While out brunching in the East Village, a few bike messengers caught a thief trying to steal one of their rides. After batting him around a bit, one of the messengers began videotaping as they beat him over and over with the message, “Don’t steal bikes, bro!” The camera man’s footage and firsthand account of the bike thief beatdown is below. Read more »
When all is said and done, there’s really nothing that cool about being a bike messenger anymore, but today’s marketing savvy package jockey’s have done a great job perpetuating the myth. They’ve even convinced 42 Below vodka, a natural fit for cycling, to support their fiercely independent, anti-corporate Gold Sprints event. Watch their video! |YouTube|
Although he can haul 200 pounds of crap on his specially equipped cargo bike and business might be up 20%, chances are Hoardi Depalm, owner of Checkered Courier, is still as miserable as ever. If Mike Dee is the world’s angriest messenger, Hoadari isn’t far behind. You almost can’t blame him either. Riding around all day on a big ol’ goofy bike through grueling traffic on someone else’s time schedule like a package jockey can be daunting for anyone. And it’s also probably the #1 reason why a scowl is permanently etched onto his face. |NYT|
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