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New York City Snow Storm Scatters Flakes on Wall Street
New York City in Winter: A Cold Lion New York City weather can be nasty nasty. I know, I worked as a bike messenger through one tough winter. Take Riverside Drive, 11th or 12th Avenue, any of those...
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Ride Fast, Roll Easy
Fiction, published in the November 2011 issue of Urban Velo Death made me a man. I’ll never admit it, not now, not rolling Broadway on my bike, my single-gear. But s’true. Losing my parents last year...
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Yikes, Montreal Man Lives on Bike?
For a brief time, I made a living on my bike. Working as a courier was exhilarating, dangerous, and at times, dull. I remember the exact moment when it dawned on me that I needed to find a new day job....
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Wasting Nassau, Cedar, and Water Streets
Working as a bike messenger, I remember some streets better than others. Broadway is one I can’t forget. Catch the lights just right on Broadway and you can sail downtown. Nassau was another, mostly...
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Running Reds: A Bike Messenger’s Confession
As a former New York City bike messenger, I have run red or two. Usually they were yellows that popped on me. The good news is- I never did it in heavy traffic. I always had my head on a swivel in...
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A Dutch student working on his Masters recently emailed me. He is writing a research paper on bike messengers. And he had some questions about the courier culture. I was always careful during my...
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Cyclist Hit-and-Run in Berkeley
I have never seen or heard of this piece of gear, but when I worked as a bike messenger, I really could have used it. A YouTuber named brunogfmtube (first name Bruno) filmed his own hit-and-run with a...
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The Pigeons Foul the Gear
Nothing breaks a bike messenger’s heart more than to see his seats fowled in this manner. These London pigeons are really no better than rats: Patrick Dalton, Shit London, KK Outlet Sorry if it’s...
View ArticleThe Kilo Glow, by Purefix Cycles, and the 8Bar Bike
As a former bike messenger, I like to keep an eye on the latest in bike tech. And the Kilo Glow, by Purefix Cycles, and 8Bar Bike, both sport a unique paint job that make them noticeable in traffic. I...
View ArticleHiking Up Your Pants Leg, New York Style
While the whole fashion world goes gaga over LL Cool J for hiking up his pants leg, be advised that his reason (You know what? I have huge left calf muscles, he said. They need room to breathe. I...
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