Chris. Really enjoyed your visit to Brooklyn and Manhattan. Thanks for taking the time to do this. So fun to see the city and all the changes from the perspective of a past long time resident and a bicyclist. Also, good to see your team members especially Leandro and Nahim who have helped me out both pre and post purchase. Best wishes for a safe Holiday Season.
@@Propelbikes Love my Supercharger Chris. Living in St. Paul our weather window is closing fast but I got out for a 36 mile ride yesterday and 30 miles today.
Great video Chris. No one is doing anything close to this on the ebike TH-cam space. Being a former New Yorker now transplanted to Florida, I really enjoyed taking this outing with you. Really miss the NYC energy and B&H Photo vibe. Since I am unable to return to NYC for this Holiday, I want to thank you for releasing this at just the right time. When I get back to NYC I will be visiting my old haunts and hopefully a new one: Propel bike in Brooklyn. As a retired business owner I enjoyed the short segment on your team building event. So important. Terrific stuff!
Thanks so much Jay! I really appreciate your supportive comments. I hope to be able to take more of these tours soon. I really enjoy it. I’m working on dialing in the format, but it’s coming together. Stay safe in Florida! I have a bunch of family down there and I’m hoping we can do something down there soon. Miami is calling me lol
It's nice to see New York for real, I only know it from Christmas movies 😄 it does look more like the UK than I imagined. I enjoyed the bagel bit made me laugh x
Lol! Thanks Tim. Definitely different than the movies make it seem. I love it though! I’m glad you enjoyed the bagel bit. A little comic relief. I’m learning 😊
@@Propelbikes I like Tera also. I can feel and see you have a great time together. Yes, yes, yes. That makes the vlogs so nice, the humor, the nice being together. And I love New York, I think it is the coolest place of the US. Is also the only city I ever visit, but it was so nice. I love the music coming from there, Velvet Underground is my favorite.
This was such a great video. I happened upon your page because I’m a New Yorker considering getting an ebike. Currently, I’m in GA to be closer to my Grandma for a few months bc she’s been having a difficult time during covid, and I am missing the city so very much. Seeing you ride around some familiar neighborhoods, the green of the city (west side highway, woo!), the kind people (who are in abundance in NY), and B&H (which I’ve frequented A LOT as a photographer) really did warm my heart. This is such a great document for such a time in the city. Seeing warmth ♥️
Thanks a bunch for your comment. I hope your Grandma is doing ok. I know the feeling of missing NY. I was away for a year and it felt so nice to be back. There is really no place like it. I get so energized there.
Thanks for a great video, really nice to see New York. Coming from the UK its great to see all the bike lanes, something sadly lacking here in the UK. Great buildings and lovely green areas. Keep the videos coming. 😁
Really enjoyed the video, and the narrative of you being back in NYC. It'd be great if you could do a similar ride near your Long Beach store, comparing the cycle infrastructure, the feel of the place and energy of the people and so on. It gives a very watchable, relaxed, ride-along feel and the amount of your commentary and asides is just right :)
This is a great idea! I appreciate the supportive comment and feedback. I will plan to do this real soon. Maybe I can have more people to join the rides and do them in more places. I’d love to document the current bike scene and see how it changes over the years. I’m optimistic that we will see many positive changes in the coming years.
NY is definitely a very nice place with lots of special things about it. This video barely scratched the surface so I highly recommend you visit when you get a chance.
Great tour around NY and excellent to see your NY store. Congratulations on its success and the growth of your business. Wishing you and your team continued success.
Boris Johnson UK has reaffirmed his Governments push to spend big on a UK dutch style cycling infrastructure plus Government subsidies for folks to buy e-bikes , more so those in need of a more healthy life style , where their doctor can prescribe a bike on the National Health Service , also a third of the price off a bike, aimed at over 65 folks
That's really good audio for a lav mic - no wind noise, no rustling and clear audio. It's so good I thought you'd overdubbed the audio when you were editing. Good job! Thanks for the ride too.
Thanks! We find creative ways. In this case we taped it under my shirt to serve as a wind baffle. In the studio we have been working with a shotgun mic and really enjoying that!
Chris. Love the video. I bought an ebike this summer and of course I love it. Where I used to ride on weekends now I ride all the time. I am looking forward to more of these videos
Chris, good discussion on "taking the lane" and the "3-ft safe pass" practice. I'd add that cyclists need to leave clearance when passing other cyclists too. Also, good to point out getting "doored". I got doored pretty good over 20 years ago, and will never ride up close to a line of parked cars. I've had dozens of near misses with doors over the years and find I want to have enough clearance to avoid getting doored ever again. This practice, leaving clearance riding next to parked cars, is lost on many drivers of vehicles that can't understand why you can't just scoot over (out of their way). So videos like your help educate and make people aware of the issues cyclists face.
Thanks a bunch Ted! Hope you’re doing well and you and your family are healthy. I totally agree. I think many people aren’t educated on this topic and it can be quite dangerous.
I mean if you crack the door as I’m approaching I might get out of the way, but if you smack it open when I’m 2 meters away, there’s gonna be a collision lmao
Chris, hi, I am Myron Jacobs from Curaçao Netherlands Antilles, and I want to inform you that my wife and I very much enjoyed this well covered footage from NY. We here in Curacao are also enjoying our bikes, and the 2 I purchased from your store the R&M and Tern, are the only ones here on the island. Very but very happy with both of them. Hope to receive you here on the island one day Chris. Best regards from the Caribbean.
Myron! So nice to see your comment here and I’m very happy you are enjoying your bikes! I would love to visit you in Curaçao sometime. I haven’t been but it seems like a magical place. It’s definitely on my list now. I wish you health and happiness my friend! I look forward to meeting you one day!
I very much like these videos you produce. New York is a very safe place to ride bikes. We rode 350ks each on my Brompton's over 2 weeks riding around Manhattan in August 2018.
Super cool Dean! Thanks so much for your comments. It must have been an awesome trip on the Bromptons. More and more bike infrastructure is being added now too so it will be amazing to see what it’s like in just a few more years.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Most of our new staff is young and very diverse. Many are recent transplants to NY as well. We have a specific way of doing things and it’s helpful to work with fresh new minds. I’m very proud of our team.
Thanks for doing this video and sharing your insights into the city. Great to see your personal take on it. Having never visited NYC, this really opened my eyes to the city. And, of course doing it from the saddle of a bike made it even better!
Thanks a bunch Arnie! I hope to have the opportunity to do this in many other cities! I also plan to do these on somewhat of a regular basis so we can document some of the progress being made.
Theses are my favorite kind of videos to watch by far!! I will probably watch this baby 5 times or more! Keep up the great work and thank you for all your hard work!! Aaron from Ocala Florida
Glad to see you are geeking out in the video dept! We all crave avenues for skill development. B&H is a huge operation. It had close to 4000 employees at one point
Love to see this video, i hope more big North American cities will follow this trend of becoming more bike friendly. Still i wouldnt feel to comfortable riding between all the traffic. Greetings from The Netherlands.
Chris, beautiful video as always, thank you very much. Also interesting how it looks like in NYC with the mobility. After the Corona Disaster, I have to make a trip to the USA. Best regards from Germany Hermann
You should definitely come visit when you get a chance. It’s quite a special experience from my perspective. I miss Germany too though. I can’t wait to get to go back.
Nice keeping up with the improvements in bike infrastructure in NY. The same general trend in happening where i ride on the other side of the pond on my Riese and Muller Charger 3 GT Vario. I think it could be time for a Propel store over here !!!
I just missed you guys!!! This video is amazing!!! I love it. I rode all these streets. I bought my first bluetooth headphones from this B&H store back in like 2012. Woohoo! Manhattan bridge is much nicer than Brooklyn Bridge. I rode it Tuesday after picking up the bike your people built for me. The Brooklyn Propel peeps are a really awesome group. They built my bike and they even upgraded the display. Freaking awesome!!! Woohooo! I'm so excited.
Thanks so much for your comment and for supporting Propel Christopher! I’m glad you’re enjoying it! Pretty wild to think how much technology has changed in the past 8 years huh?
Oh yeah! I don’t envy that. I went to school for Comp Sci so I know. Constantly learning is fun though. I’m just learning different things these days though.
I'm really glad that you guys documented what it's like to bike in New York right now with the pandemic. It's an interesting time. I've been wanting to take videos of what it's like for posterity but I don't have the equipment or skills. I'm sharing this video with friends and family so they can get a glimpse of what I see daily.
Love this video! Such a fresh and candid look at biking in NYC. Your comment at 21:40 about Jersey City "we don't go over there" ....well, you should! Jersey City has built some really great bike infrastructure recently. You'd do well if you opened a shop in the downtown Jersey City neighborhood ;) Also -- New Jersey was first with good, model e-bike legislation and they did it without all the drama of NYS-NYC. I'd be happy to show you around if you ever have the time to see it!
@@Propelbikes name the date & time, I’d love to show off our infra & introduce you to some members of the bike advocacy community here. Michael.Flinck@gmail.com
Good point re pizza and electric bikes. There are bikes with more than my new Tern HSD S8i which has just been delivered. I can’t wait to see it and ride it.
Yeah ten years from now will be so mental to think about. I plan to try and launch a bike soon and build up my company, and I can imagine it will get to the stage where it’ll look really futuristic and slick to be in ;) have a nice day.
Thanks Max! Yes 10 years from now things will definitely be dramatically different. I love to think about that. Good luck with your bike company! Sounds like fun!
Hi Chris, love the videos, I'm looking to start a Cargo Bike shop in the UK, your videos are really helpful. So thank you. I love your accent too, reminds me of Al Pachino from Dog Day Afternoon.! :-)
It also feels good to be back! I don’t know how I made it being away for so long. I’m working on changing that though. NYC has my heart for sure. Please do visit if you’re ever in town! Stay safe out there!
Hi Chris. Thanks for the trip around the Big Apple. Tamatoes or tomatoes. Ya having a Forest Gump thing. Lifes like a box of chocolates. Steve down in NZ.
Great video…..on the bike trail near the Pizza Yard, there is a grate or something right on the path with the grate going the same direction as the pathway(you went around it), but it could be dangerous to a cyclist who may not notice it. You went around a second grate too.
Loved your analogy of how a singular ingredient does not make a good pizza. It's all the quality ingredients together that determine how good a pizza is, and the same can be said for e-bikes. It's not just about "checking all the boxes" and have thousands of watts in battery if the ingredients are of sub par quality.
Isn't what you rode actually the Hudson River Greenway right next to the West Side Highway? I live in the Bronx and the Greenway spanning the length of Manhattan makes the ride to Propel in Brooklyn much more enjoyable;)
Agreed but the cycle track doesnt go all the way up and there is construction in some parts with out proper detour signage. That makes it somewhat more challenging for me. Either way I took Columbus from 110 down to 55th or 59th and enter the cycle track from there.
@@SwiftySanders It's been a while so I haven't seen the construction and the route isn't as well marked or maintained uptown but , in the past, I could ride all the way uptown to the Henry Hudson Bridge.
wow... this got deep really quick. got this recommended as I need a bakfiet then ended up in a New York historical tour with a bit of philosophy. Love the content anyways.
Great video! Loved the general commentary and the happenstances. Peter was a dude! They're trying to change the highway code in the UK that gives cyclists priority going straight at a T-junction where cars might be turning left across their path, like in NYC. On the commentary about the pigs, BBC did a great 3 part documentary series called filthy cities, covering London, Paris and NYC. They sounded horrendous places to live, interesting though. That oculus place looks like a Calatrava design (not looked up on google yet)
Thanks! It sure was a fun trip and I love the serendipitous moments in NYC. There is always something new and and exciting to enjoy. Interesting about the new UK code. Lots of changes going on there. I really can’t wait to make my way there. I remember the stories about the pigs and the trash in the streets. Pretty wild to think of how it must have been. I hope I can do more of these tours in cities. It would be really cool! The Oculus was designed by Calatrava. It’s quite a site to see!
this video accomlishes something that is so important: it shows what all the taxes we pay in this city pay for. it's shared spaces, shared infrastructure. it's subsidized ferry rides, full bike lanes, public buildings, and so on. when we are willing to part with our hard earned dollars for top quality shared spaces, we all win. and yes, the food. but not gluten free bagels. that's an abomination.
Thanks so much Robert! I totally agree. Some things seem to be a waste at times, but NYC is truly a special place. I also don’t think I’ll be trying a gluten free bagel anytime soon lol 😆
Once upon a time I read a comment about NYC folks: there isn't a whole lot of physical space, so people give each other psychological space. The not smiling/saying hello/etc. isn't unfriendly; it's respectful.
Looking at it from my Dutch perspective, the infrastructure is horrible. Lot of work to be done. But really happy to see that you realize that it's the way to go
Amsterdam 1968 was just the same look like the city now in New York ..... I was only 12 years and I brought my fathers lunch to his office - work .... on my junior bike .... !"! ... When my father saw I ride my bike at home, he makes a phonecall that I was riding home for 45 minutes ...... ( Wibautstraat to Paul Scholtenstraat Amsterdam ) That was dangerous now adays alsoo .... in New York ......
Chris. Really enjoyed your visit to Brooklyn and Manhattan. Thanks for taking the time to do this. So fun to see the city and all the changes from the perspective of a past long time resident and a bicyclist. Also, good to see your team members especially Leandro and Nahim who have helped me out both pre and post purchase. Best wishes for a safe Holiday Season.
Thanks so much for your comment and support Rob. I hope you’re staying safe and getting to get out on your bike.
@@Propelbikes Love my Supercharger Chris. Living in St. Paul our weather window is closing fast but I got out for a 36 mile ride yesterday and 30 miles today.
Love to hear this! Stay safe out there Rob!
Great video Chris. No one is doing anything close to this on the ebike TH-cam space. Being a former New Yorker now transplanted to Florida, I really enjoyed taking this outing with you. Really miss the NYC energy and B&H Photo vibe. Since I am unable to return to NYC for this Holiday, I want to thank you for releasing this at just the right time. When I get back to NYC I will be visiting my old haunts and hopefully a new one: Propel bike in Brooklyn. As a retired business owner I enjoyed the short segment on your team building event. So important. Terrific stuff!
Thanks so much Jay! I really appreciate your supportive comments. I hope to be able to take more of these tours soon. I really enjoy it. I’m working on dialing in the format, but it’s coming together.
Stay safe in Florida! I have a bunch of family down there and I’m hoping we can do something down there soon. Miami is calling me lol
It's nice to see New York for real, I only know it from Christmas movies 😄 it does look more like the UK than I imagined. I enjoyed the bagel bit made me laugh x
Lol! Thanks Tim. Definitely different than the movies make it seem. I love it though! I’m glad you enjoyed the bagel bit. A little comic relief. I’m learning 😊
Chris, excellent video, I think this new direction is a great way to show how bikes can be used so that people can get to know their city
Thanks a bunch Michael! I hope to do more of these in different cities. That will be a lot to fun!
Buzzing video! The city’s buzzin, Chris and Tara are buzzin. And the background music’s back. Ace.
Nice to see you Mike! Hope you’re doing well and staying healthy!
that whole foods / breakaway trailer system is incredible, loved the explanation of the brakes 7:45
It's fun seeing you two out. Tera is a great shooter and colorist. Great storytelling you two!
Thanks a bunch Mark! This was a fun one for sure! Things are coming together :)
@@Propelbikes I like Tera also. I can feel and see you have a great time together. Yes, yes, yes. That makes the vlogs so nice, the humor, the nice being together. And I love New York, I think it is the coolest place of the US. Is also the only city I ever visit, but it was so nice. I love the music coming from there, Velvet Underground is my favorite.
We sure do have a great time Leo! I couldn’t do this without Tara! She has a real knack for this and we make a great team!
@@Propelbikes She looks like a nice woman, making great views.
Much respect for surviving NYC and still selling high quality bikes with high quality video content !
This was such a great video. I happened upon your page because I’m a New Yorker considering getting an ebike. Currently, I’m in GA to be closer to my Grandma for a few months bc she’s been having a difficult time during covid, and I am missing the city so very much. Seeing you ride around some familiar neighborhoods, the green of the city (west side highway, woo!), the kind people (who are in abundance in NY), and B&H (which I’ve frequented A LOT as a photographer) really did warm my heart. This is such a great document for such a time in the city. Seeing warmth ♥️
Thanks a bunch for your comment. I hope your Grandma is doing ok. I know the feeling of missing NY. I was away for a year and it felt so nice to be back. There is really no place like it. I get so energized there.
Thanks for a great video, really nice to see New York. Coming from the UK its great to see all the bike lanes, something sadly lacking here in the UK. Great buildings and lovely green areas. Keep the videos coming. 😁
Thanks Liz! Many areas are lacking, but we need to keep asking for more infrastructure. It’s a critical piece to making cities safer and more livable.
Another great video Chris…….thanks for sowing us around……looking forward to watching the next video. Cheers 👍👏😃🇨🇦
Really enjoyed the video, and the narrative of you being back in NYC. It'd be great if you could do a similar ride near your Long Beach store, comparing the cycle infrastructure, the feel of the place and energy of the people and so on. It gives a very watchable, relaxed, ride-along feel and the amount of your commentary and asides is just right :)
This is a great idea! I appreciate the supportive comment and feedback. I will plan to do this real soon. Maybe I can have more people to join the rides and do them in more places. I’d love to document the current bike scene and see how it changes over the years. I’m optimistic that we will see many positive changes in the coming years.
very nice video CHRIS nice look around NK looks better than i thought, thanks for another nice video
NY is definitely a very nice place with lots of special things about it. This video barely scratched the surface so I highly recommend you visit when you get a chance.
Great tour around NY and excellent to see your NY store. Congratulations on its success and the growth of your business. Wishing you and your team continued success.
Thanks a bunch Joseph! It’s coming along for sure. I wish you happiness and health 🙏
That bagel sandwich looks great....good job Tara.😋. Nice tour of the city btw. Truly enjoyed it.
It was a great and the tour was a lot of fun! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the tour. You and your shop are a big part of ebike history... East coast and West coast.
Thanks David! It’s been a wild ride for sure!
Well done Chris, interesting and amazing bike tour through New York. It's clear that you love this city.
Thanks Gabrielle! I sure do! It has been great to get back and experience it once again!
that trailer design is really clever. Very handy system to ensure consistent braking with the lightest loads to the heaviest loads
great video, nice NY tour and diversity
Thanks Pedro! Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice to see so much cycling infrastructure
It’s coming along nicely. Definitely pretty excited about this.
Boris Johnson UK has reaffirmed his Governments push to spend big on a UK dutch style cycling infrastructure plus Government subsidies for folks to buy e-bikes , more so those in need of a more healthy life style , where their doctor can prescribe a bike on the National Health Service , also a third of the price off a bike, aimed at over 65 folks
Super cool!
That's really good audio for a lav mic - no wind noise, no rustling and clear audio. It's so good I thought you'd overdubbed the audio when you were editing. Good job! Thanks for the ride too.
Thanks! We find creative ways. In this case we taped it under my shirt to serve as a wind baffle. In the studio we have been working with a shotgun mic and really enjoying that!
Chris. Love the video. I bought an ebike this summer and of course I love it. Where I used to ride on weekends now I ride all the time. I am looking forward to more of these videos
Thanks a bunch Chris! Glad you enjoyed the video! Enjoy the ride!
Chris, good discussion on "taking the lane" and the "3-ft safe pass" practice. I'd add that cyclists need to leave clearance when passing other cyclists too.
Also, good to point out getting "doored". I got doored pretty good over 20 years ago, and will never ride up close to a line of parked cars. I've had dozens of near misses with doors over the years and find I want to have enough clearance to avoid getting doored ever again.
This practice, leaving clearance riding next to parked cars, is lost on many drivers of vehicles that can't understand why you can't just scoot over (out of their way). So videos like your help educate and make people aware of the issues cyclists face.
Thanks a bunch Ted! Hope you’re doing well and you and your family are healthy. I totally agree. I think many people aren’t educated on this topic and it can be quite dangerous.
I mean if you crack the door as I’m approaching I might get out of the way, but if you smack it open when I’m 2 meters away, there’s gonna be a collision lmao
That was really fun! As someone else mentioned, excellent storytelling. The time flew by so quickly.
Thanks so much for your nice comment. I was a little unsure about the time, but I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Chris, hi, I am Myron Jacobs from Curaçao Netherlands Antilles, and I want to inform you that my wife and I very much enjoyed this well covered footage from NY.
We here in Curacao are also enjoying our bikes, and the 2 I purchased from your store the R&M and Tern, are the only ones here on the island.
Very but very happy with both of them.
Hope to receive you here on the island one day Chris.
Best regards from the Caribbean.
Myron! So nice to see your comment here and I’m very happy you are enjoying your bikes! I would love to visit you in Curaçao sometime. I haven’t been but it seems like a magical place. It’s definitely on my list now.
I wish you health and happiness my friend! I look forward to meeting you one day!
I very much like these videos you produce. New York is a very safe place to ride bikes. We rode 350ks each on my Brompton's over 2 weeks riding around Manhattan in August 2018.
Super cool Dean! Thanks so much for your comments. It must have been an awesome trip on the Bromptons. More and more bike infrastructure is being added now too so it will be amazing to see what it’s like in just a few more years.
Excellent video Chris, your new staff look so young! Thank you for documenting your trip to the city
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Most of our new staff is young and very diverse. Many are recent transplants to NY as well. We have a specific way of doing things and it’s helpful to work with fresh new minds. I’m very proud of our team.
Thanks for doing this video and sharing your insights into the city. Great to see your personal take on it. Having never visited NYC, this really opened my eyes to the city. And, of course doing it from the saddle of a bike made it even better!
Thanks a bunch Arnie! I hope to have the opportunity to do this in many other cities! I also plan to do these on somewhat of a regular basis so we can document some of the progress being made.
Theses are my favorite kind of videos to watch by far!! I will probably watch this baby 5 times or more! Keep up the great work and thank you for all your hard work!!
Aaron from Ocala Florida
Awesome! We will have many more coming soon, we setup a new rig.
Really enjoying catching up with your videos.
Chris ...what a wonderful video. I never wanted to go to NYC, but thank you for showing me around.
Thanks a lot Chris for this nice video. Should make more of these. ✌️😎
Thanks! I’m definitely going to try! ✌️
Glad to see you are geeking out in the video dept! We all crave avenues for skill development. B&H is a huge operation. It had close to 4000 employees at one point
I’m having loads of fun with the video stuff! We’re building a studio right now which is super exciting!
Love to see this video, i hope more big North American cities will follow this trend of becoming more bike friendly. Still i wouldnt feel to comfortable riding between all the traffic. Greetings from The Netherlands.
2:30 I already like your Pizza friend, good luck to all his students. I hope he has a high succes rate. Everyone deserves a second chance.
Chris, beautiful video as always, thank you very much. Also interesting how it looks like in NYC with the mobility. After the Corona Disaster, I have to make a trip to the USA.
Best regards from Germany
Hermann
You should definitely come visit when you get a chance. It’s quite a special experience from my perspective. I miss Germany too though. I can’t wait to get to go back.
Another good production highlighting NY city.
My wife says your photographer had the best job.
Nice keeping up with the improvements in bike infrastructure in NY. The same general trend in happening where i ride on the other side of the pond on my Riese and Muller Charger 3 GT Vario. I think it could be time for a Propel store over here !!!
Thanks a bunch Anthony! I hope to make my way over there soon. It sure would be nice to visit and who knows what ideas will come from that 😉
I just missed you guys!!! This video is amazing!!! I love it. I rode all these streets. I bought my first bluetooth headphones from this B&H store back in like 2012. Woohoo! Manhattan bridge is much nicer than Brooklyn Bridge. I rode it Tuesday after picking up the bike your people built for me. The Brooklyn Propel peeps are a really awesome group. They built my bike and they even upgraded the display. Freaking awesome!!! Woohooo! I'm so excited.
Thanks so much for your comment and for supporting Propel Christopher! I’m glad you’re enjoying it! Pretty wild to think how much technology has changed in the past 8 years huh?
@@Propelbikes I know right... As a software engineer myself, its certainly quite a task to stay current. I love it!!! 😍
Oh yeah! I don’t envy that. I went to school for Comp Sci so I know. Constantly learning is fun though. I’m just learning different things these days though.
It is always so much fun to learn.
I'm really glad that you guys documented what it's like to bike in New York right now with the pandemic. It's an interesting time. I've been wanting to take videos of what it's like for posterity but I don't have the equipment or skills.
I'm sharing this video with friends and family so they can get a glimpse of what I see daily.
Thanks a bunch for your comment and for sharing! I hope to make more soon!
Love this video! Such a fresh and candid look at biking in NYC. Your comment at 21:40 about Jersey City "we don't go over there" ....well, you should! Jersey City has built some really great bike infrastructure recently. You'd do well if you opened a shop in the downtown Jersey City neighborhood ;) Also -- New Jersey was first with good, model e-bike legislation and they did it without all the drama of NYS-NYC. I'd be happy to show you around if you ever have the time to see it!
Thanks so much Michael! I would love that! I really like NJ and Tara does too. We we’re just joking 🙃
@@Propelbikes name the date & time, I’d love to show off our infra & introduce you to some members of the bike advocacy community here. Michael.Flinck@gmail.com
Awesome! I sent you an email and I look forward to connecting.
Good point re pizza and electric bikes. There are bikes with more than my new Tern HSD S8i which has just been delivered. I can’t wait to see it and ride it.
Yeah ten years from now will be so mental to think about. I plan to try and launch a bike soon and build up my company, and I can imagine it will get to the stage where it’ll look really futuristic and slick to be in ;) have a nice day.
Thanks Max! Yes 10 years from now things will definitely be dramatically different. I love to think about that. Good luck with your bike company! Sounds like fun!
Hi Chris, love the videos, I'm looking to start a Cargo Bike shop in the UK, your videos are really helpful. So thank you. I love your accent too, reminds me of Al Pachino from Dog Day Afternoon.! :-)
Sounds like fun! Lol about the accent. It definitely gets heavier when I’m in NY. I hope people can still understand me 🙃
So good to see you back on the streets of NYC, Chris! On my next trip to NY I'll come and visit you! Brilliant Vid! Greetings from Europe!
It also feels good to be back! I don’t know how I made it being away for so long. I’m working on changing that though. NYC has my heart for sure. Please do visit if you’re ever in town! Stay safe out there!
@@Propelbikes ❤️👍
Thank you Chris for this very nice trip in New York ! I’m a fan of Riese & Müller and I’ve got a load 60 to.
Jean-Michel from France
Thanks Jean-Michael! The Load is my favorite bike! I would love to ride it in France one day! That would be a dream.
Hey, Chris.. This is really something special. Thank You for such a wonderful video. WAY COOL 🤗❤️
Thanks so much Chris! Your comment made me smile 😊
Chris is coming to the Netherlands anyway. There you can get anywhere with your bike throughout the country. Great bike paths. LOL. Love from Holland.
Hi Chris. Thanks for the trip around the Big Apple. Tamatoes or tomatoes. Ya having a Forest Gump thing. Lifes like a box of chocolates. Steve down in NZ.
What an awesome film!
Great video…..on the bike trail near the Pizza Yard, there is a grate or something right on the path with the grate going the same direction as the pathway(you went around it), but it could be dangerous to a cyclist who may not notice it. You went around a second grate too.
Nice idea to give an insight of NYC from the perspective of a cyclist as an addition to the usual reviews.
Thanks! I think it’s important and I love to see it so I’m happy to share :)
NOTHING beats the electricity of NYC! I Love it!
Seriously! Right?! I love it!
@@Propelbikes Born in Hells Kitchen in the 50's Ive seen all the changes..some bad most excellent!
Merry Christmas!!
Great video/ride - love Leo's!🚲🥯
Great video, thanks for posting!
Interesting video as a dutchie i now see what i have to be thankful for.
Thanks for uploading, was there in 2009. Would like to explore it by bicycle. As for the food choices, you can never go wrong with Tara's choices.
Cool! I hope you enjoyed, the city has definitely made significant bike improvements since then.
Good to see you. I know your shop well.
Interesting video.
Have watched twice now.
Joep, Netherlands. Really nice and entertaining video!
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Loved your analogy of how a singular ingredient does not make a good pizza. It's all the quality ingredients together that determine how good a pizza is, and the same can be said for e-bikes. It's not just about "checking all the boxes" and have thousands of watts in battery if the ingredients are of sub par quality.
Isn't what you rode actually the Hudson River Greenway right next to the West Side Highway? I live in the Bronx and the Greenway spanning the length of Manhattan makes the ride to Propel in Brooklyn much more enjoyable;)
Agreed but the cycle track doesnt go all the way up and there is construction in some parts with out proper detour signage. That makes it somewhat more challenging for me. Either way I took Columbus from 110 down to 55th or 59th and enter the cycle track from there.
@@SwiftySanders It's been a while so I haven't seen the construction and the route isn't as well marked or maintained uptown but , in the past, I could ride all the way uptown to the Henry Hudson Bridge.
That sure is a nice ride Michael! They have been making a lot of improvements to that route, but I’m so grateful it’s there.
I bet your companies group bike ride was super fun!
It was a lot of fun! Can’t wait to do another!
Chris , you should set up a bike hire with tour for tourists etc , a bit like Berlin
I like this idea. I would love to do this, but too many irons in the fire right now.
wow... this got deep really quick. got this recommended as I need a bakfiet then ended up in a New York historical tour with a bit of philosophy. Love the content anyways.
Lol. Glad you enjoyed it! I hope my rants weren’t too over the top. I enjoy expressing my thoughts through these videos.
hi chris is that kind of bike also available for rent in ny? with a carrier in front
Great video! What's the bike brand and model?
Thanks! That’s the Riese & Müller Load. You can see more at the below link:
propelbikes.com/product/riese-muller-load-60/
@@Propelbikes They are nice but a little bit expensive ($8 K - $10 K). What is the approximate weight?
They definitely aren’t cheap but not much compares. They weight around 100lbs
Great video Chris!
Thanks! Much appreciated!
At 9:33 while saying it feels more European; looking at a Italian motorbike, German car & a classic citybike! 👌🏽
Many people in the US never see a complex bustling environment like NY. Thanks for the tour!
I want to do this all over the world. We’ve done this in a few places and I look forward to more opportunities. It’s a nice way to see the city.
Fun video Chris. I think you may have a 2nd career in tourism if you ever get out of the bike biz!
Thanks Paul! Hope you’re doing well and staying safe. Doing bike tours could be a fun one for sure. I think I could get into that.
You'd be the "Rick Steves" of bike tours!!! Just ordered my Tern Vektron Q9...let me know when you start the bike tour business!
Funny I was just listening to a podcast about Rick Steves. I really respect him
Dankeschön für´s mitnehmen......👋✌️
Gern geschehen. Ich liebe es, einige dieser Fahrten auch in Deutschland zu machen.
Great video !
Great video! Loved the general commentary and the happenstances. Peter was a dude! They're trying to change the highway code in the UK that gives cyclists priority going straight at a T-junction where cars might be turning left across their path, like in NYC. On the commentary about the pigs, BBC did a great 3 part documentary series called filthy cities, covering London, Paris and NYC. They sounded horrendous places to live, interesting though. That oculus place looks like a Calatrava design (not looked up on google yet)
Thanks! It sure was a fun trip and I love the serendipitous moments in NYC. There is always something new and and exciting to enjoy.
Interesting about the new UK code. Lots of changes going on there. I really can’t wait to make my way there.
I remember the stories about the pigs and the trash in the streets. Pretty wild to think of how it must have been. I hope I can do more of these tours in cities. It would be really cool!
The Oculus was designed by Calatrava. It’s quite a site to see!
I have a feeling a OneRepublic song was filmed inside the Oculus shopping mall. That roof structure is very unique.
It’s quite possible :)
Kaiser Roll / Hard Roll
And Bagels are awesome,
but not healthy.. lol
Thanks Kenneth! Great tip about the Kaiser roll. I guess they are available elsewhere, but the NY ones seem to be special.
this video accomlishes something that is so important: it shows what all the taxes we pay in this city pay for. it's shared spaces, shared infrastructure. it's subsidized ferry rides, full bike lanes, public buildings, and so on. when we are willing to part with our hard earned dollars for top quality shared spaces, we all win. and yes, the food. but not gluten free bagels. that's an abomination.
Thanks so much Robert! I totally agree. Some things seem to be a waste at times, but NYC is truly a special place. I also don’t think I’ll be trying a gluten free bagel anytime soon lol 😆
Once upon a time I read a comment about NYC folks: there isn't a whole lot of physical space, so people give each other psychological space. The not smiling/saying hello/etc. isn't unfriendly; it's respectful.
I think this happens. People who live NYC also seem to intuitively know when you may or not need that space.
Looking at it from my Dutch perspective, the infrastructure is horrible. Lot of work to be done. But really happy to see that you realize that it's the way to go
excellent video
Thanks! 🙏
If I do ubereats in NY, what kind e bike can keep me running whole day with single charge ?
We have a bunch of bikes with two batteries which should last you the whole day. Check out our bikes at propelbikes.com
Thank you for the video
Thanks for watching and for your support!
Very nice video! What helmet are you wearing?
That’s the POC Omni Air Spin. It’s lightweight and it fits my big head well.
Was that a e uni cycle that guy was riding?
We need a video or advice’s about security on this times, NYC it’s not easy, can you give us advices against thieves in NY.? Thank you.
Thanks for sharing. Have you ever considered turning your company into a worker cooperative?
Why is the English automatic subtitles function turned off?
”Cars really shouldn't own the city” instant like 👍🏻
Really interesting video for me as I've never been to NY....actualy I'm the only one in my family thats never been over the pond to the US of A.
There is truly no place like it. When you get a chance and it's safe I would recommend a visit and definitely take a bike around.
Thinking about getting one of those ebikes for commuting to school... Hmm 🤔
Nice!
bro..what helmet do you have on at beginning of video?
Nevermind..looks like its a POC
Omne Air Spin Helmet
That’s it! 👍
You have a nice long bicycle lane...!
Good stuff
Nice job
Thanks Brian! Much appreciated!
Cant wait to visit New York one day you gave me more reasons lol
Good ride
Thanks Sam!
Amsterdam 1968 was just the same look like the city now in New York ..... I was only 12 years and I brought my fathers lunch to his office - work .... on my junior bike .... !"! ... When my father saw I ride my bike at home, he makes a phonecall that I was riding home for 45 minutes ...... ( Wibautstraat to Paul Scholtenstraat Amsterdam ) That was dangerous now adays alsoo .... in New York ......
You'd think the organizers of a farmers market would be interested in getting as much video exposure as possible.
I agree. I found that to be odd
cuanto cuestan las visicletas electricas quiero mas informacion
Iv noticed alot more people riding motorbikes too.