making it unhealthy to ride. 🤬
I'm hoping this isn't happening in every major metro area?!?
I can relate to the wallet fiasco. I lose stuff all the time because I put things in “special” places that make perfect sense at the time, but I always forget to make a mental note about it.
i felt this comment in my bones
Ah, but _which_ bone?
(I can never quite put my finger on it...)
Whenever you’re in Texas it’s the drivers u have to watch out for.
According to Geico their the most dangerous drivers in the country
And I tend to agree
as a fellow LI Degen who fled for the South (CLT) I am digging the LI references and can relate. We did have some of the best riding spots growing up both track, jumps and urban and it made for a great childhood. A lot of us are now in our 40's and still ride to this day. It never leaves the system.
Visited Dallas last year and was pleasantly surprised with bike infrastructure, went in expecting the worst. My favorite was the Trinity Skyline Trail, was a hidden gem for me!
In the DFW area suburbs like McKinney have great bicycle trails and interconnected parks. There's also excellent mountain biking trails like Erwin Park. E-bikes are starting to be popular for neighborhoods - and if you work from home and your neighborhood is beside a shopping area you can get away with barely any driving. But for longer distances, driving or transit (if closer to Dallas) is the only feasible option. As they say everything is bigger in Texas and the distance and time it takes to get places is greater than most cities if you're not in a car that can go 70-80 mph. Even if everything was perfectly bike friendly the vast spaces would be a factor.
I live in uptown Dallas and work on Houston street next to the overpass at 5:14, I take that protected bike lane every single day to work and it makes me laugh that I'm not the only one that understands the hardships of that stupid puddle in the bike lane next to the AAC that almost took you out
Really love seeing a folding bike like the brompton taken to the limits of what it can do
Sante Fe Trail to White Rock Lake for the win
I'm so glad Scott keeps coming back to the channel!
0:58 this is the building from the movie Robocop
Sure is.
Window washing costs much more because of the angle of the windows.
I've been watching these videos because I've been wanting to use my bike more for ordinary commuting and stuff and these videos are helping me feel more comfortable and even excited to get started again. After this video in particular, I feel a little excited actually to start exploring my city by bike.
I just got my bike back from someone I lent it to like 10 years ago. I got it to a bike shop to make it rideable again (which it turned out it didn't need much - just a new chain and adjustment on the breaks and some fresh goo in the tubes). Obtained a bike lock and helmet. Gonna go on my first errand by bike since I was a kid tomorrow.
You are a brave man. I have lived here my whole life and never had enough of a death wish to ride my bike in dallas
For the record it's the hostile drivers that make biking so dangerous here
@@DeadHeroRob Haha yeah angry hostile stupid drivers, i have experienced this every day in Ingolstadt Germany. Not only hostile to cyclists also pulling stupid dangerous stunts on each other just the same. Also the same bicycle infrastructure and even sidewalks that start and end with no rhyme or reason. Bus was the only public transit and it's borderline unusable, since they only go twice an hour and the only interchange is at the central bus station, so every trip takes more than an hour, plus there are no express bus routes they're all slow and squirrelly.
This is not very typical of Germany, most of the rest has fairly chill drivers.
@@DeadHeroRobyea there are a lot of idiots who refuse to understand bicycles are vehicles, until they're in court for vehicular man slaughter 😂
@@sixpest i would prefer to not be slaughtered lol. i will stick with dirt and bike trials in the dfw for the time being.
White Rock Lake and it's trail in Dallas is some of the best cycling I have ever done.
Warning: don't do jumps or drops on an older type Brompton, if you don't want an instant trip to the hospital. On older types the rear triangle is NOT locked and will swing under the bike when jumping.
Honestly, definitely the best Insta360 promo video I've ever seen. You killed it and somehow even made Dallas a place I wouldn't mind cruising on two wheels! 🤙
Make sure and hit some MTB trails next time you visit DORBA and FWMBA both have awesome trails that range from easy to techy and we even have some cool drops and jumps here and there. Over 30 trails to choose from!
Second that! Come out on a sesh with us to North Shore!
@@Torqueyeel am in Dallas area where is that jump line looks like a good place to learn
@@bobgomez1404 creekside park!
@@Maxdd7 thanks man spend like hour looking for it we’ll have to check out just a beginner trying to learn how to jump
Im pretty sure that the city hall building was used as the OCP Building in the 1985 Robocop movie. Its so unique
My city (Charlotte, NC) has a bicycle scavenger hunt event like this today! It is called Biketoberfest and is organized by a Nonprofit, Sustain Charlotte. If I don't see you there I hope you come next year!
absolutely love these videos. i think it could be so cool if you visited local bike shops and small businesses in these types of videos too!
Well, if last week was anything to go by, the heat itself makes Dallas unbikeable.
And how is the _air???_ The air quality in Dallas was _terrible_ when I was a kid, while smog control measures were making very noticeable improvements in Denver's air quality... but nowadays, the Denver area has _way_ more cars, such that the air is worse than ever. Riding on Poor & Severe air days, is both unhealthy & very common.
So, I have to wonder, what's the air quality like when riding around the Dallas area, these days?
13:20 This is actually the newest bike trail called Creekside. It’s the first new trail opened inside the city of Dallas in decades. Hella fun
That wallet "problem" is too real. Happened to me multiple times x)
Loved the format and feel of this video.
16:15 You can travel domestically without any ID. You just need to show up early, let TSA know, and be ready to answer a lot of questions.
What you do on that Brompton amazes me. It is so cool you get ride time with a good buddy
Dude, my mom lives near Dallas. (Grapevine). There are cool trails around the lake. And the coolest bike Shop I have visited. Mad Duck is a must visit if you are a tourist looking for advice on the local trails.
Was Scott talking about Phil the owner of Kyoot? I got one about six months ago and it's been so much fun. It rides really big without the twitchiness most minivelos have, takes wide tires, and you can throw it in a tiny hatchback without taking a wheel off.
Phil was extremely friendly and helpful with all my questions and it's sort of incredible to talk to the person putting your bike together with their own hands and also happens to own and run the whole company.
It's gucci compared to a bike-store bike, but it's pretty affordable for a cool weird pretty-much-bespoke vehicle. I don't think i've ridden it a single time without it starting a conversation or getting some love from passersby.
That city hall building was the headquarters in Robocop. The bottom of it, anyway.
For future reference, you can sometimes get through airport security without an ID if you show up early enough. They do have alternative ID verification methods, but they are slow.
Jawa sandcrawler or the corporate headquarters of Omni Consumer Products in Robocop?!!
For real how was that missed?!
Thank you for showing for showing Dallas some love ❤
Goes to dallas and proceeds to visit the most generic bike shop, the worst trail, and the worst tacos in town.
Didn't do the city justice.
Yeah, I hoped he would have visited a locally owned bike shop instead.
Love that Kyoot Itty Bitty. I got the chance to ride a friend's a couple weekends ago, and the feel of riding it is really excellent. Quite stable, but also quite easy to pick the front wheel up if you're feeling a little spicy. It's really tempting me now...
Please tell me you came to Fort Worth while you were here. We have 100+ miles of paved/gravel paths...you can ride to Gateway MTB trail and almost to Sansom (the gnarliest trail in DFW)...
And I used to live Downtown Dallas and was hit by a car WALKING.
*+1*
I've been hit by a car/truck while driving, while parked, while walking, while riding (so many times!?), & none of them were experiences I'd recommend to a friend.
Since I'd like to see a lot more of these videos, mixing some more primo riding situations in with the deadly stuff, sounds like a great idea!
Dude I grew up biking downtown dallas. It's great fun. No problemo at all... People are stupid no matter where you ride so watch your back, and it is great.
Its incredible how unlivable some American cities are. I mean seriously, look at that city hall. this place is built for anything but humans to be around. Its basically a dead space created so that you have something to cross to get into the next building. Why would you do that?
I loved the rural US, but this part of american culture I dont understand. It almost felt like everywhere americans built, the focus on making the place as terrible of an experience as possible. Shoppingmalls with huge parkinglots, cities with zero vegetation, huge empty spaces to cross, that in summer get so hot that you literally wish for a tunnel to cross from one building to another. Seriously guys, life does now have to be like that...
The number of small US towns with crumbling residential streets 50 feet wide, absolutely amazes me: Who sold them that idea? How did they think upkeep would be paid for?
With the amount some towns spend to maintain massively overbuilt roads, they could have free municipally owned & operated trolley rails! 🤦
Public spending on empty spaces, should focus on _green_ spaces! So many huge pointless plazas with no one in them because _there's no reason to be there._ Grandiose for the sake of appearances just looks creepy & wasteful, when there's no use for it.
To emphasize the point you made, dallas city hall was used as "OCP headquarters" in the 1st robocop and Dallas was used as a future crime-ridden Detroit in a lot of scenes
That's a deep cut, underscoring how far back the reputation goes!
From Dallas here. I had a history teacher once say that America never moved past the 20th century, and I happen to think that’s the most accurate way of describing the issue. People using the problem solving methods of 50 years ago on places of today. We blow an awful lot of buildings up in Dallas. Texas stadium, valley view, Dr Pepper HQ, the historic YMCA.
Dallas doesn’t know what city it wants to be, and the residents pay for that fact.
@@danielkaster2648 I guess the american Ultra-Capitalism also plays a role. While european cities historically are organically grown, driven by small businesses and medium sized companies, US cities are driven by billion dollar investments, which makes their growth closer to the soviet gigantism then to an organically grown city, built by the people, for the people.
However, that is something that in my experience, no american will ever dare to question ;)
I live next to the White Rock Lake trail and use it to commute all the time. The suburbs are definitely less cycling-hostile than downtown. For me, the biggest challenge is lack of shade in the summer. As far as infrastructure goes, my only serious complaint is lack of connectivity.
i love these videos. please keep making these and make it a series
Imagine my surprise when I discover this channel via a video about my city, only to also find out a friend of mine is the bike shop employee you interviewed. Completely unexpected. Love your work!
You need to be asking yourself if you would be willing to bike with your kid. Either on their own bike or the cargo bike.
That's the level of safety we should be looking for. Can your kid ride to school, or you ride with them.
💯 *^This.*
Audiholes need to get fines and jail time to cut out the negative behavior.
I did the maintenance on that trail the past two days and worked around the camera hahaha.
Congrats to whoever found it.
You didn't know it was there?
I used to live in Dallas. I fucking hate that place
Downtown is ass
Somehow it was always 5pm on a weekday, when I neared downtown Dallas!?
My _earliest_ memory of Dallas, is getting out of the family car, to walk to a highway exit, walk to a gas station, pee in their restroom, then walk up the highway entrance, & _wait for the family car to catch up._ That was in the *'80s.*
Last time I was in TX, the loop _around_ Dallas was packed at mid-day, & I-35 thru Austin had become a daily gridlock... I can't imagine driving in that on a regular basis!
Thank goodness for bicycles
I have lived in Plano (outside Dallas) for 20y. I've been actively biking here for the past 6y. The "connected" part is probably the worst. The other issues you mentioned can be overcome with knowledge and experience. But nothing in your head can overcome the trail ending abruptly and not connecting to the "next thing". LOVE you coming to DFW.
What brand of bike does his friend have?? Looks awesome
Kyoot
If the US is anything like the UK regarding cycle lanes, the local council gets tax relief for adding cycling lanes and signs. The only problem is, they put them in random unnecessary locations or in places that pedestrians don't understand it makes cycling legal. My local town has a cycle lane that goes the wrong way up a oneway, half pedestrianised street. No buses or cars give space for bicycles coming towards them and squeeze you into the curb and at the same time pedestrians walk off the curb directly in front of you.
Dallas isn’t a place you move to for outdoor adventures. It’s hot and flat with no mountains or lakes
there’s like 8 large lakes in the DFW area
Katy Trail is nice to cruise up and down but it's very popular with walkers and joggers so I wouldn't recommend it unless you like weaving. It also has a speed limit of 10mph because a pedestrian stepped infront of a cyclist and died a few years back. Funny to see you riding all these spots that I ride all the time.
Should have done this in July or August to find out just how unbikeable it is here
People used to live in DFW without air-conditioning. Farmers and ranchers worked outdoors to earn a living. Students sat in non-conditioned classrooms. Pedestrians walked around without air-conditioning.
Wild seeing so many of the trails and roads I ride all the time on your channel! There were several spots that I noticed I know of better ways of connecting - but overall you seemed to get a great tour of the bikeable parts of the city. Lots of other stuff you didn’t see too!
Wasn't city hall also used in 'Robocop?'
Correct.
I’m very excited that you are making videos about these subjects! Cycling is much more than driving your mountain bike in your car to a bike park. Sadly cycling is still covered in the media mostly as a competitive sport (the Tour de France is not helping…), when cycling is also a way of getting somewhere, a way of discovering new places just for the pleasure as well as a way of staying fit! Even in London where I live, which is not even comparable to the state of what is shown in this video, I get a lot of ”Oh I would never cycle in London”, when I say I’m commuting on my bike (A Brompton BTW ;)). Thank you very much for using your popularity to spread awareness about cycling, and how it is one of the many ways we can make our cities more liveable, inclusive, sustainable, financially viable, all while helping slow down climate change! Thumbs up for Seth!
This is so comparable to Raleigh nc in many ways because Raleigh is one of the most car dependent cities yet it has over a hundred miles of paved trails that all connect to the downtown in a big circle. You should definitely check it out!
This Kyoot bike look like a blast to ride! I've been riding Brompton for several years now, but this look like a very robust yet playful little ride!
Awesome video Seth! Really glad to see you using and enjoying that Brompton! I'm on my third Brompton in about six years. Really love the bikes! Pretty excited to try out that new G line!
This gives me old Seth’s bike hacks Fort Lauderdale vibes, and I’m all for it!!!
As a full-time bike commuter in Dallas, yes, it’s pretty bad but there’s hope with the Loop, DART being expanded a bit and the Dallas Bicycle Coalition doing a great job at advocating for better and safer cycling infrastructure. I have my fingers crossed for my home 🤞