Pedaling Profits in Chicago: My Uber Eats Bike Delivery Journey Amidst GPS Challenges

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[@Splices]

Hell yeah, you've been putting in that work! I see you on your insta. Amazing father, amazing husband to your wife and a hard ass worker. You have all my respect!

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thank you bro! Means a lot!

[@Ww8.3]

The primal scream at 8:55 😂 people never look where they are going

[@EddieBenitez3]

lol 😂

[@rogerdodgerxd]

Hey I saw your bag when you rode past me at 47th ST, which is how I found your channel I’m immediately searched ur yt and commented on this video ASAP when I saw you haha.

[@EddieBenitez3]

Yooo! That’s what’s up! I was wondering if that was going to work lol

[@randomname9758]

I can't believe I just watched you work. I've never ordered from these apps but I appreciate the hustle. 👊

[@EddieBenitez3]

I appreciate it Random name!

[@crazyweb9605]

i find it on older vids the clients were better once you arrive you find them on the door waiting for the food

[@EddieBenitez3]

100%

[@harrellshomesteadwoodworks]

Revolving door transition, dang that was Mr. Clean!

[@harrellshomesteadwoodworks]

Oh excuse me, two door transitions in one video? Someone is getting good at these...

[@EddieBenitez3]

lol thanks man 🙏

[@xSorai]

haha that pedway system is like when your gps fritzes on lower wacker drive. dope vlog love seeing youtubers from the chi!

[@EddieBenitez3]

Lol I hated lower Wacker for a long time

[@TWCAlex802]

Reminds me a lot of when i tried UberEats bicycle deliveries in Boston...the GPS directions were often vague & confusing but i wound up losing my fear of riding my bike just about anywhere after that experience over Thanksgiving weekend of last year 👍

[@EddieBenitez3]

Nothing like loosing that fear of riding in the streets!

[@DoctorBaconlung]

Glad I don't deliver in a big downtown area like that. Would have me all turned around. Not a bad night though! Well done on completing the course as well. I learned a lot from doing the MSF class when I started riding. Hyped for the Super Cub.

[@justdrive5327]

The tall buildings make it even more challenging. I've done Uber Eats in Downtown Chicago a few times. Gps also goes crazy sometimes it just spins in circles. That plus it tends to take me to the underground streets of Downtown Chicago. Quite annoying when the delivery isnt for the basement levels or the back door of the buildings

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thank you! Been raining last couple of days been itching to take her out!

[@fensterputzernuernberg]

Some epic tremdendous scenery there..... with sun and building .. trully amazing, very magnetic video

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thank you John!

[@EVGUY13245]

Dude I've seen you before! I live in River North and I also do doordash/uber on the side. You have a sick freaking bike man. If I see you again I'll say hi.

[@EddieBenitez3]

that's awesome Kevin thanks for watching! yeah, please say hello if you see me again.

[@EVGUY13245]

@Eddie Benitez heck yeah man! Will do! If I see you, I'll say hi with my e-bike lol

[@EddieBenitez3]

😂

[@EVGUY13245]

@@EddieBenitez3 🤣🤣

[@Manny30004]

This takes me back when I was fedex delivery driver working in downtown Chicago man literally It drove me crazy luckily I survived. It was easy driving but delivery’s finding address in the dark with getting pressure from cars from the back not lying again it drove me crazy I can’t describe how chaotic it was

[@EddieBenitez3]

Gosh being in a fedex truck downtown sounds tough!

[@raminbaghirov9998]

It is amazing. Loved it. Especially your equipment is just fantastic.

[@EddieBenitez3]

thank you so much Ramin!

[@jeff91199]

Good work, man! Navigation trying over and over to send you down to the pedway took me out, tho. LOL

[@EddieBenitez3]

lol thanks man!

[@iandrew6347]

Hi Sir hope you are well love watching your videos . Watching from the U.K. 🇬🇧

[@EddieBenitez3]

Hi Ian thank you for watching them! I appreciate it! Cheers!

[@iandrew6347]

@@EddieBenitez3 no problem Chicago is my favourite city in America just love it

[@DeliveryRider]

we're having issues with GPS as well over here in the uk 😂

[@EddieBenitez3]

lol glad I’m not alone

[@Motorideto]

You have to add a horn function for sure.

[@EddieBenitez3]

I got one a horn. Just didn’t use it in time.

[@kavinbell4621]

It would have been nice to have a ebike back when I was driving but they always come out with the good stuff after I got out of driving lol

[@EddieBenitez3]

100% life has a funny way of doing things like that.

[@kavinbell4621]

@@EddieBenitez3 I would have to agree with you on that one lol

[@kavinbell4621]

@@EddieBenitez3 back when I first started driving a truck there wasn't even cell phones or gps systems. You hope that who ever gave you the direction to where you were going was spot on or you could find yourself in a heap of trouble lol

[@kavinbell4621]

@@EddieBenitez3 especially in Chicago lol

[@iCoNiiiK-zr8qo]

Ngl that women that walked in front of your bike and you said woot woot woot and fast forwarded! Scared the piss out of next thought you crashed 😅

[@EddieBenitez3]

😂😂

[@titusnixon]

Eddie, I told you that GPS will screw you up. But you been out here for a while. It's funny, I see most dude two or three times a day, and I never run into you

[@EddieBenitez3]

🤷‍♂️ I da do don’t learn good 😝

[@titusnixon]

@Eddie Benitez well I watch your video, and you're not slow either. Great content as usual

[@EddieBenitez3]

Much appreciated Titus!

[@BigMannyfromtheIE]

Awesome videos Manny

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thanks Manny 😀

[@daledishman7155]

Leave a bottle water tip for the tree for securing your bike 😅

[@EddieBenitez3]

😂

[@IMHUSTLNGAMIN]

a bit of advice from another bike from Chicago USE WAZES turn off tollways and expressways uber gps and google is dookie water

[@EddieBenitez3]

I appreciate it bro. I used waze exclusively before but wasn’t available in the doortrash options going to take a closer look.

[@KinokoCardano]

Let’s go LETS GO!!

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thank you Kinoko!

[@justdrive5327]

I don't like how they changed the map with those restaurant heat maps. It makes me believe that all ubers will go to those restaurants and camp there. The old heat map was better

[@EddieBenitez3]

100%

[@cubancafeteria]

Great cuts!

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thanks Anthony!

[@onyxdasher]

Bro!! Those video transitions are SICK! What software do you use to edit your videos? 0_o sick vids!!

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thanks bro! I use Adobe Primier Pro.

[@edbutowskycruz4619]

Yo he escuchado que a los que trabajan en moto les va mejor, tanto en ordenes como en pago ya que recorren un distancia un poco mas larga, deberias intentar hacer entregas en tu moto

[@EddieBenitez3]

Voy a sacar la motocicleta lo antes posible. a ver como me va.

[@charliemack9702]

😂😂😂😂😂 Edie I gotta ride with you one day and show you how easy these addresses are to find downtown LOL!! But trust...I would be lost if I came around where you live so I understand 😉 But YES google maps is the ABSOLUTE WORST 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 And OMG that Pedway had me on one back when I first started LMAO

[@EddieBenitez3]

lol I promise I get better every time I go out. Plus I have the luxury of coming home and watching my mistakes and opening up a map and studying it. By the time it’s all said and done I will know the Chicago map better than anyone on the planet.

[@charliemack9702]

@@EddieBenitez3 👍🏽

[@VagabondTurtle]

Please don't answer this one on the go :) It is very intriguing actually, I am thinking of doing some weekend delivery, although not in the US, so I guess it is much different. 68 USD, for how many hours do you get this?

[@EddieBenitez3]

I want to say it was almost 4 hours I can't remember.....it was in the video at the end should have shown hours also.

[@MilatovichFamily]

Jesus man, I did not know iphone gps sucks so much and I use also iphone, but in Moscow I use their local gps servic Yandex wich is really precise, it just smokes google.

[@EddieBenitez3]

I need Yandex in Chicago!

[@MilatovichFamily]

@@EddieBenitez3 for sure! It would be nice google would be so detailed and precise or apple maps.

[@E-BikingAdventures]

I worked the busist area of my city last friday supper and no surge pay or yellow heat map. I haven't seen any surge pay in about 2 weeks. Is anyone else noticing this?

[@EddieBenitez3]

😮

[@jesusalucema2177]

How's that bro, greetings, I liked your video, a question, what is the name of the accessory that you carry on your arm to carry your cell phone, or where did you get it? I find it convenient to carry my phone while I make my deliveries.

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thank you! I got it from quadlock.com makes it really easy to carry my bag and keep my phone out of my pocket where I would sometimes miss new requests.

[@jesusalucema2177]

@@EddieBenitez3 thanks for the info, greetings bro

[@EddieBenitez3]

@@jesusalucema2177 no problem sorry it’s www.quadlockcase.com

[@jesusalucema2177]

@@EddieBenitez3 Yes, thank you, I was seeing that it was not the previous page, 😂thank you

[@1am963]

Is Chicago safe right now? I like to deliver food by bicycle. Do you think it's safe for small women?😊

[@EddieBenitez3]

It’s safe. Just don’t be anywhere you have no business being. My wife is going to go out on her bike in the next couple of days. She going to make a video for my channel. Help me get some content.

[@1am963]

@@EddieBenitez3 Wow, that's great! I'm looking forward to following your content.

[@longlivefreedom9853]

Should you not have mirrors on your handle bars mate just like a normal motor bike for safety ?

[@EddieBenitez3]

I was thinking of adding some bar end mirrors soon but I’ve been riding for a very long time with no mirrors not sure I would even use them. This bike came with mirrors but I didn’t like them.

[@kavinbell4621]

Yea gps hasn't ever been perfect lol, I've been all around the suburbs of Chicago but never down town I guess because as a truck driver most of my pick-ups or deliveries were out in the suburbs where the industrial complexes are. But I've been close to downtown lol

[@EddieBenitez3]

lol I hope it gets better soon, how are we still at this point.

[@kavinbell4621]

@@EddieBenitez3 If the economy doesn't clapes and we get back to normal over time gps systems will get better or you will have been just about every place imaginable to pickup eats or groceries and you will know by memory were each location is. After my first 5 years of driving I knew just about every place I'd picked-up or delivered I'd get my dispatch and see the company I was picking up at and know where to go just by memory.

[@TheJb123176]

I can't see your headlight. Must be hidden.

[@EddieBenitez3]

Went back to watch the video and yeah not sure why I didn’t have it on.

[@tlcsnowteam]

I do doordash on bike

[@EddieBenitez3]

nice! 🚲💨

[@tlcsnowteam]

@@EddieBenitez3 it is

[@tlcsnowteam]

@@EddieBenitez3 I have a E-bike Voltbike Venture

[@EddieBenitez3]

Nice bike!

[@returnedfrompanama]

Are you concerned about the bike getting stolen when you are picking up or delivering an order?

[@EddieBenitez3]

Yes. However I take every precaution to make it as hard as possible for anyone to easily take it.

[@pierrefitch]

I just tried ubereats delivery on bike i got 0 orders left the app on for 3 hours is it normal that is hard to get ordere as a ubereats bike delivery person

[@EddieBenitez3]

With Uber I think the most I went without a job was an hour. It was with doordash in a bike that I went about 3 hours no work. Hope it gets better for you.

[@chiefbear7617]

Hey, how much range do you normally get? I feel like you use the throttle almost exclusively

[@EddieBenitez3]

on this bike its smarter to ride throttle only and peddle to help the motor out. the one thing I don't like about this bike is the fact that I cannot ride using pedal assist and throttle at the same time you have to choose one. this bike is heavy so its hard to start from a standstill with the pedals. my rad power bike 2017 allowed to use both at the same time.

[@davidarmstrong8480]

Hey how’s it going? I have a question? When it’s the summertime and it’s sunny and hot, how do you keep your phone from getting hot and out of the sun?

[@EddieBenitez3]

I don’t David. I’ve never had an issue with the hot or cold weather outside of my go pro max getting so hot the batteries warped.

[@davidarmstrong8480]

Oh I thought you rode the Delfast

[@EddieBenitez3]

I do ride the Delfast.

[@Biscuits2222]

I see one guy said Uber ride or something is better than UE don't pay it no mind keep making your $ dude

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thanks bro! Not sweating it was honesty just curious if they were doing ride lol

[@justinhaller2055]

Google and uber dont play nice at all!

[@EddieBenitez3]

Agreed and the tall buildings don't help either. Now that I got a better understanding of the layout of the city and the navigation give me an instruction I found many times that its completely wrong!

[@Xzb1882]

Is your account a Uber account a bicycle 🚴 account.? I was thinking about adding a bike on my account in Florida

[@EddieBenitez3]

Yes it is. For some reason Uber won't allow me to add a car to my account unless I completely close my bike account.

[@jonathanperez7128]

Is it still busy? I just started but noticed I don’t get much orders

[@EddieBenitez3]

supposedly its busy for people with car accounts, its slow for me.

[@dogdays2012ify]

Hi enjoy your videos with your Delfast bike. I have a Delfast bike I bought 3 years ago from the Ukraine. I live in Indiana and my bike stopped working motor cuts out on and off. Can you refer me to a repair center in Chicago that works on Delfast bikes? I would appreciate any help finding a Chicago area repair place. Thanks in advance 👍😊

[@EddieBenitez3]

Sorry to hear it Justin. That’s my nightmare scenario Delfast customer support is super spotty. I’m still looking for a place that will actually look at my bike.

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thanks for watching my videos!

[@dogdays2012ify]

@@EddieBenitez3 Thanks for getting back so fast. I agree I called California Delfast support and all they sent me are pdf files of electric connections. Just get run around 😕 I have a $2400 Delfast prime as a paper weight. 😭

[@EddieBenitez3]

Man 😔

[@ajoor24]

What kind of bicycle

[@EddieBenitez3]

Delfast, company is not doing well at the moment, not sure if they will recover.

[@user-bd9dx9nh7r]

How much you bike

[@EddieBenitez3]

I paid $4600

[@TastyFood726]

How do you get pay in cash paper money or what?

[@EddieBenitez3]

Direct deposit into my bank account.

[@TastyFood726]

Also is it okay if I buy my own random backpack from like Amazon instead of the Uber eats shop store?

[@TastyFood726]

The reason I ask that is because I already bought me one and it doesn't have the Uber Eats label and also its not as big as the one you have

[@EddieBenitez3]

Yes you can use your own bag that’s not a problem.

[@TastyFood726]

@@EddieBenitez3 Thanks bro

[@genegriffin9431]

Nice I don't do no pedaling not on a 72v motor 3000w

[@EddieBenitez3]

Nice!

[@genegriffin9431]

@@EddieBenitez3 but I do deliveries down town

[@EddieBenitez3]

Chicago?

[@genegriffin9431]

@Eddie Benitez yes I seen you a couple of times I'm the one with the ape hangers on the ebike

[@EddieBenitez3]

Okay yeah I think I seen you then: yea I’m sure I seen the handle bars

[@omarnasr4387]

Uber ride is better than Uber Eat because it is not currently worthy

[@EddieBenitez3]

Are you doing ride more right now?

[@kavinbell4621]

@@EddieBenitez3 are you talking to me? If you are no I don't drive anymore I was working locally but I had a heart attack and have to quit driving trucks

[@kavinbell4621]

@@EddieBenitez3 too I live way back in the sticks of southeast Oklahoma we don't have Uber or anything like that around here

[@EddieBenitez3]

Hey Kavin no sorry talking to Umar. But I’m sorry to hear you had a heart attack. Glad you made it to today!

[@kavinbell4621]

@@EddieBenitez3 I thought you were talking to him I wasn't sure though lol. Yea it sucks but I'm still here and kicking as I found out I was very fortunate the type of heart attack I had was a widow maker most people don't survive that type of heart attack.

[@user-fp8fk4rr8n]

👍👍👍😆😆😆

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thank you 😊

[@user-fp8fk4rr8n]

@@EddieBenitez3 Come on 💪

[@smokyesagaming]

come on bro. i got friends that came here to nyc 2 months ago and navigate 10 times better. you look like you dont know your city. never trust that gps thing

[@EddieBenitez3]

I DONT know the city like that. Not ashamed to admit I’m learning and not afraid to show people my mistakes so they can learn from them.I’m glad your friends are master navigators good for them I guess. 10 times better? Why not 20 times better?

[@justdrive5327]

The gps goes crazy bcs the tall buildings block out the signal. That plus Downtown Chicago has several underground levels. So you know google and uber navs always try to take you down there. So yeah, its more challenging then it looks, even for us natives

[@breakmydreams]

Very nice earnings

[@EddieBenitez3]

Thanks

[@breakmydreams]

You're very welcome @@EddieBenitez3