Covering bicycle routes, infrastructure, group rides, history, vacations, and sometimes kitties in and around Seattle where I live and the Washington DC area where I grew up. I am a queer cyclist who loves to explore the world around me on my bicycle, and I love to help people learn new routes and history about the area. I lead group rides in addition to making virtual ones, so maybe you can even join me for a bike ride in real life!
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Amazing guide. Thank you so much!
This is so cool! I'm not much of an endurance rider yet, but I hope to be able to do something like this within a few years!
It takes some training and slowly getting used to riding longer distances. I'm sure you could build up your endurance (and confidence) to do it by next year if you work hard at it. Go for it!
3:54 It's Jeremy!! 😁
Nice! Awesome ride, Bob!
Nice work boss!! 💪🏼 💛💚🌲💚💛
Congrats. Now do it in 1 day :D I was drinking sooo much there towards the end because of the heat.
Haha, I might consider doing it in 1 day in the future, but I certainly took in everything over the course of 2 days. I hear you on the heat (wipes off sweat)!
You missed a golden opportunity by not having a jersey labled "Le Tigre" to go with your friend's "Blue Steel".
Haha, good one! I'll see if my friend can get me one ;)
Congratulations Bob and thank you for filming so I can come along on your adventure~
This is the kind of youtube content I live for.
Sweet video. Great info! Hope to get over to the Eastside before summer ends.
Fun stuff. It inspired me to go out for a ride today.
Great summary of the ride and the vibes!
Thanks! It was great seeing you on the ride, too
Congrats Bob 💙
Congrats on such an awesome ride! Love your day 2 jersey!
Thank you! I originally bought it for working out, but then I also found it feels great for biking
Congratulations on completing your first STP, Bob! Thank you for this fantastic tour of your experience. What a great way for folks to learn about the ride!
Thank you! I had an awesome time doing the ride
Kudos! Any plans for RSVP this year as well?
I'm thinking of doing RSVP (for my first time) next year, potentially doing STP in even numbered years and RSVP in odd years in the future.
I ride up from Kent to Bellevue. The part when you come off I-90 to Bellevue college is very different these days, with a nice bike lane on the left side of the street, completely separate from traffic, and has a bridge so you skip the side walk and sketchy cars.
I love the new crossover bridge and trail along the north side of 36th St! It's made that section so much nicer to ride, and I'm looking forward to them extending it further east.
You didn't mention Union Bay Village, housing for new faculty members with families needing housing at the UW, situated next to the Union Bay Marsh. My family lived there twice, when my father first started teaching there in 1956 and later when we moved back to Seattle from Norway in 1964 One of our playgrounds was the marsh.
Interesting, and I like how the marsh served as a nice playground to explore! Thank you for sharing your experiences living there.
Wow! Great job with this one Bob! A definitely a Subscribe and Like! I was born and raised in the Ravenna area from the early 1950's to about the 1980's. Loved the loop you shared on this vlog. All very familiar to me! Loved the memories❤ l
Thank you! I'm glad I was able to share some stories that were relevant and touched upon your memories of living here.
Can you do Lake Forest Park trails and Interurban North?
I plan to make a video for the northern Interurban-Burke Gilman Connector, but it's not going to be anytime soon because I have an ever-growing list of other projects/videos to make (I need a vacation from life just so I can work on my videos!).
Thanks! What’s the most scenic easy bike ride without too many on road lanes near Shoreline or Lake Forest Park?
That's a good question, as I don't ride very often north of Seattle. It seems like the most frequently used routes follow the 2 Interurban-Burke Gilman Connectors (I made a video for the southern one of the two in 2022, still need to make one for the northern route). The map on this project page may give more info: www.shorelinewa.gov/government/projects-initiatives/interurban-trail-burke-gilman-trail-connectors-project Also, I would recommend checking out the Strava Global Heatmap which does help reveal most-used routes in the area.
Nice work...lots of stuff I did not know...thanks
Great video, thank you!
Thanks for the rail update fix! Especially seeing progress of DT Redmond. Google maps is not keeping up haha. Nice work! The GP12 footage is so nice.
Thank you! I've been riding through the area for a couple of years, checking in on each of the stations to see how they're coming along. It's very exciting to see it getting close to completion!
Very much appreciated. Well done thank you. Very interesting. It helps when you have references to a map and locations here in there in your videos so that we can find what you’re talking about and like there ourselves.
What else you gonna do on a nice PNW day like that! Thanks for the ride!
Absolutely! When it's this nice out, you gotta go for a ride/hike/walk/nap :)
Sound Transit gets replacing pictograms (Stellar Connections) are the original system of Link light rail trains.
I prefer the pictograms myself, but I understand that they wanted to go with a more formalized system. I did have ideas for creating my own pictograms for the 2 Line stations, though, but I didn't have time to properly implement them.
@@bobco85It would still be nice to see your ideas though 🙂
LINK 2 LINE STATIONS: 0:36 International District-Chinatown Station (Dragon is the Pictogram) - South Jackson Street (Existing 1 Line) 1:38 Judkins Park Station - South Judkins Street, Rainier Avenue South (Late 2025 or Early 2026: I-90 Link 2 Line Extension) 2:52 Mercer Island Station - North Mercer Way (Late 2025 or Early 2026: I-90 Link 2 Line Extension) 4:12 Mercer Slough Station - Bellevue Way SE (Existing 2 Line) 4:56 Surrey Downs Station - Main Street (Existing 2 Line) 5:45 Bellevue City Hall Station - NE 6th Street (Existing 2 Line) 6:40 Wilburton Station - NE 8th Street (Existing 2 Line) 7:20 Spring District/124th Station - 124th Avenue NE (Existing 2 Line) 8:16 Bel-Red/132nd Station - 132nd Avenue NE (Existing 2 Line) 9:37 Overlake Village Station - 152nd Avenue NE (Existing 2 Line) 10:50 Redmond Microsoft Team Station - NE 40th Street (Existing 2 Line) 12:12 Marymoor Park Station - NE 70th Street (Spring 2025: Redmond Link 2 Line Extension) 13:15 Redmond Town Center Station - NE 76th Street (Spring 2025: Redmond Link 2 Line Extension)
I like to light rail ride 2.
Wow....I have a LOT of East side to catch-up on! Thanks and ride on Bob!
There's a lot of newish trails and connections that opened in the past year; the fenced off bridge at the Wilburton station opened just a week or so later after I filmed everything!
That Hendrix art is cool.
It's hard to find the right time of day to shoot the artwork, but it looks wonderful at night
Try to stay in the bike lanes, and off of the pedestrians side walks.
Made it to the (He/Him), knew nothing interesting would follow.
Lol that narrow tunnel passage, actually has a sign there now. Thay says get off rhe bike and walk it.
Thank you for the e-bike comment. I “acoustic” commuted in Seattle for decades, but in retirement my bad back makes it impossible to get around under just human power. I’ve built an e-bike, using Grin tech that has allowed me to put 3,000 miles on my bike last year and only 350 on my car. Just like you can’t tell why someone uses the elevator instead of the stairs to go one floor, you can’t tell why someone “chooses” to use an e-bike.
It's amazing how something like "e-assist" can both open up a world of biking to more people while also making it more manageable and sustainable for others. I'll continue to be outspoken about including e-bikes in cycling, because to me, the important thing is to get on the bike and enjoy a ride!
can i just say you somewhat inspred me to go on bike rides? Actually one of the main inslirations i had to consifer learning hoe to ride and overall riding more I know this video is ancient but this is still interesting
That's awesome! I'm glad you were motivated to learn how to bike and start riding. There are so many interesting places to explore, so I hope you continue!
So fun. Long commute too bad the train station in Redmond is not open yet.
Kudos for riding to a long ride.
In the future (probably 2026), I will be able to take the light rail to get to the ride a bit faster, so it will be a little easier on the legs by then :)
What a beautiful route. I’ve done Flying Wheels twice now and I just don’t appreciate it enough when I’m riding. Thanks for capturing it on video. Also, I made the same wrong turn myself!
I realized when I looked at the footage that I passed a bright orange and white "Road Closed Ahead" sign, but oh well, I had a good laugh with that other cyclist about it!
I like great jobs with your guy friends for trail miles for Seattle, Washington.
Thank you! It was tough, but my friends and I help motivate and encourage each other to keep riding.
Hey Bob, thank you for sharing your epic ride, over 132 miles in a single ride WOW congrats! Regarding tired legs, some e-bikes have a pedal assist range of over 100 miles, even longer with a swappable battery in one’s backpack. Yet I only saw analog bikes in your video. Personally, I am a huge fan of micro mobility and personal electric vehicles. How do you feel about e-bikes? Thanks again.
I like e-bikes (see my Best 5/Worst 5 of Biking 2023 video), and I actually own one myself that I use for my daily commuting, grocery, cat supply, etc. trips. I save my acoustic bike for weekend recreational and athletic rides like this one, and switching between the two keeps things fresh for me. For Flying Wheels, I think most folks were riding acoustic bikes because the mileage gets a bit iffy for range. In my case, my e-bike has a range of 80 miles in warm weather, so it wouldn't do. The shorter event group rides tend to have more of a mix of folks with acoustic and electric. It's always good to see more people riding bikes!
Awesome video.
Love this!
The Marginal Way barrier was a great add. I always felt near death before crossing over the tracks at the light. Admittedly, my ego gets hit when I get burned by an E Bike, but the bigger point of contention is the E bike subsidy not extending to acoustic. Access should be incentivized for all bike types!
It seems like it should be an easy choice to slow down traffic and give people biking more space, but it was a contentious issue for some. I think subsidies going towards e-bikes is the right way to go since e-bikes have greatly expanded the accessibility of biking to the general population, and acoustic bikes just haven't had that impact. However, I also like how acoustic bikes have been incorporated into many schools so more kids learn how to bike (and hopefully continue into their adulthood), especially those who cannot afford a bicycle.
You were honked at on Lake Washington Blvd because you were riding slowly in the middle of the lane. Wear a helmet and ride like you mean it
There are two Interurban Trails…perhaps they should be renamed or designated differently. The one in the video and the one from Tukwila to Algona parallel to the railroad tracks.
I think the main issue is that the word "Interurban" is too generic (it properly applies to both former interurban train routes). Maybe something more specific like "Seattle-Everett Interurban Trail" & "Tukwila-Milton Interurban Trail" might work?
Walked and road almost all of that already.
Hey ! Thank you for such amazing videos! I'm a beginner and just bought my first bike recently. I was trying to discover something on KZread, so I can educate myself more on the bikes routes and infrastructure. And I found some of your videos, that helped me a lot. Thank you so much and I'm hoping to see more nice rides and useful historical information. And Mb one day I'll be skilled enough to join some of your group rides!
That's wonderful! I'm glad my videos could help you with your journey into the world of biking. I hope to see you at one of my group rides someday :)
Anyone ever encounter an aggressive cyclist who: (1) don’t follow the law, (2) get themselves in near misses because of their carelessness, and (3) yell at drivers to “share the road”? These cyclists are asking for an accident.
I am new to W Seattle and just moved in. And so I apologize if there is an obvious answer to this. I haven't had time to scout out a lot of these roads. But is there a reason that you don't take Delridge Way back up? Is it just to show different routes or is there a reason you take one route north and one route south?
The reason I don't take Delridge Way going north is that there is no bike infrastructure on it, so people biking are forced to take the lane with faster car traffic. I went with showing an alternative for folks who do not feel comfortable riding in those situations on an arterial.