so u wanna be a bike messenger
09-09-10, 07:01 AM
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So let me get this straight, when you become a bicycle messenger, you become an animated character? Cool!!! I want. I want.
09-10-10, 01:29 AM
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15 seconds is enough for me to make a killing on the market, if I work at it.
09-11-10, 06:55 PM
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I'm not a bicycle messenger, just a commuter, but like them, I can also see into the future. Yes, 15-30 secs is about right. You also have peripheral vision like a spider.
09-11-10, 08:24 PM
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LET'S ROLL
I've worked as a messenger on motorcycles for a few years with a few companies,
Early Bird Express, Messengers on the Run, and others. Nothing has changed then
and now, bike messengers make very little money for risking a lot. Most get into
another line of work after a few weeks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=8Jkf__aUQpE&feature=channel
Early Bird Express, Messengers on the Run, and others. Nothing has changed then
and now, bike messengers make very little money for risking a lot. Most get into
another line of work after a few weeks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=8Jkf__aUQpE&feature=channel
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09-12-10, 07:37 AM
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I've worked as a messenger on motorcycles for a few years with a few companies,
Early Bird Express, Messengers on the Run, and others. Nothing has changed then
and now, bike messengers make very little money for risking a lot. Most get into
another line of work after a few weeks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=8Jkf__aUQpE&feature=channel
Early Bird Express, Messengers on the Run, and others. Nothing has changed then
and now, bike messengers make very little money for risking a lot. Most get into
another line of work after a few weeks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=8Jkf__aUQpE&feature=channel
09-12-10, 07:18 PM
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LET'S ROLL
I had a few, Kawasaki KZ440, Honda VFR700, Yamaha FZR600.
My last messenger gig was with Urbanfetch about 10 years ago,
I was riding a Honda VFR800. I'm at work right now, when I get
home I'll put up a photo or two.
If you mean the bicycle I'm riding in my video, it's just your average
2009 Fuji Newest 1.0. Other than adding fenders, lights and a bell;
it's pretty much stock.
My last messenger gig was with Urbanfetch about 10 years ago,
I was riding a Honda VFR800. I'm at work right now, when I get
home I'll put up a photo or two.
If you mean the bicycle I'm riding in my video, it's just your average
2009 Fuji Newest 1.0. Other than adding fenders, lights and a bell;
it's pretty much stock.
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