this is my map, I marked everywhere I went (look at it closely some of the lines are a bit hard to see). I didn’t like that where we lived was pretty much on the edge of the map (bottom right area of the first picture) and it may not look like I went that far but trust me Montreal is a BIG island.
this was my ride and how I found it under my uncle’s porch. It’s a 1986 Supercycle (made in Canada).
couple hours later its nice and clean
first stop on my first ride, I was at the park of millionaires (spelled like millionaires (as in rich people) but in French it means millennium)
Upside down people to the right.
Action shot! He was pretty cool, while he was walking away he said sorry or excuse me for getting in the picture… in English :)
Interesting artwork carved into these rocks.
intersection
Scary underpass, there was a dead rat at the end.
Me behind the don’t not go behind this sign, sign.
Looks like Romania.
this was the walkway in the middle of the intersection if you can believe it.
a creepy walkway
overpass
From what I understand of these signs; no cans, hammers cost $300 and no parking.
Terra-Cotta park
Terra-Cotta park
Stink lines and all
This guy was pretty famous, saw this mark all over the place
Valoris
no idea what it says but I like it
Marshall Law in Full Effect
I wasn’t at all sure if I was supposed to be riding on the side of this road but this was the only way to go so…
behind a bush
I really like this picture
½ of a face
under a bridge
creepy tunnel
LaSalle
cool graffiti
really creepy neighborhood
there were a lot of train track around
someone had to be really determined to go out there just to draw this face. Bravo whoever you are, I have to shake your had if I ever meet you.
the road ahead is a mystery
taken while going about 10mph
Rock on a plinth. Some interesting artwork, I read the plaque next to it and it’s supposed to symbolize where artists grew up.
The world’s largest beer, I finally found it!!!
YOU THERE!!!
locks
creepy tunnel to go under the freeway
TNT also pretty popular
Fireworks!!!
nice sidewalk
I think its QR combined, maybe?
gun avenue
from what I learned about the street signs in Canada this means that if you push the button while its red you can walk across the street.
this is a scary sign, I was really scared to be in this area just cause of this sign, I mean if I knew what it said while I was there it might have helped. What it says is something like “drive slow, it could be your kids”. That picture doesn’t look like a kid that just got run over, it looks like a kid that just got beat up, so you can understand why I was scared
my ride
Entrance to the creepy tunnels that go under the freeway.
pine beach (nothing like a beach unfortunately)
someones property?
try crossing this street on a bike, not possible. I sat there waiting for an opening for 10 minutes until I turned around and went in one of those creepy underground tunnels just to get to the other side
Orly? Ya rly that street sign even says orly
Coca-Cola plant of Montreal
line of trucks, the last one almost ran me over
this was the road to the train station, not sure if I was supposed to be there or not but oh well
Lachine
I had to climb up this light thing to take this
this is the thing I climbed, not all the way to the top cause of the power lines but ½ way
I had to explore this area
looks like Romania
this thing was big and loud and I didn’t want to go anywhere near it so I took a picture
the guy driving was really cool, he saw me taking pictures so he stuck his head out and waved to me right after I took this picture, im sad I missed him
I wanted to go in that area but there were 4 or 5 cop cars just parked there
the tracks go from there…
…to there
either a 1991 or a 1992 mr2, right hand drive!!!
look closely, its right hand drive I promise
a day before I took this picture that street was packed with trucks and vans, but this day (a Saturday to be specific) it was completely empty
it just stopped raining maybe 5 minutes ago
the ground is on fire!!! No these were some interesting mist makers? Humidifiers?
abandoned factory
someone drew a rope on the sidewalk, and it went on for 3 blocks (check out the cool 3 wheeled bike in the background)
my bike was really not made to ride on this road
a subi in its natural habitat
a stop light to go through…
…this one way tunnel
a bird apartment building, and birds actually lived in it
a draw bridge
the rapids
people surfing on the rapids, they were quite interesting to watch
also kayaking
Couche-Tard, I really liked the name of this place, just sounds funny. I don’t know what couche means but tard means late, so ‘something-late’ open-late?
a street closed down for Canada day
Beaconsfield
another creepy walkway
Cedar Park
abandoned? Not sure but it’s all gratified so…
And that’s about it for what I liked to call the “Great Montreal Bike Adventure” I rode about 18 days, most of the rides took anywhere from 1-4 hours. The seat on the bike was terrible so I had to use a bike seat cover and I put a pair of pj pants between it and the seat. It was a terrible bike to use for something like this, I would recommend more of a mountain bike, something with thicker tires and some sort of suspension. On a few days I actually got rained on, and one day the chain fell off. Other than those small nuisances it was really fun being out and about just riding around town. 2 times I got yelled at, but they yelled at me in French so I have no idea what they were saying. Hope you enjoyed the pictures and little comments.
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