-
I remember talking to a DC courier called Leo, who had worked in NYC.
"After I came to DC, I was hanging to cars for a while but I said, hey, am I gonna do this for the rest of my messenger career or am I going to learn how to pedal the damn bike".
Anyway, enough sniping. I too wore garish clothes in the late 80s early 90s.
-
Jos
Do you remember these guys Bill ??
Yep. I raced against them in 93.
They were an embarassment. Professor X only got in the final cos he looked stupid.
-
velocity boy Couldn't find it mentioned on there.... do they have a forum aside from fixed.gr/nyc ?
Hit page down button a couple of times...
-
No, it's not the A303! No, no, no! Dazz or me will post a route later.
Yes, it's quite friendly - it's a small group normally, so you will get to know everyone quite well by the end.
-
No, we just hate fixie riders.
Yes, it's cause it's hilly. Once you get past Staines, there's not a lot of flat road. It's not impossible to do it on a fixie, but given that there's a dead-line (sunrise), we feel it's preferable to have gears. Obviously, anyone is welcome, however.
-
More info from a messenger perspective here:
http://www.nybma.com/ -
Matt Seaton on the 'numb-nuts' myth.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2065512,00.html
It's a load of cobblers. If it really did cause impotence and sterility, then messengers wouldn't have babies.
-
Knucklehead Am I wrong in thinking that most messengers are free lance for the company they drop for and so as self employed will have to provide these things themselves?
The law in the US is different to here. Most states (inc NYC) oblige courier cos to pay working mans comp, which provides for basic benefits in the event of work-related injury illness.
Here in the UK, despite conditions that amount to an employer-employee relationship (companies determine hours, rates of pay, insist on exclusivity ie riders can only work for 1 company at a time), the riders are still classified as self-employed subs. The companies can therefore charge for radio, pda, uniform and evade resp for bike, any other equipment and crucially holiday and sick pay.
This in an industry in which a Harvard Medical School study discovered rates of work-related injury 3 times the rate of the next most hazardous occupation in the US (meat-packing).
-
lpg i think, of all the 'genres' of people that ride bikes, cycle couriers need helmets the most.
Yeah right. Based on what evidence? Loth as I am to even dignify this attempt to start a h*lm*t thread....
Number of messengers killed in London: 7
Number of messengers killed in London by lorries: 7
-
Definitely geared!
-
From what I recall, a procession is defined in the Public Order Act as any gathering of more than 3 people.
-
velocity boy Of course... taken literally it would mean any congregation of cyclists meeting and riding somewhere is illegal. Perhaps every single ride we organise should add to their pile of paperwork? So that's the London to Brighton, London to Southend, Highgate West Hill, Bike Polo, and the many near-spontaneous rides to Greenwich, etc.
Or just a queue for the chip-shop in Berwick Street.
This the section of the Public Order Act that will be used to criminalise CM
-
rkn anti-social twats?
That'll be the guys who will be arresting cyclists for riding their bikes at the next CM, then, won't it?
-
RPM it might attract some more "anarchists" which will inevitably end in tears.
RPM, what's an 'anarchist', please?
A guy in a black cloak who throws bombs or just someone that stands up for their rights?
-
Blimey! This was all over the blogs two weeks ago.
-
You are both freaks, and should present yourselves to the nearest biological research facility immediately.
-
There's a guy at Creative who is looking to trade his ally frame in for steel. It's prob a 49 or a 50.
-
It is a roadie conspiracy. The benefits are dubious. If you get razor-rash, then the hygiene benefits are lost, and if it was really the case that shaved skin was less likely to get infected then you shave your arms too.
Likewise aerodynamics.
The only reason to shave is so that you fit into the ultra-conservative milieu of road-racing.
You think messengers are cliquey? Try the Essex Road Race League.
-
What are they called? webengers? fakelopers?
-
Saturdays - we had one pedal bike in the mornings for a year or so but there wasn't enough work to make it worthwhile.
I think you will find it hard to find a company willing to take you on for one day a week. But you never know.
-
MrSmith
(bill, i gave it back to it's owner after a while. so i can't give it back to you!):-)
I only have one of the shit freestyle red items. I could never find a P Izumi to fit me. Those were nice.
But really Dickies! It's poor quality work-wear made for cents in maquiladores - rubbish. A guy called Blake from Philly was buying up thrift store no-brand poly-cotton pants and selling them for $15. I could see the sense in that.
There's an SF based brand called Ben, Ben... can't remember, but its logo is a gorilla.
-
As if wearing Dickies is something to be proud of!
LFGSS
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
I wouldn't draft anyone I didn't know well for more than a few seconds in town. I absolutely hate it if someone does it to me, unless I know them. On the other hand, I try and get a bit of suck off anything with a motor. Buses are the best. Or would be if they didn't stop all the time!