I had no idea you moved here! I’ve seen most of your TH-cam videos over the past couple of years. I am so glad to have you as a member of our biking community. Hope you stay here a long time and help in Detroit’s transformation. I’m part of BIKE DEARBORN and we have travelled along most of the routes you are showing in this video. Detroit just got lucky with you.
Detroit looks like it’s in the upswing, might have to check it soon. You did a good job showcasing the cool and interesting things going on there. Best of luck with your new start there
Pretty cool that you're the ceo of a bike company and you've decided to live without a car in detroit! I'm a lifelong detroiter and know that can't be easy. The bike infrastructure has come a long long way, and it's getting better and better!! Thanks for coming to the city
Wow, what a great documentary on the city of my youth. I grew up in Detroit during the 1970s. I was there during that entire decade from 1970 to 1979 when I graduated from high school. I also came to Detroit from New York, New Rochelle to be exact. I visited Detroit about 6 years ago one summer and was blown away by I lot of what you showed in the video, but many of the neighborhoods were still in major disrepair. Being a cyclist myself it would be interesting to see the city by bike and to ride past some of the old neighborhoods where my family used to live. It's great to see that Detroit has made such a significant turn around. I used to hate living there. I was depressed the entire time I lived there. The city was an outward demonstration of what was residing in my soul, chaos and depression. Now its full of hope and youthful energy. I want go back and have an adventure and reclaim and redeem some of my youth there. Thanks for such a whimsical journey you took us on. It spoke to me in places I can't quite convey.
Wow Marc! Thank you for sharing this! I hope this was a healing experience and I encourage you to grab a bike and do the same. Maybe it will give you a different perspective on your past and how it shaped your future.
Been watching the refurbishing of Detroit since around 2000. When the Superbowl was held here in Detroit, in 2005, there was a big influx of money and energy from a couple of years prior in preparation for it and that was the palpable moment you could feel the change really happening. It is a vibrant, cool city and I am so happy all of this has happened. I was born here. We haven't heard anyone say Detroit is depressing and dangerous in a very, very long time.
Chris. Congrats on your move to my hometown Detroit! Haven't been back in a number of years so it looks like it time for a visit and bring my R&M e-bike with me. I remember running the Detroit Marathon in 1984. (Yes, I'm that old.) We started in Windsor, ran through the tunnel to Detroit, north on Jefferson Ave. to almost St. Clair Shores and looped back and finished on Belle Isle. Happy Holidays!
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING!!!! Istg Detroiters and New Yorkers are one and the same. Native Michigander here and I always feel that New York energy there and have been saying this forever and I'm glad someone else has pointed out how similar those two groups are in energy level.
I grew up in Detroit. Specifically around Amherst and Junction st. The area you biked in the beginning of this video is what I grew up calling "The beginning of Downtown". Also Detroit has been working harder over the past 10 years (at least) on renovating. An building back better and stronger than ever before. Hence why you see more construction and less run down buildings. I loved living in Detroit and will be moving back one day. As you'll never meet a stronger and more helpful community than you can there.
I am so amazed at how far we have come as a city. I grew up in the 80s/90s. There were many areas you would never go too. You never stopped at a red light back then. There are still gritty areas of course. Probably no different than New York.
It was nice to see Evie's Tamales! I use to eat there a lot when I worked downtown. I was born at Harper Hospital and grew up in Detroit, and I think right now is about the best I've seen it. Jason Hall is an awesome guy, and I used to do the rides with him until I changed jobs and schedules.
Looking forward for great US made cargo bike on full suspension wth all the bells and whistles from Propel Detroit half the price of riese en muller's.
Although we would love to make our own bikes, this is another world from the business we are in. we definitely look forward to more domesticly made cargo bikes though and we’ll be doing everything we can to support that effort.
Welcome to Detroit. I’ve been riding religiously around Detroit sense 2011. I’ve watch it change from two wheels ever sense then. LOVE watching it revive & thrive. I remember Brush Park was empty, now it’s full of new life. There are so many different group rides that go through out the city. GREAT video. Thanks for sharing.
i find it great to see how much it has rebounded from its low in 2008-2009, also to see how the Midwest overall is making a comeback. from Minneapolis to Scranton there has been a lot of improvement.
Parks were a haven for the drug trade. So they were leveled. If you were lucky they came back to cut the grass once a year. The burnt homes were a defensive strategy to keep them from becoming crack dens. And later if they were near schools they were torn down for the safety of the students. BTW Welcome to the 313.
Nice work. Have you ridden much beyond New Center? There are some pretty neat neighborhoods that way. You could ride through the North End up to Arden Park and Boston Edison and work your way over to Rosa Parks Blvd. Quite a bit of history there. You could then cut over and go through Russell Woods and up Livernois through the University District, Sherwood Forest, and Palmer Woods. You could venture out into the ‘burbs from there or work your way back along some of the roads that parallel Woodward.
Thanks for the tips! I definitely need to explore more. I'm usually with my wife and daughter and their appetite for distance isn't as great, but I'll try and make the case
Back in the late 90's I turned my friend on to cycling- we both lived in Indian Village and she worked in development for Detroit. Well all these years later I learned it was she who was pivotal in getting the bike lanes for us. She is still at it, making Detroit more bicycle friendly and better in general. I'm looking forward to riding over the new Gordy Howe bridge into Canada this Summer! Its supposed to connect to 1000 miles of bike trails in Ontario. For you I recommend a ride to Wyandotte. Follow Jefferson west out of downtown you have to hop onto fort st. For a sec, left on Clark st and then you are back on Jefferson all the way to Wyandotte. Some nice riverfront parks along the way, old Fort Wayne, industrial Del Rey, Zug Island and more.
You did what they would have said could not be done. You showed how it's really not that hard to get around many cities by bike, even in the "Motor City". And you showed how getting around by bike can be more interesting than encapsulated inside a car.
Detroit is the only us city from which you can travel south into Canada. If you start building e-bikes consider doing something like the Riese and Muller you ride but add a tilting tadpole front end like Max and Maleon. The locking front end will make low speed maneuvers while loaded easier. Add a front recumbent tandem for the adaptive crowd like the Hase Pino. You’ll propel the bike world forward for sure.
It's refreshing to see this view of Detroit! also comforting to see you don't have to lock your bike down as much compared to other cities and I hope it stays that way. I've only visited family there in the past but never rode my bike there, something I'll have to change soon I hope!
This is exactly what the city needs, we need more cool young people to move here! it's become a fantastic place to live. We're hardened, here in detroit.
Seems like the time to build protected bike infrastructure is now, while the place is sort of empty. It's a lot easier to do road diets when ADT is low. That would set up Detroit for a major renewal, given its strong bones.
Welcome to Michigan. I live in Battle Creek; I travel to Detroit once every year or two. I like to get pics of the automotive historical buildings. There are a lot of great places to visit. Lookking forward to more videos from ya. Good stuff.
I saw someone go right through a red light in Detroit on Fort St. at least 5-8 years ago (it's not super rare). On a fresh green light, I try to look more now. Solid highlights but among my biggest complaints the city could prioritize, FUND and plan more for non-motorized (they can't directly control people breaking glass): During the the NFL draft in Detroit in April, perhaps some out-of-towners asked me where to lock their bike up, when we were both along the Riverwalk, myself being on my bike, to probably walk around downtown. I couldn't tell them with certainty because there aren't enough bike racks downtown. NO ONE should be asking me that question in the core of an URBAN CITY. It's a little bit of a walk to lock up at the Riverwalk if you're going to walk a lot downtown though not horrible. We know there is PLENTY of parking for cars downtown. NO ONE. I really need to make a concise complaint to a few entities in the city, including Visit Detroit.
This was such a wonderfully informative and engaging video. Love a city tour by bicycle. Glad you're doing okay after your car accident 🙏🫶 Side note: you had me at "largest tortilla in Michigan" 😅
In the early nineties, I was on a church trip to Michigan, and we were dropped off at the "mall" at the Renaissance Center. For two and a half hours. I vaguely remember there being some sort of delay before we could get back on the bus and go to Windsor. 2.5 hours in the Renaissance Center is way too much time in the Renaissance Center as a fourteen year old.
Yeah I could see feeling a bit let down I'd that was my only impression of Detroit. GM is actually moving out of the Renaissance center and they’re trying to figure out what they’re gonna do with it. I hope they convert some of the buildings to apartments that definitely seems to be a need for more apartments. It’s already getting pretty costly to get a place close to downtown.
I’ve only been to the Detroit area for the NAIAS or for work, mostly Clinton Township or Livonia. Because of that, I’d never considered Detroit as a biking-friendly place. I’m happy to see the rejuvenation of the city. Some places I’d through over the past couple decades definitely looked as if they were struggling. I definitely will be putting Detroit on my list of places to cycle tour now because of you. So, thank you for making and posting this video tour, and thank you for working on Bloom to resurrect domestic manufacturing for the bicycle industry! Detroit and other cities like Dayton were once huge hubs for bicycle manufacturing. It would be wonderful if they are again.
at 18:27 this is the Ransom-Gillis house and there's a TV show called Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis, its i believe 8 episodes going through the process of rehabbing that entire house. It used to be in shambles and her crew saved it, the entire brush park neighborhood was in shambles and abandoned.
From what I understand about Detroit is that instead of chasing former glory it is renovating houses and buildings close to the city center and demolishing ones too far away or too far gone. Basically reorganize and re operate itself into a smaller city.
Welcome! Grew up in suburbs of Detroit and worked there, and visited often, now in Ann Arbor and dont visit nearly often enough. There is also a $6 bus direct to/from Ann Arbor called the D2A2 that has lots of room for bikes if you want to come visit Ann Arbor.
I would love to have US-made cargo e-bikes supplying the country and the world! Let’s do it! Thanks for sharing some neat views of Detroit - I’m shocked how empty it is, even at 7:30am-8am in the morning. When did you shoot the video? July? Aug?
Mobility matters. Bicycles matter. Electric busses matter. Electric trains matter. Safe protected bike and bus lanes are necessary for efficient transport. Children should be able to ride bicycles or take a bus to school safely. Cities need to provide multiple options for transportation. Less cars, more buses, more bicycles. Staying active is key. There is a climate crisis. We need to make walking, cycling, using escooters and taking a bus easier and the default option for most people. Ebikes are brinigng many older adults back to cycling and the benefits of exercise.
Couldn't agree more - cities need to make it easier and safer to choose bikes and public transportation! Detroit is surprisingly making a good start but they have a ways to go. I hope we can encourage an increase in more modes.
Will plan on it eventually for sure. They are actually working with Bloom and Beacon so we know them well. It's quite impressive what they are building
Wow! Thankyou for the bike tour of Detroit! Yes, the city lost A LOT of it's population, looks like, from the areas you showed, it's in great shape over all and may be making a comeback soon. The states around the great lakes are said to be a huge "climate change lifeboat", not nearly as negatively affected as may other states to climate issues, could end up seeing an influx in the coming years! It's ironic the old nickname "motor city" should have been "engine city". If you bring back the eBikes, they really have electric motors, then Detroit could truly be the motor city! 🤣
Speaking of "one of the few places they still make things in America": Most manufacturing companies move to Asia for profit purposes. What would happen to a company that refused to leave USA and employed local people for ethical/patriotic/ect. reasons? Is it possible to compete with overseas companies by forgoing the profit benefit?
this is true, but there’s more to the equation than just labor cost. This equation is changing every day and we definitely see a future for more manufacturing in the US. I don’t think a company necessarily needs to make a choice between profit and keeping their manufacturing domestic.
@@Propelbikes More than just labor cost is what I'm thinking. In searching for a way to meet my transportation needs, I found that products, imported from china, are marked up a minimum of 800%. I've seen as high as 3000% markup. There was no labor cost, just warehouse storage. So, adding a tariff on imports will reduce the profit from products not on sale. The importers can still import and make a huge profit. WRT sales, just reduce the percent discount. So to get things made in ones own country, we need to figure out what's making it cheaper to ship raw materials halfway around the world, get something made of it, then buy it back.
I know it's a bit weird. So it's owned by the DNR (department of natural.resources) and it's kind of like a museum to showcase all the rich natural resources Michigan has. But there are a lot of activities for kids and they often have events which are in fact outdoor. But despite the strange name it's pretty great, especially for kids.
So great to see where the e-bike has taken you, what a great journey. Thanks for championing Detroit and the active transportation sector. I live in Canada and have followed your tube journey since when Court interviewed you. Actually I got a chance to visit your store in Brooklyn last May. I’m a Canadian long retired and I worked for GM in Oshawa 🇨🇦 and spent quite a bit of time in Detroit at the GM Tech Centre. Over the years I have been impressed with your in depth reviews of R&M. I now have one yay. Thanks again
Be careful with your bikes. I know many people that live in the city that’s gotten their bikes stolen. Someone tried to steal mine the other day. Also, the Q line doesn’t go further north because Oakland County commissioner did not want it going through Oakland County “I don’t want those people coming here”.
Ah shower some love for Detroit! Come on ain’t it beautiful and underrated… Detroit is a great city but how is their mayor planning to make people move into the city to revive their car manufacturing industries or anything else if not cars? Jobs and economic opportunities are the best incentive for making people take the efforts of leaving their old land and property behind and shift to the major city. Detroit is losing jobs, economic opportunities and people are migrating out of the city… Housing is limited as well with most of the suburbs occupied and the previous generation likely going to be there forever and lack of construction of new neighborhoods and more low density housing within the city so people can live their dream with a massive home, SUV and Truck…
Answering as to why there’s not many playgrounds (or a guess at least). Detroit public schools suck! I work in education and would love to live/work in Detroit but the school system is horrible. I’ve met now subs who said they’ve quit teaching after working in DPS. I’m in metro Detroit (Southfield, Birmingham area) where the school system is much better and well funded but the bikesbilty is eh at most.
Great insights! It does seem like a lot of folks move out of Detroit when they have kids partly for the reason you mentioned. Hopefully that improves as I hear it started to.
You really should wear a helmet. These days they are super comfortable and it only takes one bad fall to get some brain damage. Its a very low investment to potentially reduce brain injury. Also you wearing it helps to give a good impression to others watching the video.
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Detroit's sunrise is amazing. Atmospheric and colorful. Cudos to Tara for filming.
It is quite nice. Glad you enjoyed Tara's filming 🙂
Detroit has been killing it in recent years!
Agreed
I had no idea you moved here! I’ve seen most of your TH-cam videos over the past couple of years. I am so glad to have you as a member of our biking community. Hope you stay here a long time and help in Detroit’s transformation. I’m part of BIKE DEARBORN and we have travelled along most of the routes you are showing in this video. Detroit just got lucky with you.
This video makes me want to visit Detroit
You definitely should!
Detroit is a very bicycle friendly town💙
Its definitely getting there
Detroit looks like it’s in the upswing, might have to check it soon. You did a good job showcasing the cool and interesting things going on there. Best of luck with your new start there
It definitely has a lot of great things happening and I feel good about the direction it's going in.
Pretty cool that you're the ceo of a bike company and you've decided to live without a car in detroit! I'm a lifelong detroiter and know that can't be easy. The bike infrastructure has come a long long way, and it's getting better and better!! Thanks for coming to the city
Wow, what a great documentary on the city of my youth. I grew up in Detroit during the 1970s. I was there during that entire decade from 1970 to 1979 when I graduated from high school. I also came to Detroit from New York, New Rochelle to be exact. I visited Detroit about 6 years ago one summer and was blown away by I lot of what you showed in the video, but many of the neighborhoods were still in major disrepair. Being a cyclist myself it would be interesting to see the city by bike and to ride past some of the old neighborhoods where my family used to live. It's great to see that Detroit has made such a significant turn around. I used to hate living there. I was depressed the entire time I lived there. The city was an outward demonstration of what was residing in my soul, chaos and depression. Now its full of hope and youthful energy. I want go back and have an adventure and reclaim and redeem some of my youth there. Thanks for such a whimsical journey you took us on. It spoke to me in places I can't quite convey.
Wow Marc! Thank you for sharing this! I hope this was a healing experience and I encourage you to grab a bike and do the same. Maybe it will give you a different perspective on your past and how it shaped your future.
Been watching the refurbishing of Detroit since around 2000. When the Superbowl was held here in Detroit, in 2005, there was a big influx of money and energy from a couple of years prior in preparation for it and that was the palpable moment you could feel the change really happening. It is a vibrant, cool city and I am so happy all of this has happened. I was born here. We haven't heard anyone say Detroit is depressing and dangerous in a very, very long time.
Chris. Congrats on your move to my hometown Detroit! Haven't been back in a number of years so it looks like it time for a visit and bring my R&M e-bike with me. I remember running the Detroit Marathon in 1984. (Yes, I'm that old.) We started in Windsor, ran through the tunnel to Detroit, north on Jefferson Ave. to almost St. Clair Shores and looped back and finished on Belle Isle. Happy Holidays!
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING!!!! Istg Detroiters and New Yorkers are one and the same. Native Michigander here and I always feel that New York energy there and have been saying this forever and I'm glad someone else has pointed out how similar those two groups are in energy level.
It's so important to me to share that type of energy. I haven't found it in all places I have lived
I love when you do a video like this.
Thanks! I really enjoy these videos
Feel like I had a nice ride in Detroit. Thank you!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I grew up in Detroit. Specifically around Amherst and Junction st.
The area you biked in the beginning of this video is what I grew up calling "The beginning of Downtown". Also Detroit has been working harder over the past 10 years (at least) on renovating. An building back better and stronger than ever before. Hence why you see more construction and less run down buildings.
I loved living in Detroit and will be moving back one day. As you'll never meet a stronger and more helpful community than you can there.
I am so amazed at how far we have come as a city. I grew up in the 80s/90s. There were many areas you would never go too. You never stopped at a red light back then. There are still gritty areas of course. Probably no different than New York.
That’s a great perspective I’m glad to see the city is moving in the right direction.
Good luck with the new company, it sounds very worthwhile. And thanks for the enlightening video.
Thanks, we’re very excited about the future!
It was nice to see Evie's Tamales! I use to eat there a lot when I worked downtown. I was born at Harper Hospital and grew up in Detroit, and I think right now is about the best I've seen it. Jason Hall is an awesome guy, and I used to do the rides with him until I changed jobs and schedules.
Thanks for the tour! Way different than I thought!
Glad you enjoyed!
Looking forward for great US made cargo bike on full suspension wth all the bells and whistles from Propel Detroit half the price of riese en muller's.
Although we would love to make our own bikes, this is another world from the business we are in. we definitely look forward to more domesticly made cargo bikes though and we’ll be doing everything we can to support that effort.
Welcome to Detroit. I’ve been riding religiously around Detroit sense 2011. I’ve watch it change from two wheels ever sense then. LOVE watching it revive & thrive. I remember Brush Park was empty, now it’s full of new life. There are so many different group rides that go through out the city. GREAT video. Thanks for sharing.
i find it great to see how much it has rebounded from its low in 2008-2009, also to see how the Midwest overall is making a comeback. from Minneapolis to Scranton there has been a lot of improvement.
Parks were a haven for the drug trade. So they were leveled. If you were lucky they came back to cut the grass once a year.
The burnt homes were a defensive strategy to keep them from becoming crack dens. And later if they were near schools they were torn down for the safety of the students.
BTW Welcome to the 313.
Great insights! This makes sense, sad reality I guess.
Definitely different than I imagined. But all big cities have good and not so good parts to them. I couldn't stand the winters there.
Nice work. Have you ridden much beyond New Center? There are some pretty neat neighborhoods that way. You could ride through the North End up to Arden Park and Boston Edison and work your way over to Rosa Parks Blvd. Quite a bit of history there. You could then cut over and go through Russell Woods and up Livernois through the University District, Sherwood Forest, and Palmer Woods. You could venture out into the ‘burbs from there or work your way back along some of the roads that parallel Woodward.
Thanks for the tips! I definitely need to explore more. I'm usually with my wife and daughter and their appetite for distance isn't as great, but I'll try and make the case
Enjoy Michigan! Beautiful state beautiful people
Thanks! I've been enjoying it so far!
Detroit has a lot of potential it has good bones.
Agreed!
Back in the late 90's I turned my friend on to cycling- we both lived in Indian Village and she worked in development for Detroit. Well all these years later I learned it was she who was pivotal in getting the bike lanes for us. She is still at it, making Detroit more bicycle friendly and better in general. I'm looking forward to riding over the new Gordy Howe bridge into Canada this Summer! Its supposed to connect to 1000 miles of bike trails in Ontario. For you I recommend a ride to Wyandotte. Follow Jefferson west out of downtown you have to hop onto fort st. For a sec, left on Clark st and then you are back on Jefferson all the way to Wyandotte. Some nice riverfront parks along the way, old Fort Wayne, industrial Del Rey, Zug Island and more.
You did what they would have said could not be done. You showed how it's really not that hard to get around many cities by bike, even in the "Motor City". And you showed how getting around by bike can be more interesting than encapsulated inside a car.
I'm inspired and encouraged by people like you. Thank you for doing what you do Ted!
Detroit is the only us city from which you can travel south into Canada. If you start building e-bikes consider doing something like the Riese and Muller you ride but add a tilting tadpole front end like Max and Maleon. The locking front end will make low speed maneuvers while loaded easier. Add a front recumbent tandem for the adaptive crowd like the Hase Pino. You’ll propel the bike world forward for sure.
Thanks! Pretty soon you'll be able to ride your bike to Canada across the new bridge
It's refreshing to see this view of Detroit! also comforting to see you don't have to lock your bike down as much compared to other cities and I hope it stays that way.
I've only visited family there in the past but never rode my bike there, something I'll have to change soon I hope!
I love Detroit and hope to move to Detroit soon
This was soo awesome Chris!!! ❤ I loved seeing Detroit by bike and having your honest takes on how it is today. Will need to plan a visit!
This is exactly what the city needs, we need more cool young people to move here! it's become a fantastic place to live. We're hardened, here in detroit.
Great content! Can’t wait to see what Bloom is going to do.
Seems like the time to build protected bike infrastructure is now, while the place is sort of empty. It's a lot easier to do road diets when ADT is low. That would set up Detroit for a major renewal, given its strong bones.
Welcome to Michigan
Thanks! It's been a warm welcome so far!
You should do a bike tour of 7 mile around Gratiot Ave. 😂🤣💀💀
🤣🤣🤣🤣
❤🎉 Go Lions‼️🦁 💯 🏈
Welcome to Michigan. I live in Battle Creek; I travel to Detroit once every year or two. I like to get pics of the automotive historical buildings. There are a lot of great places to visit. Lookking forward to more videos from ya. Good stuff.
Go to 6 mile, 7mile, gratiot, or grand river and ride west to east
I saw someone go right through a red light in Detroit on Fort St. at least 5-8 years ago (it's not super rare). On a fresh green light, I try to look more now.
Solid highlights but among my biggest complaints the city could prioritize, FUND and plan more for non-motorized (they can't directly control people breaking glass): During the the NFL draft in Detroit in April, perhaps some out-of-towners asked me where to lock their bike up, when we were both along the Riverwalk, myself being on my bike, to probably walk around downtown. I couldn't tell them with certainty because there aren't enough bike racks downtown. NO ONE should be asking me that question in the core of an URBAN CITY. It's a little bit of a walk to lock up at the Riverwalk if you're going to walk a lot downtown though not horrible. We know there is PLENTY of parking for cars downtown.
NO ONE. I really need to make a concise complaint to a few entities in the city, including Visit Detroit.
This was such a wonderfully informative and engaging video. Love a city tour by bicycle.
Glad you're doing okay after your car accident 🙏🫶
Side note: you had me at "largest tortilla in Michigan" 😅
Thanks for the kind words - I appreciate the support 🙏 fortunately I don't seem to be experiencing any long term impacts.
In the early nineties, I was on a church trip to Michigan, and we were dropped off at the "mall" at the Renaissance Center. For two and a half hours.
I vaguely remember there being some sort of delay before we could get back on the bus and go to Windsor. 2.5 hours in the Renaissance Center is way too much time in the Renaissance Center as a fourteen year old.
Yeah I could see feeling a bit let down I'd that was my only impression of Detroit. GM is actually moving out of the Renaissance center and they’re trying to figure out what they’re gonna do with it. I hope they convert some of the buildings to apartments that definitely seems to be a need for more apartments. It’s already getting pretty costly to get a place close to downtown.
Amazing city.
It really is!
I’ve only been to the Detroit area for the NAIAS or for work, mostly Clinton Township or Livonia. Because of that, I’d never considered Detroit as a biking-friendly place.
I’m happy to see the rejuvenation of the city. Some places I’d through over the past couple decades definitely looked as if they were struggling.
I definitely will be putting Detroit on my list of places to cycle tour now because of you.
So, thank you for making and posting this video tour, and thank you for working on Bloom to resurrect domestic manufacturing for the bicycle industry! Detroit and other cities like Dayton were once huge hubs for bicycle manufacturing. It would be wonderful if they are again.
As a cyclist in Metro Detroit, the cycling is surprisingly really good. Especially when compared to other major cities.
at 18:27 this is the Ransom-Gillis house and there's a TV show called Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis, its i believe 8 episodes going through the process of rehabbing that entire house. It used to be in shambles and her crew saved it, the entire brush park neighborhood was in shambles and abandoned.
From what I understand about Detroit is that instead of chasing former glory it is renovating houses and buildings close to the city center and demolishing ones too far away or too far gone. Basically reorganize and re operate itself into a smaller city.
That's an interesting perspective which i hadn't fully considered. The infill closer to downtown is definitely higher
Welcome! Grew up in suburbs of Detroit and worked there, and visited often, now in Ann Arbor and dont visit nearly often enough.
There is also a $6 bus direct to/from Ann Arbor called the D2A2 that has lots of room for bikes if you want to come visit Ann Arbor.
Thanks! I've taken the D2A2 but I gotta try it with my bike. Not sure they will accept my cargo bike, but maybe it's worth trying.
Wait you live here now??!!!! Let’s get together!! I live in Woodbridge, let’s ride soon!!!!
Thats would be great! I'm travelling a bit this winter, but we should definitely try to connect in the future.
@@Propelbikesfor sure!! I’m thrilled you’re here!
I would love to have US-made cargo e-bikes supplying the country and the world! Let’s do it!
Thanks for sharing some neat views of Detroit - I’m shocked how empty it is, even at 7:30am-8am in the morning. When did you shoot the video? July? Aug?
Now, the electric motor city!
Definitely moving in that direction
Detroit ❤
Mobility matters. Bicycles matter. Electric busses matter. Electric trains matter.
Safe protected bike and bus lanes are necessary for efficient transport.
Children should be able to ride bicycles or take a bus to school safely.
Cities need to provide multiple options for transportation. Less cars, more buses, more bicycles. Staying active is key.
There is a climate crisis. We need to make walking, cycling, using escooters and taking a bus easier and the default option for most people.
Ebikes are brinigng many older adults back to cycling and the benefits of exercise.
Couldn't agree more - cities need to make it easier and safer to choose bikes and public transportation! Detroit is surprisingly making a good start but they have a ways to go. I hope we can encourage an increase in more modes.
Could you review the semi trike by civilized cycles? I think they partnered with new lab to make it
Will plan on it eventually for sure. They are actually working with Bloom and Beacon so we know them well. It's quite impressive what they are building
Bravo, newlab looks awesome. I like that stuff much more than bitcoin, llm, or the metaverse
Are you going to open a Propel store in Detroit?
Not sure what the future holds. It does seem like the town could use more bikes.
Wow! Thankyou for the bike tour of Detroit! Yes, the city lost A LOT of it's population, looks like, from the areas you showed, it's in great shape over all and may be making a comeback soon. The states around the great lakes are said to be a huge "climate change lifeboat", not nearly as negatively affected as may other states to climate issues, could end up seeing an influx in the coming years! It's ironic the old nickname "motor city" should have been "engine city". If you bring back the eBikes, they really have electric motors, then Detroit could truly be the motor city! 🤣
Great points! I’ve definitely heard this brought up before.
i wanna move back so bad!
It's a cool place!
Oh, but you didn't show The Lexus Velodrome and talk about all their programs 😢. I'm in Philly, and it's a 2 to 3 lock kinda city!
Speaking of "one of the few places they still make things in America":
Most manufacturing companies move to Asia for profit purposes.
What would happen to a company that refused to leave USA and employed local people for ethical/patriotic/ect. reasons?
Is it possible to compete with overseas companies by forgoing the profit benefit?
this is true, but there’s more to the equation than just labor cost. This equation is changing every day and we definitely see a future for more manufacturing in the US. I don’t think a company necessarily needs to make a choice between profit and keeping their manufacturing domestic.
@@Propelbikes More than just labor cost is what I'm thinking. In searching for a way to meet my transportation needs, I found that products, imported from china, are marked up a minimum of 800%. I've seen as high as 3000% markup. There was no labor cost, just warehouse storage.
So, adding a tariff on imports will reduce the profit from products not on sale. The importers can still import and make a huge profit. WRT sales, just reduce the percent discount.
So to get things made in ones own country, we need to figure out what's making it cheaper to ship raw materials halfway around the world, get something made of it, then buy it back.
13:46 The Outdoor Adventure Center is inside a building? 😅
I know it's a bit weird. So it's owned by the DNR (department of natural.resources) and it's kind of like a museum to showcase all the rich natural resources Michigan has. But there are a lot of activities for kids and they often have events which are in fact outdoor. But despite the strange name it's pretty great, especially for kids.
What camera is Tara using? CRISP!
Thanks! She's using the Canon R5 with a RF15-35 on a gimbal.
Wow, it does look pretty bikeable. Maybe e bike given the distances, but still
The streets are So Wide compared to where I live in New England, much easier to install bike lanes in Detroit.
I can understand vacant land, but what I don't understand that there are so much spots, close to the center. It is just 2 miles apart.
Best pizza in the world Buddy’s better than Chicago or New York IMHO, But you need to be in the front of the load 60 to eat it 😁
Lol! I did enjoy some Detroit pizza but unfortunately I didn't get to try Buddy's
So great to see where the e-bike has taken you, what a great journey. Thanks for championing Detroit and the active transportation sector. I live in Canada and have followed your tube journey since when Court interviewed you. Actually I got a chance to visit your store in Brooklyn last May. I’m a Canadian long retired and I worked for GM in Oshawa 🇨🇦 and spent quite a bit of time in
Detroit at the GM Tech Centre. Over the years I have been impressed with your in depth reviews of R&M.
I now have one yay. Thanks again
Little Caesars is the king of Detroit pizza.
Cheap and chewable
Paris of the mid west
Be careful with your bikes. I know many people that live in the city that’s gotten their bikes stolen. Someone tried to steal mine the other day. Also, the Q line doesn’t go further north because Oakland County commissioner did not want it going through Oakland County “I don’t want those people coming here”.
I've been in a car crash, but that's not why ebike is my transportation. I developed a seizure disorder many years later.
Sorry to hear. Glad eBikes are able to provide you with some mobility despite your seizures. Hopefully the infrastructure is decent in your area.
Ah shower some love for Detroit! Come on ain’t it beautiful and underrated…
Detroit is a great city but how is their mayor planning to make people move into the city to revive their car manufacturing industries or anything else if not cars?
Jobs and economic opportunities are the best incentive for making people take the efforts of leaving their old land and property behind and shift to the major city.
Detroit is losing jobs, economic opportunities and people are migrating out of the city…
Housing is limited as well with most of the suburbs occupied and the previous generation likely going to be there forever and lack of construction of new neighborhoods and more low density housing within the city so people can live their dream with a massive home, SUV and Truck…
What kind of animal is it at 15:18? Not a cat.
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Thanks for that! My dyslexic brain really needed that.
Answering as to why there’s not many playgrounds (or a guess at least). Detroit public schools suck! I work in education and would love to live/work in Detroit but the school system is horrible. I’ve met now subs who said they’ve quit teaching after working in DPS. I’m in metro Detroit (Southfield, Birmingham area) where the school system is much better and well funded but the bikesbilty is eh at most.
Great insights! It does seem like a lot of folks move out of Detroit when they have kids partly for the reason you mentioned. Hopefully that improves as I hear it started to.
You really should wear a helmet. These days they are super comfortable and it only takes one bad fall to get some brain damage. Its a very low investment to potentially reduce brain injury. Also you wearing it helps to give a good impression to others watching the video.
You should promote wearing a helmet on a bicycle that has the ability to go over 20mph without an issue.