Blog – Page 12 – Chicago Bike Adventures

Looking Around 9 (16 Photos)

March 4, 2019May 16, 2019 SteveLeave a Comment

A tour bike leaning next to the red terra cotta entrance of yellow and red brick patterned Rosenwald Apartments.

16 views from late February bike riding.

Looking Around 8 (12 Photos)

February 18, 2019May 16, 2019 SteveLeave a Comment

A tour bike leaning on a mural of a face and yellow and aqua waves.

12 photos taken while riding around Chicago.

Looking Around 7 (12 Photos)

February 4, 2019May 17, 2019 SteveLeave a Comment

A tour bike in the snow leaning on a yellow brick wall with large band of blue and white small square tiles.

12 photos taken during a very cold back end of January

Street Art in Warmer Times (10 Photos)

January 29, 2019February 17, 2020 adminLeave a Comment

A tour bike leaning on a Felipe Pantone mural of multicolored squares.

10 shots of street art seen during warmer times.

Looking Around 6 (15 Photos)

January 21, 2019August 19, 2019 SteveLeave a Comment

A tour bike leaning on a mural of a black woman in a white head wrap and white piped black dress with a bright yellow sun or halo behind.

Photos from the first two weeks of January

The Jungle Map

January 14, 2019February 4, 2019 SteveLeave a Comment

A tour bike standing in front of three entry yellow limestone 1870s Burnham & Root Union Stockyards Gate.

Immigrant Jurgis Rudkus navigates slaughterhouses, factories, red light districts, and jails.

Looking Around 5 (19 Photos)

January 7, 2019August 21, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

A tour bike leaning on a yellow and blue painted wood block wall arrangement.

Photos taken while riding around Chicago in December

While You Were Sleeping Map

December 24, 2018January 21, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

A tour bike standing in the grassy courtyard of a red brick apartment building with limestone entrances.

A Chicago CTA worker pretends to be the fiancee of a comatose man

CBA Rides 2 (11 Photos)

December 17, 2018January 14, 2019 SteveLeave a Comment

A CBA bike tour ride looking at a 1890s riugh graystone Queen Anne style corner building with a long diagonal fire escape.

Another week of looking back at the CBA rides from this summer and fall.

CBA Rides (11 Photos)

December 10, 2018December 17, 2018 SteveLeave a Comment

Two CBA bike tour riders posing in front of a mural of a dark skinned woman with blue pain across her face, butterfly wings in her hair, an eye in her neck, and a hanging key

Looking back at CBA rides from earlier this year.

Yelp

I spent an amazing 4.5 hours riding 15 miles on a totally customized bike tour with Steve. He knows so much about the art, architecture, and history along the way... read more

Colin K.
8/17/2021
My friend from out of town wanted to visit me in Chicago for my birthday. Instead of going out to a fancy dinner, we decided to go on an... read more

Emily E.
1/25/2019
Steve is great and love the tours. My wife took me on one a couple years ago and we went again while some friends were in town last week. Great... read more

Jason K.
8/16/2022
This was by far the best day of my vacation in Chicago. A bike tour is the best way to see a city, and Steve's street art bike tour was... read more

Naima B.
10/29/2019
Absolutely loved this bike tour with Steve. Our tour was customized to what we wanted to see. Steve included stops in between our requested stops so we could learn and... read more

Stacie A.
9/25/2023
Steve created a wonderful memory for us while on a short trip to Chicago. Our group of girls had a mix of biking experience and he went out of his... read more

Amy H.
4/29/2021
A fantastic bike tour, personally tailored to your interests. We did a 3-hour ride with a group of four who signed up together, but you can also sign up alone... read more

Alex H.
7/12/2019
I found Steve of Chicago Bike Adventures on Trip Advisor. They also have a website: https://chicagobikeadventures.com/about/

I wanted to enhance a four day holiday in Chicago... read more

John K.
12/28/2018
If you want to get to know Chicago more personally, try this out. This was one of my favorite experiences during my three day stay at Chicago. I did all... read more

Somang L.
8/28/2019

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This is my second tour with Steve. He is a friendly, knowledgeable host. Very accommodating and his biking experience creates a safe and comfortable ride. Great way to see and... read more learn about many parts of Chicago!

Lisa
July 16, 2021

Steve’s bike tour is the best way to see Chicago. Seeing the street art and murals throughout the city on a bike was truly an unforgettable and immersive creative and... read more

Naima
October 28, 2019

Had a great time riding through Chicago neighborhoods and downtown with Steve. Learned a lot of history on the place and enjoyed all of the street art!

Bill
April 15, 2019

if you are interested in a super personalized experience on bikes, Steve is the way to go. we were interested in experiencing neighborhoods and the mural scene and Steve was... read more

Todd
July 31, 2023

I can highly recommend Steve for being punctual, knowledgeable and overall for providing very nice tou (Hidden by Airbnb) ch making our experi (Hidden by Airbnb) ence even more memor... read more

Oleg
June 6, 2022

Great bike tour, customized it to my interests of art, history, street art, and architecture.

Ana
November 22, 2021

A truly immersive and tailor made Chicago experience. Taking a cycling tour in December seemed like a risky idea - and in fact it was a pleasant, comfortable, and insightful... read more ride

Nick
December 8, 2019

So much fun! I highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to learn more about Chicago and spend part of the day on a bike.

Rae
April 22, 2023

Take the bike tour, you won’t regret it! Steve was very knowledgeable and shared some of Chicago’s history as we biked and made stops at different locations. He knew all... read more

Ligia
August 14, 2022

Very knowledgeable and passionate. Steve will send you a survey before your trip and you fill out certain things that you are interested in. I feel like Steve does a... read more

Kevin
March 26, 2021

TripAdvisor

I highly recommend this bike tour. Steve does a great job of gathering your info before hand and tailoring the ride to you. I was lucky to be the... read more

dazelr
September 17, 2019

A must if you come to Chicago. You’ll see a different side to the city and Steve will customize the experience for you. See different neighborhoods, learn about the history,... read more take great photos and enjoy a drink!

ana_rg123
March 18, 2020

As local residents, we wanted a fun adventure over July 4th (and during the pandemic). Steve created a perfect tour!

We went west for ethnic street art, and... read more

ChicagoUrban
July 5, 2020

Steve is a warm, fun-loving and very knowlegeable tour guide. He took us through several very cool neighborhoods, showed us awesome street art and shared countless interesting details. He is... read more

theworldiswide
September 29, 2019

As local residents, we wanted a fun adventure over July 4th (and during the pandemic). Steve created a perfect tour! We went west for ethnic street art, and... read more

UrbanChicago
July 1, 2020

Steve is a warm, fun-loving and very knowlegeable tour guide. He took us through several very cool neighborhoods, showed us awesome street art and shared countless interesting details. He is... read more

theworldiswide
September 30, 2019

Was lucky to have a solo tour with Steve today and saw so much of the city, a lot of which I wouldn’t have had time or the prior knowledge... read more

philip_goodman
June 14, 2019

I read the reviews about how awesome Steve and his Chicago bike tour is ahead of visiting Chicago...and they were all true. Steve is a super laid back guy that... read more

Steven K
October 1, 2019

I spent an amazing 4.5 hours touring Chicago neighborhoods with Steve. He knows an amazing amount about the art, architecture, and history along the ride. He totally customizes the tour... read more

Colin Knight
August 1, 2021

I read the reviews about how awesome Steve and his Chicago bike tour is ahead of visiting Chicago...and they were all true. Steve is a super laid back guy that... read more

Kookoocachu
October 18, 2019