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Nov 12, 2008

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this film is about bike messengers in NYC, but this can relate to any messenger,in any city i know i was one for 7 years here in Montreal

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leb12345 (Nov 28, 2008 at 8:44)

that looks pretty intense

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psymosfear (Nov 28, 2008 at 10:45)

ya but it's fun too at the same time

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AtO141 (Dec 8, 2008 at 0:23)

wow.. this was very good. this film really inspired me. i never knew there was so much to being a bike messanger, it seems like a great job once you can master it. thank you for sharing this with us.

psymosfear (Dec 11, 2008 at 8:43)

ya but the winters can be hard on you and your bike
and your not truly a messenger unless you have biked a full winter!!!

"call it earning your stripes"

thats just how it is in this business

AtO141 (Dec 12, 2008 at 7:53)

yea winters must be so hard.. during or right after a snow storm.. ouch

psymosfear (Dec 12, 2008 at 7:58)

yes very hard and with the traffic at the same time well
it gets the hart racing at times

Qc12tree (Oct 27, 2009 at 17:52)

yo i want to do this as a summer job, could i do it for like only ndg cos its the only burrough that i know off by heart, and is the pay like minnimum wage or what

psymosfear (Oct 28, 2009 at 6:28)

well it really is not as easy as it looks you have to be there no matter the weather and you spend 6hr strait hrs out of 8hrs on your bike every day...the first week is the hardest to get through..if you think your fit lol the first week on this job will totally make you think again lol...after a week or so it gets easier...as far as pay depends on company generally you make 50-70% of delivery on each call you do..the more calls you do in a day the more cash you will make...so when starting out you won't make as much as a guy thats bin doing it for years ...but in a few weeks you can...its all about speed and fitness..all i can say is try it out and you will see what i mean....

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derf99 (Dec 14, 2008 at 7:12)

maybe but your kind of free and you do what you like riding

psymosfear (Dec 14, 2008 at 7:32)

for sure
you don't have a boss really looking over your shoulder
your sort of self employed

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jeremyhepworth (Jan 25, 2009 at 10:43)

haha,some of these guys are wacked out of there minds.. like jesus,but it still pretty cool,i've noticed were starting to get a few here in halifax.

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weejohn (Feb 12, 2009 at 6:14)

that was a quality video! glad i watched it all. tup

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westislandbiker (Feb 22, 2009 at 21:00)

this was aweosme!!!! even though they rode a different style and for a different purpose they felt the same about biking as everyone. this film helped me realize that a bit more
very very good

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PeteBM (Mar 5, 2009 at 13:22)

Very enjoyable film, saved to favorites,
Props.

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cryox (Jul 14, 2009 at 20:46)

If im ever in new york, i know what im going to do.

psymosfear (Jul 15, 2009 at 6:25)

well you can do this job in any major city not just NYC
i was one here in Montreal for 7 years

check you local phone book for courier company's and apply but not FedEx or UPS

any smaller company will have bike messengers

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ninerider1 (Aug 7, 2009 at 17:11)

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS! Smile

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