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Thanks Brighton.... despite the knowledge that its a really tough job I am looking forward to trying it, I am no stranger to tough jobs (was a scaffolder for a couple years in between graduating and becoming a teacher) and have been feeling a proper need to be working outside again doing something physical recently. redundancy has in a way forced a decision I had been toying with making anyway...

Nice.... sound advice T-V, thanks I will take it on board...

wicked! gonna find a flouro sweatband shop and start wearing short shorts over sweatpants.....dream come true... maybe even have the soundtrack playing in my headphones.... 'you can do what you want, gat to get what you need'.... pure cheese

When I did it I went through the yellow pages and called all courier/ messenger services and asked for interviews. I think I started making calls on the Monday and I had a job by the Wednesday. I ended up working for Holborn Globetrotters for a short while. That was in 2007 before the world went to pot, so it might be very different these days.

How did you find the jobT-V? I am expecting it to be very competitive and am under no illusions that it is as simple as the 'just riding around on your bike all day and being paid for it' idyll.....

yep, still cant get to it ...

moving target url doesnt seem to be working..

Prob best heading to Moving Target, lots of good info over there

http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/597/got-a-question-about-being-or-becoming-a-cycle-courier-bicycle-messenger-check-for-answers-here/#Item_0

We're all just fakengers here.

Ha! thanks Clefty, will take a look..

As predicted the bloody tories seeming 'out with the arts' manifest and the gradual decimation of the FE sector nationaly, has resulted in the entire art dept at my workplace being axed. Hence mine and six other outstanding teachers jobs being placed under threat of redundancy. Alongside fighting the decision on principle I have decided to take voluntary severance and get the hell out.
I am hoping to work as a cycle courier as soon as I have worked out my notice, and was wondering if anyone on the forum could help out with any advice, contacts with good firms, preparation tips, how do I go about getting a job etc etc...
Cheers amigos...

• 1. Was on the Honda to Essex this morning, and it was horrendous.
  
  

Would be really interested if this was run again later in the year.

Ditto, ( although I was not on bernies honda)...

Stunning design, dibs mens small if there are oot left......

Count me in! Will join southward feeder ride at the cafe on gomm or the needle, depending on how early I drag my bony arse oot of bed, :)

You may have read ( http://www.lfgss.com/thread83970.html ) this week about how John Griffin, the owner of Addison Lee, started the week off by instructing his drivers to ignore road laws ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/16/london-cab-firm-drivers-bus-lanes ) by driving in the bus lane. As if that wasn't enough of a risk to cyclists by encouraging all minicabs to encroach on one of the few spaces in which cyclists feel safe, he ended the week by denying cyclists the right to wobble, claiming SMIDSY ("Sorry mate, I didn't see you!") is a defence once you've hit a cyclist and then rolled out the tired line about cyclists not paying road tax.

The Times have a great article ( http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3390328.ece ) pulling apart the latter statement, but the fact remains that John Griffin and Addison Lee are greatly increasing the risk to cyclists by ignoring road laws and denying their part in being responsible road users.

John Griffin has been trying to deflect the outrage to his statements back onto cyclists, calling for cyclists to take training and "pay up", rather than looking at his own actions which is the issue at hand.

Therefore:

LFGSS call upon all cyclists to:

[*]Boycott Addison Lee immediately.
[*]To petition their employers to close any accounts with Addison Lee.
The latter is to ensure companies are not complicit in encouraging Addison Lee drivers to flaunt road laws and increase the risk to cyclists and other road users. Many companies have compliance and ethics positions that should allow you as an employee to have Addison Lee taken off the books because of their disregard for laws and the safety of others.

This boycott should run until such a time that John Griffin makes a statement, on behalf of Addison Lee, in which he commits Addison Lee to fully respect all road laws and other road users.

Such a position will obviously immediately reverse the instruction to enter bus lanes that he gave to his drivers.

Alternative companies to Addison Lee can be discovered via the TfL: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/findaride/ and you may also want to consider Black Cabs and the Hailo app.

In addition to the boycott you may also wish to:

[]Sign the #10 petition calling for their PHV Licence to be revoked: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/33116
[]Let Addison Lee know how you feel by rating their apps 1 out of 5 and leaving feedback for their apps telling them why: iPhone, Android, Windows Phone.

And on Monday there is a demonstration happening outside Addison Lee offices at 6pm.

A (suspected Black Cab) organised boycott site:
http://boycottaddisonlee.wordpress.com/

Discussions on forums:
BikeRadar: http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12849053
CycleChat: http://cyclechat.net/threads/boss-of-adison-lee-starts-a-war-of-words-on-cyclists.100443/
LFGSS: http://www.lfgss.com/thread83970.html
London Taxi Drivers Forum: http://londontaxi.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=currenttradetopics&action=display&thread=13433&page=1
Taxi Driver Online: http://www.taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19062
TriTalk: http://www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=85827
Urban 75: http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/boycottaddlee.291984/
YACF: http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=58680.0

Selected Press:
BikeBiz: http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/hit-em-where-it-hurts-urges-boycottaddisonlee/012932
The Times: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3390328.ece

signed and passed around for more signage

Right, will not be beaten, heading out for a ride ( and maybe a necessary hair of the dog after ) who's up for it? Text me 07919308111

Who's out riding off a hangover? Wicked night but oh my head hurts!

All gone quiet from the seller, had anyone brought this frame set ???

sweet, i will be on the guiness ride tomorrow aswell, can you take the grips off? I will pop em on when i buy them ( saves carrying them around) cheers..matt

Got a pair of BLB 26mm clamp 400mm wide in black with black grips if you want. 1.5 inch scratch on one side just above the grip which will touch up. Interested?

very, how much?

Looking for a set of black track drops to complete my build, 25.4 or 26 mm clamp ta...

are those bars stiil available? did sentoeru take em? did the red stripe take over? if they are still available then will sort you out with 10 ace.....

Enjoy the frame Bertie, looking forward to seeing what you do with it in current projects.

yep the dura ace is a nut fit and the maximum drop is 50 mm from the bottom of the centre pin...

Can I take a single suntour levers £3 each off you?

did you still want one of these?

dibs on grey reverb... pm sent

Third dibs, frickin lovely, can pick up Friday if it don't go before.