Cycling Toronto (Narrated) - Queen Street & Roncesvalles on June 25 [4K]

[@ansaritarique9499]

Thank you for watching

[@Alkimim.uk.]

Great channel!!! Love watching your videos Johnny! Thanks for this pleasant ride!!! My warmest regards from Brazil. Sergio

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thank you and glad you enjoy them!

[@tedchiba5442]

Fantastic narrated video of West Toronto. My sister and her husband live on HighPark. I use to go to HighPark park when I was smaller. Around the Bloor and Dundas area,there use to be a Towers Department store....long since gone You mentioned the crazy hospital which use to be at 999 Queen street west. I've never visited it but in the 60's you heard about this place, which was frightening back then. Great ride Johnny and Fantastic narrative. Hope to see more. Thanks Johnny for your time!

[@JohnnyStrides]

My mom used to refer to that hospital as the looney bin, although a name like that sure wouldn't fly today. Thanks for sharing and I didn't even know that about Towers, I'll look it up!

[@MrMarumari]

I used to live off Roncesvalles, great neighbourhood! Nice job on the video, thanks for sharing

[@JohnnyStrides]

It is a great hood and thanks for watching!

[@good_to_be_gold8]

Superb job riding out with another adventure.

[@JohnnyStrides]

👍👍👍

[@christyo5505]

Lovely ride ... Thank you 😊

[@JohnnyStrides]

My pleasure 😊

[@rgsulpoa]

Starting my Saturday with another pleasant bike ride 👍. That's good !😁 ...Have a nice weekend, Johnny !

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks Eddie and have a great weekend yourself!

[@alvaroboschet1231]

Always look for your videos Johnny thanks another one as usual great have a nice weekend and be safe,

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks and have a great weekend yourself!

[@tomiangello]

Videos with Narrations are the way to go, mate. Great job.

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thank you! I have another one ready to go for tomorrow. Cheers

[@tomiangello]

@@JohnnyStrides Yes finished watching that just now. Thank you.

[@farshidrezaei7817]

Thanks a lot a bout your amazing video.

[@JohnnyStrides]

You're very welcome!

[@richardpo5802]

Great view with your ride, thank for talking love your voice, silent keep me sleepy, thank for showing me a great ride, take care

[@JohnnyStrides]

You're welcome Richard! I'll continue to make both kinds of videos :)

[@dalsie89]

Nice watching d neat street Toronto thanks Stride

[@BAIRESWALKER]

Another great video!

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thank you!

[@HDWalkingAdventures]

Nice ride, I enjoyed the beautiful views of a city 👍

[@JohnnyStrides]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidchandler6885]

hey johnny is there many people in the subway now the past week or so? I seen your video from 2 weeks ago and it seemed pretty empty but I am wondering now since people have tog o back to work how it is. I across the subway station and been very apprehensive to take it because of over crowding now

[@JohnnyStrides]

It seems to have picked up a bit, perhaps 20% more or so but still nowhere near being "busy".

[@StreetFoodKC]

Nice ride, have a nice day

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks 👍

[@iamvinny]

It’s a little dangerous, you can lose balance on the tracks and fall 7:41 :/

[@JohnnyStrides]

True but for the most part it's safe if you're prepared to deal with them properly.

[@denisegwilliams8614]

What a ride my heart was in my hand in the beginning those cars was something else especially that car that swings in front of you then stopped but I can see you are a great rider I had a fun with you and the streetcar by the way how much do a streetcar holds ?? I see a lot of people getting on I laugh at the young fella who dash in and the old guy like he was cursing the people 🤣 great narrative vlog keep them coming 🥰

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks Denise! I'm quite comfortable riding in those conditions but I can see how some would find it unnerving for sure! Yeah, that guy was a bit of a hoot lol

[@dalsie89]

Is d street parking allow in city as I see vedio....?

[@JohnnyStrides]

Unfortunately it is allowed...

[@T.O.basics]

Sir: another great video man.

[@JohnnyStrides]

You're welcome! Appreciate the feedback and support you've offered.

[@T.O.basics]

Just to let you know. I lived on Empire Ave which is across from Jimmy Simpson Park on the south side of Queen in Lesliville for over sixty years

[@Sport4Life]

I guess the next major public works projects are a subway line and improving the streets for bicycles.

[@JohnnyStrides]

Sadly the subway will probably never happen (the relief line will not run along most of Queen/King West) but they can at least make it a transit priority corridor!

[@Sport4Life]

Johnny Strides or improve the actual street asphalt. It is quite unusual to say the least to see them in such a condition

[@dahmanemellahi7589]

Thank you ... Nice

[@JohnnyStrides]

You're welcome!

[@clsumjr]

NICE I LOVE IT

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thank you! 👍

[@ahmadmohamadamin4208]

Where is your promise of update camera ?

[@JohnnyStrides]

I'm not sure what you're talking about. When did I promise anything and what did I promise? lol... This video uses a fairly new camera as well.

[@ahmadmohamadamin4208]

@@JohnnyStrides your camera is not clear , I don't know cause for .

[@boink800]

Is most of Toronto flat as a pancake?

[@JohnnyStrides]

For the most part it is... at least south of Dupont Street (it does slope gently towards the lake).

[@jordanlebow9105]

It's a shame that motorcycle was parked vertically in your way at the start of the video.

[@JohnnyStrides]

It was, although to be fair I'm not sure on the etiquette on that, perhaps that is the correct way to park the bike?

[@jordanlebow9105]

@@JohnnyStrides Haha. I always thought motorcycles had to park parallel to the sidewalk/curb on streets.

[@pamrosina]

💖💖💖

[@JohnnyStrides]

👍

[@starshine9147]

thank-you for risking your neck ... great video !

[@JohnnyStrides]

You're welcome! I try to be careful but with some of these drivers out there you never know...

[@giuseppegnazzo3154]

I’m liking the pov on this video lol nice vid Johnny Boy! Your narrated videos are really enjoyable to watch. Although I’m wondering if action Kid is your NY cousin ?? 🤔🤔HaHa

[@JohnnyStrides]

ha thanks! He's not my cousin but I did get the idea for cycling videos and narrated vids off of him! I'm watching one of his narrated rides now and that GoPro Hero 8 he's using looks so damn good. It's just too wide of a view for this POV I use to work (too much arms in the shot) and I don't want to deal with cropping the image in post. He does a great job with just the helmet cam though!

[@ahmadmohamadamin4208]

Always be aware of suddenly stopping cars , although you are good biker .

[@JohnnyStrides]

Of course, I just assume vehicles will always do the worst thing possible lol Thanks!

[@jordanlebow9105]

Johnny, how do you maintain your cool when riding your bike on the city streets? Lol

[@JohnnyStrides]

lol it's necessary or one would get an ulcer dealing with the madness that is Toronto drivers! Also when the camera isn't on my language becomes a lot less PG.

[@temeculagoldxchange]

Much better camera mount view!

[@JohnnyStrides]

I agree! I'll probably be favouring this view over the helmet cam for sure :)

[@johnnyrod11]

Yes Strides. Enjoy the Falls. I'm between St. Catharines and North Carolina when Trudeau opens the Border. I'll buy you a Beer or Three if you ever pass through St. Catharines.

[@JohnnyStrides]

Three beers sounds excellent and I'll have to take you up on that some day. Cheers!

[@johnnyrod11]

@@JohnnyStrides Anytime Sir.

[@webdesign6776]

The first part of this video seems like a dangerous ride, squeezed between streetcar tracks and potential opening car doors supplemented by bike lanes that are all of 60 feet long. Would not be my first route choice but appreciate the video!

[@JohnnyStrides]

I agree, if I were commuting east to west there's certainly much better alternatives to bike on than Queen!

[@Sport4Life]

Incredibly cool but also kinda nerve wracking with the tram lanes

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks and they sure are but navigating them is a fact of life for Toronto cyclists.

[@abdobouchareb6791]

What's the story with Quebec drivers?😄

[@JohnnyStrides]

In my lifetime I'm not sure I've ever seen one who knows how to drive... lol

[@abdobouchareb6791]

@@JohnnyStrides lol

[@maratbaspak4517]

Hmm, I thought in Canada one could ride a bicycle only on bike lanes , not along the edge of public roads

[@JohnnyStrides]

Bicycles can't be ridden on certain roads (such as most highways) but for the most part you can ride on the street. In fact cyclists are able to take the entire lane if need be (as safety dictates) and are subject to the same traffic laws as cars. I stay to the right as a courtesy, as do most cyclists but we don't have to.

[@navinchakra7717]

Nice cycling video,can you do one at night

[@JohnnyStrides]

Unfortunately the GoPro and DJI Osmo Action are both pretty terrible in low light conditions on the bike. I've tried setting up the Osmo Pocket (which has a built in gimbal and can record at night well) but haven't been able to get it to work well enough (it doesn't handle vibrations in the road well at all). I'll see if I can figure it out.

[@navinchakra7717]

Tnks

[@mohamedelsaid6183]

🖒🖒

[@JohnnyStrides]

👍

[@klarissaclairiton9010]

Boring.