With the great results from the previous StreetView contest, I have decided to launch StreetView Contest 2.0!
Find a cycling related shot from GoogleMaps and post the link here. Best picture related to cycling wins a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
For instructions on how to post links, visit Google Street View: How To Get Links.
Cities now featured on StreetView are:
- Portland
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- Las Vegas
- Phoenix
- Tucson
- Denver
- Houston
- Chicago
- Orlando
- Miami
- Pittsburg
- Philadelphia
- New York
Contest ends at 11:59:59 PM PST on Saturday, October 20th!
Philadelphia went live yesterday as well.
Philadelphia went live yesterday as well.
A dark photo of my L-estBS
A dark photo of my L-estBS
…and Chicago's biker (yes, this kind of biker) bar
…and Chicago's biker (yes, this kind of biker) bar
I found this while virtually driving around looking for a StreetView shot of "The Bean":
Millennium Park, Chicago
I found this while virtually driving around looking for a StreetView shot of "The Bean":Millennium Park, Chicago
And one on the lakefront path in Chicago. (I like my first one better, but I had to put one up from the path.)
And one on the lakefront path in Chicago. (I like my first one better, but I had to put one up from the path.)
OK. One More. This is a bike shop with an actual bike rider in front of it. Now back to work.
OK. One More. This is a bike shop with an actual bike rider in front of it. Now back to work.
Burnham Harbor, Chicago. This looks even better in "full screen". In the background is Northerly Island, which used to be Meig's Field airport. This area of Chicago is just a little north of the convention center where, one hopes, Interbike might be held some day.
Burnham Harbor, Chicago. This looks even better in "full screen". In the background is Northerly Island, which used to be Meig's Field airport. This area of Chicago is just a little north of the convention center where, one hopes, Interbike might be held some day.
In front of the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago with a nice view of the skyline.
I guess what this proves is that Chicago is a great town for bikes or that I'm obsessive about this contest.
In front of the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago with a nice view of the skyline.I guess what this proves is that Chicago is a great town for bikes or that I'm obsessive about this contest.
The Battle of Chicagos continues with another LFP shot.
The Battle of Chicagos continues with another LFP shot.
Ok Dingbat, you hang out in your hood and take the Lakefront Path and I'll work my hood and travel Sheridan Road (damn, Google hit the suburbs!)
Ok Dingbat, you hang out in your hood and take the Lakefront Path and I'll work my hood and travel Sheridan Road (damn, Google hit the suburbs!)
I can't take credit for finding this –it came from the Chicago fixed gear forum–but it deserves to win!
I can't take credit for finding this –it came from the Chicago fixed gear forum–but it deserves to win!
Timothy, what's the location you're talking about? Is it the bike theft thing from Pittsburgh that Urban Velo mentioned?
Timothy, what's the location you're talking about? Is it the bike theft thing from Pittsburgh that Urban Velo mentioned?
Morrison, CO. Here is a cyclist heading west towards Morrison. A cyclists playground here along the front range.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Ftrail.motionbased.com%2Ftrail%2Fkml%2Fepisode.kml%3FepisodePkValues%3D3825795&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&layer=c&cbll=39.66209,-105.156983&cbp=1,538.0966831683851,0.5,0,-4.509723646346102&ll=39.677929,-105.159073&spn=0.038645,0.079393&z=14
Morrison, CO. Here is a cyclist heading west towards Morrison. A cyclists playground here along the front range.http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Ftrail.motionbased.com%2Ftrail%2Fkml%2Fepisode.kml%3FepisodePkValues%3D3825795&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&layer=c&cbll=39.66209,-105.156983&cbp=1,538.0966831683851,0.5,0,-4.509723646346102&ll=39.677929,-105.159073&spn=0.038645,0.079393&z=14
Morrison, CO. Here is a cyclist heading west towards Morrison. A cyclists playground here along the front range.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=39.664071,-105.156519&spn=0.004832,0.009924&t=h&z=
17&om=1&layer=c&cbll=39.66209,-105.156983&cbp=1,538.6750213820653,0.5,0,-9.071157048702991
Morrison, CO. Here is a cyclist heading west towards Morrison. A cyclists playground here along the front range.http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=39.664071,-105.156519&spn=0.004832,0.009924&t=h&z=17&om=1&layer=c&cbll=39.66209,-105.156983&cbp=1,538.6750213820653,0.5,0,-9.071157048702991