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@OwenSchatz6 жыл бұрын
First song: "Talk to Me" - Rare Second song: "Long Distance" - Sam Gellaitry
@j.ignacioherediarodriguez8366 жыл бұрын
Please can you tell me which model of glasses are the ones you carry in the video. Thank you.
@Einbee.pubgm256 жыл бұрын
Owen Schatz Thanks God
@drewakens50096 жыл бұрын
I thought I knew that first song. lol
@nattawutsuriwun96076 жыл бұрын
Thank
@SuperKingoct6 жыл бұрын
J. IGNACIO HEREDIA RODRIGUEZ if you didn’t find it those are called jawbreakers
@obosumba2 жыл бұрын
The golden age for messengers were the 90’s. Before the internet killed the business. There was a critical mass that formed a culture. An in your face, effortlessly competent, aggressive adrenaline fueled vibe. The messenger community is a tribe with its own rules that exists in major cities around the world. It was not uncommon for messengers to work a few months in New York, then a year in Chicago, then do a messenger race in Tokyo or Paris while taking a week off of work. These people carrying packages are riding bikes worth thousands of dollars. This is less a job and more of a community, a brotherhood, and a lifestyle.
@jaylucas8352 Жыл бұрын
Yea, I was a messenger in DC from 97-2000. It was cool times 🔥
@SilasF1sher8 ай бұрын
Can somebody explain to me exactly how the internet impacted the business? I can imagine, but I'm curious to hear the perspective of someone who witnessed in firsthand. Thanks
@jorgergonzalezvisualartist89257 ай бұрын
@@SilasF1sherGood question, I’ll like to know also.
@themolecularman005 ай бұрын
@@SilasF1sherpeople don't need envelopes anymore maybe
@sparko1234566 жыл бұрын
They've romanticized a hard, low paid, dangerous and frankly exhausting job. I know because I do it.
@SantoRedentor6 жыл бұрын
I worked as a messenger in Paris for a year and loved it. Now I'm a chemist and... meh, don't really like it, I wish I was riding a bike when I'm at work. The pay is better, though.
@reerbaadia18966 жыл бұрын
And that's why you only do it in 10 years because you *looooooove it*
@whyzyttf66146 жыл бұрын
I say it's good as a side 2nd job if you got a regular job cause it is exhausting and sometimes you not getting alot of business only like the weekends
@BluuSkyz6 жыл бұрын
My coworker used to do this in Chicago in the 80's he said he used to make reaaally good money for the 80's. Now like you said you can't make shit on it and why is this guy using zipps on a fixie lol
@JenkemSuperfan6 жыл бұрын
YLLA you should quit. Cyclists get harassed because of you criminals
@pedroaragon34355 жыл бұрын
dude, those Zipp wheels cost like 10 years of Bike messenger salary.
@UmarRosyad3 жыл бұрын
he got it as sponsors
@atharvakashiva14673 жыл бұрын
and gopro and red bull helmet
@egalva13 жыл бұрын
I thought this was a joke...
@CallUrDrop3 жыл бұрын
So like $100?
@mateoreyes74153 жыл бұрын
@@CallUrDrop those wheels are easy $1500
@hans11875 жыл бұрын
"We develop this sixth sense..." Yes unless she opens her car door right in front of you as you are passing by at 25km/h.
@ShaneJoshua19804 жыл бұрын
I'm laughing very hard😂
@qrsimon3 жыл бұрын
Then comes the bike trick..
@hans11873 жыл бұрын
@Rumpel Felt While that is true, when riding 4-5 times a week and 7 to 8 hours a day, you're likely to make mistakes.
@jekxc22643 жыл бұрын
who doing that tho?
@WesternUranus3 жыл бұрын
Truth is you can see if someone is inside the car and if they're about to open their door before you pass it
@garrettgonzales76146 жыл бұрын
He's doing what he loves and staying fit while doing it. Getting to explore the city and know it better than most who walk blindly. Mad props to any messenger out there doing their thing
@franzcruz85415 жыл бұрын
I agree with doing what you love but not when you bother other people when you're doing it.
@myfirstcrappyvideobilly4 жыл бұрын
I'm an essential worker. You're welcome for all that I do and everything I do not.
@markrutte56372 жыл бұрын
breathing in those healthy car fumes all day
@somethingsmith324211 күн бұрын
Future homeless bum on the street, cause he stayed a bike massager for his adult like.
@preferredstock93387 жыл бұрын
Didn't see him do one hardcore thing in this video
@rawr42337 жыл бұрын
Preferred Stock you must never been in Chicago traffic.?
@austinshoupe15067 жыл бұрын
j. allday I have. It's not that intense these days.
@rawr42337 жыл бұрын
Austin Shoupe damn man idk what to say then 😒 it was intense everytime i went street riding there literally everybody hates you no smiles no waves no nods! almost as bad as san jose IMO
@austinshoupe15067 жыл бұрын
j. allday bike cultural really exploded. The city is a lot easier to travel by bike now compared to 2012.
@preferredstock93387 жыл бұрын
That's not hardcore, that's stupid!
@villapinstriping6 жыл бұрын
I was my towns most hardcore paper boy. Nobody could touch my flinging skills son! You want paper!?!? I got paper!!!
@Blackevilmisanthrope5 жыл бұрын
Is that you Cru?
@swagataraha37074 жыл бұрын
where's your town?
@villapinstriping4 жыл бұрын
@@Sundog22 Thank you Ma'am
@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns98144 жыл бұрын
You’re awesome dude!!!
@villapinstriping4 жыл бұрын
@@swagataraha3707 P-Town son! Represent
@alicewatson85284 жыл бұрын
Anyone who did this job for 10 years deserves my respect.
@rafik47224 жыл бұрын
Its a passion i dream of having that job
@happybornyarso85464 жыл бұрын
They has strong legs to do that job 🔥🔥
@keithc95107 жыл бұрын
must be doing good for himself if he can afford those zipp deep section rims
@OwenSchatz7 жыл бұрын
keith c Zipp is one of his sponsors
@keithc95107 жыл бұрын
that would make a lot of sense! although the effect of the aerodynamics of those rim is virtually nothing nothing with the rest of his set up, non aero frame, forks clothes and backpack. they still look lit on that bike
@requis59447 жыл бұрын
keith c all city nature boy is probably the best commuter bike out there
@thewanderingalbatross10617 жыл бұрын
Haha I was laughing at the aero bars than I see Zipps.. Hopefully all that aero negates that space pack he has on his back.
@keithc95107 жыл бұрын
im not disputing that fact, im saying its not doing those aero rims and bars and favours
@ericmathiasen84112 жыл бұрын
Twenty or so years ago I asked a messenger in the elevator how many miles he rode every day. He estimated fifty. Eight years ago I bought a fixie and started riding hard in the city and got to the point that if I went up Milwaukee to Belmont from the loop at 5pm, the only people passing me were messengers. Then I'd ride over from Milwaukee Ave to around Oak Park Ave. Google maps said my route was almost exactly ten miles, and the fastest I ever rode it was 40 minutes, which is about 15mph. But I'd guess most messengers would ride closer to 10 mph through the congestion of downtown. 50 miles would mean five hours of riding, broken up by stops for deliveries and pickups. It would be fun but terrifying.
@richardsprague23122 жыл бұрын
Messengers spend more time in elevators than anywhere else :)
@nerdalert5455 жыл бұрын
He must deliver a lot of Postmates smoothies on those zipps
@13ivanogre135 жыл бұрын
I worked for Cannonball from 83 to 86 and I biked half and walked/took CTA for the other half and I have nice memories of a job that could be tough with those winters. Ten years is a very long time in messenger work. I burned out after those three years. I tried going back a couple of times but my heart wasn't in it anymore. I guess I just got older. When your time comes you will know and a new path will appear and after all you've been through it will be a piece of cake! Best of luck, John 518.
@IanDocherty3355 жыл бұрын
“The way we ride can look dangerous”......it does...for people on crossings!
@EMC2Scotia7 жыл бұрын
If you watch this and think, "Yeah, I'm gonna do that as a job", remember 2 things. Don't do it on a fixie, and second, don't run reds across intersections. Both are completely unnecessary.
@thetraveler97 жыл бұрын
It's pretty necessary to run reds unless you want to make way less money and take longer to deliver items
@EMC2Scotia7 жыл бұрын
Not at all. Be faster in between, although note I didn't say 'don't run reds when turning right or left around a bend/corner (depending on where you are from). Or just do a day where you don't go thru intersections (as seen above) and see what impact it has financially. But how can you isolate the effect of not doing one thing (that might save you 25-50 seconds per run) in terms of earnings? I'd be interested also to see, of the messengers killed on the job, whether running an intersection figures highly on the list. Apart from pissing of other road users and pedestrians, I'd say it would be right up there, due to the high risk and degree of difficulty. Finally, encouraging new messengers to do this? Not smart.
@thetraveler97 жыл бұрын
Faster in between as opposed to being faster in-between while not losing many minutes a day due to stopping for the duration of a full light? I deliver for Postmates. I do far runs where I'd be losing more than 25-50 seconds if I stopped through the duration of every light. Plus, lights aren't 25-50 second wait. The average stop light is two minutes. That's a huge loss especially when multiplied over the course of a day. Stop at 5 lights a day for two minutes a time and you lost ten minutes which could be the time you could have done a run or a couple of runs. It doesn't pay to wait at stop lights. I slow down when approaching a red then run through when the coast is clear. Ive been doing this for years and haven't come anywhere close to a car. Yeah if you're just blasting through without stopping then it's dangerous. But if you're slowing down and only passing when the coast is clear I don't see what the problem is.
@EMC2Scotia7 жыл бұрын
Get that stop watch out and time each light v your estimate of what it is. Some lights can be quite long due to their importance within a city wide traffic system, but I'm thinking you're over-estimating the time lost overall, whilst under-estimating your ability as a messenger in ensuring you get the work. Knowing the city you're in is much more important than being fast. As regards pay, I'm assuming in your jurisdiction you aren't eligible for a wage/hourly rate? I think we can agree however in that if you're going to do it (I would say don't, but...) make certain you have ample space, as once you're out there, you have little legal/physical protection should you make a judgement error.
@nida1907 жыл бұрын
running lights yeah not something we do purposefully to run lights, we ride and we aren't in shitty cars, we can see and hear when an intersection is clear so we go. losing momentum esp on a fixie is no fun. also fixie for mess life is where it's at. It's great training. most guys ride fixed in the am then crush the road rides in the pm.
@aaronwildecomposer5 жыл бұрын
It took me a number of years to get strong enough to really enjoy this job, going through burnout and returning. Anyone who has done it for six months and says it's too hard, it's just because you haven't yet got your body to a level where it's easy. To become a master at something takes ten thousand hours, but it's awesome when you get there because it feels so easy and everyone else looks like they are pedalling through concrete standing on the pedals while you are riding no hands and putting your gloves on. This work is far closer to man's natural requirements, than sitting under a fluorescent tube all day getting neck ache and a pot belly.
@Chobaca4 жыл бұрын
I love that he's wearing a helmet...and the music, I love the music
@ALEXANDERCRETA13 жыл бұрын
So you love helmets and music!😊
@Chobaca3 жыл бұрын
@@ALEXANDERCRETA1 indeed
@djCOLLY013 жыл бұрын
...the music just made the video 100% better, and he is so true to what he does that redbull recognizes the awsome dude! #PedalToTheMetal
@frostbitepokin95203 жыл бұрын
He’s just reppin Red Bull
@winters49603 жыл бұрын
R3dbull the marketing agency
@PatrickPierceBateman7 жыл бұрын
How many miles does he ride a week? Why does his bike have no brakes? Why is he using a single speed bike? What the fuck is he delivering all day? All viable questions you could have asked him instead of playing shitty dubstep music.
@nida1907 жыл бұрын
probably 150-200mi/week for work plus another 70-100 of off work riding, maybe a 100mi wknd warrior ride, is usually the gist. No brakes bc it's unnecessary weight and parts. Single-speed or fixed gear keeps a straight chain-line; the chain is actually bulkier than a road chain so it's stronger. The track frame is a great tight geometry frame making it speedy in the city. Delivering very important parcels!
@PatrickPierceBateman7 жыл бұрын
Brakes are unnecessary? LOL!
@nida1907 жыл бұрын
..bc you can stop pedaling through foot retention therefore stoping the bike.
@ryankraft98977 жыл бұрын
I ride a fixie, and stopping using your legs is by far worse than brakes. If you're going fast, expect to have a stopping distance twice that of brakes. That being said, if you don't have brakes, you don't use them. So you find ways maintaining speed rather than slowing down.
@mathiasertnaes93887 жыл бұрын
Sit down, breaking distance problem solved.
@jimmythegent91906 жыл бұрын
This was amazing. Beautiful editing and filming. Hands down brilliant.
@Everydaystoic6 жыл бұрын
Subbed ! Great film dude. One man crew? Also what drone was you using, loved the movement on some of those opening shots! Then following the train round the corner, well done man!
@nguyenphung97283 жыл бұрын
I am your first comment and like
@Inahigherlife3 жыл бұрын
@@nguyenphung9728 I am your first reply and like .
@thegiantpuppy87683 жыл бұрын
I'm not expecting you here in the comment section, I didn't know that you are into bikes. BTW I'm a huge fan of your channel. ❤
@endatheworld4 жыл бұрын
Loved this. Content, cinematography and sentiment spot on. Great work.
@MattSezer7 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! With video, it's incredibly difficult to capture the thrill of riding fast through traffic and the skills required to do it, and I feel you've done it better than most people. I know personally that Nico is an amazing cyclist. I raced with him in an alleycat in the Bronx a few months ago and he beat out all the NYC natives, winning both first overall and first out of town. However, now people who aren't in unsanctioned street races with him can see how amazing he is too!
@OwenSchatz7 жыл бұрын
Love to hear that! Nico is an awesome dude and a really skilled rider
@BigMoe12907 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, but the audio isn't balanced all that well. Background music is way too loud
@DerangedXParaXBella5 жыл бұрын
X
@freeze19755 жыл бұрын
Shut up
@Izma19884 жыл бұрын
Cause you don't like the song xD
@jamesmoore59595 жыл бұрын
I was literally not even gonna be surprised if at the beginning it showed him riding on top the train
@caiofernando2 жыл бұрын
10 years and he still hasn't been able to afford brakes.
@adolfogonzalez73956 жыл бұрын
This guy is currently competing in the TCR and came out on GCN. What a champ! Go get em', man.
@vinylartcollectibles2 жыл бұрын
I moved back to Chicago after 13 years away. I picked up a bike bc my car got towed and I can’t put it down! Feel like a kid again for sure
@RealtorRoadCyclist Жыл бұрын
Wow! You have so many views despite of having less than 1 million subscribers. Great job and content! Wish you sucess. I am enjoying your channel. Just subscribed.
@PeterDuffII4 жыл бұрын
This video could've been so much better if he got to talk more about his job and the music wasn't drowning out everything he said
@theayatollahofrockandrollah3 жыл бұрын
he's even more hardcore than Chicago's most hardcore plummer and that would put him high in the running for most hardcore worldwide
@alexcordero66723 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! But I'm curious and mostly because I know nothing about this but what are bike messengers generally delivering when we have the internet and can still use a fax? I've worked in the business world as a programmer and writer for over 20 years and have always been able to do things electronically. Awesome video.
@Adrian99Diaz2 жыл бұрын
small packages I assume?
@GeoFishing5 жыл бұрын
Great edit! I’ll be looking out for ya Niko :) Amazing camera work 👍👍
@PaulSandman4 жыл бұрын
I was a messenger for nearly 4 years (1994-1998). I was on CBS 2 evening when the wind chill factor was -76 (cotton,wool,polypropylene,lycra,gore tex,nylon,hemp)
@robertgutierrez49883 жыл бұрын
Bud all I can say I have mad respect for you, I'm 61 with CHF and I ride also. I gave up my car to live within my means and use it for everything, work, shopping, the only thing Is the Summers in Phoenix can be brutal, between the heat and the sandstorms, but when I ride especially in over a long distance I reach a moment of clarity which allows me to see the big picture on what I need to do, where I'm going and how to get there. Keep doing what your doing even if it takes another 10 years.
@Adrigarsux5 жыл бұрын
Amazing video man loved it🔥🔥🔥🤘🏼
@jamestony30122 жыл бұрын
Dope video and you got a really nice bike I want mines to look like that .... Camera on the front and the back your shit is dope bro lol
@John572d44 жыл бұрын
You just have to like biking, probably from somewhere in your childhood. Otherwise it’s mostly dealing with external factors like weather extremes which can vary depending on the city.
@BobTheBuilder2946 жыл бұрын
"Meet the bike messenger in Chicago with the most expensive bike"
@janrynemaghuyop18723 жыл бұрын
Its not that expensive i have the same bike
@ludoviccoutu79603 жыл бұрын
@@janrynemaghuyop1872 what's the brand?
@blame2bc3 жыл бұрын
Not expensive at all
@blame2bc3 жыл бұрын
@@ludoviccoutu7960 it’s prob like a 6ku frame with some zipp wheelset
@louchedecay79223 жыл бұрын
@@blame2bc it’s an All City
@drewscreen6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video. I rode in SF traffic 10 years, mostly after dark for commute. Not a pro, though I recognize your moves. Now I ride in the smoggiest city in Italy.
@josecanchola91105 жыл бұрын
Really like how this video was put together 🙌
@dkrausvideo6 жыл бұрын
Nico may be the best there is and an overall good guy. The problem I have is he is a "professional", highly skilled rider mixing in with a bunch of run-of-the-mill automobile drivers. His stunts, and I don't mean "stunts" in a derogatory sense, are un-nerving to others on the road because his idea of ebb-and-flow are not the same as those he shares the road with. Travel laws are in place to create predictability of movement, like many "serious" riders he appears to ignore this responsibility of being on the road.
@amazingtiktokmedia65445 жыл бұрын
I used to ride from school to home everyday, which is a 4km ride on the VERY (emphasis on "very") busy streets of Manila (y'all know the traffic we have here in South East Asia). Jeeps would cut you left to right, at times when rain comes I'd have to take a shelter on stalls, then wade across the after-rain flood in traffic since our drainage system's shit. My trusty and old folding bike with a 6-speed gear carried me through that shitty ass commute. Sold it now for an MTB and moved out to the province, still bikes to school and takes the MTB on trail weekends.
@jerryhughes88513 жыл бұрын
Been Riding for sometime... Started at Jimmy John's.. LOL.. Then moved on to a Company called Magic... Love it!!!
@alexbainbridge71606 жыл бұрын
Who are you delivering for and how do you know where to go?
@Daira9295 жыл бұрын
"We are professionals" - Man who skips red light forcing others to emergency brake 2:02 Professional in this case means idiot
@capnawesome46494 жыл бұрын
Forcing others to break. Lol. It looked like literally nothing. They barely had to slow down for a 10th of a second.
@Daira9294 жыл бұрын
@@capnawesome4649 when the front of the car goes down because you skip a red light, it had to brake severely. It's also not about what happened but what can happen. And since he skipped a light it was not granteed that he can get out of the way in time. And if you can understand this very simple concept please do is a favor and stay pod the road. Thank you
@capnawesome46494 жыл бұрын
@@Daira929 Literally nothing happened and the car barely had to slow down. It wasn't close to an accident or even close to being close. Just because you live a super boring life (eating cake and being a fatass), don't try to force that on others.
@CBMaster23 жыл бұрын
@@capnawesome4649 We live in society, there are rules that are there not just for your protection but also for other's. If you wish to live a super not boring life and not follow the rules, you are free to leave society and go live in the woods.
@VASGOT883 жыл бұрын
@@capnawesome4649 Nothing happened in this video, but as a person who travels to Chicago from time to time, I have seen this idiots getting hit and some almost got killed because they don't follow the traffic laws. They don't stop at Red lights or Stop signs, and are zig zagging between cars.
@joshuafigueroa25295 жыл бұрын
I ve been riding for 7 years still don't want to stop
@olsonspeed Жыл бұрын
Madman on a Fixie, no brakes, legs of steel.
@nigelstephens37223 жыл бұрын
lowkey best video ive seen
@wilko100006 жыл бұрын
'We're professionals' - Man with no brakes
@y.s89156 жыл бұрын
U r dumb.
@Gamex9966 жыл бұрын
watch Premium Rush to know
@michaellin64436 жыл бұрын
It's a fixie lol
@y.s89156 жыл бұрын
Michael Lin exactly
@joshharvey36546 жыл бұрын
Ur stupid
@tom6446 жыл бұрын
Brothers and sisters out there, if you going to use fixie please keep the brake on; it's not only for your safety it's for other around please.
@hans11875 жыл бұрын
An idiot with brakes is more dangerous than an experienced rider without, just my opinion.
@FedbergRoland5 жыл бұрын
What's the point of not having brakes on? I literally can't think of any reason to take them off. The extra weight of having brakes is small and it could possibly also save you time by making it easier to get around. On top of that, It's more safe to have brakes than not having any. It's been shown time and time again, that the risk of brakes blocking is much smaller than the risk of getting into an accident because of having no brakes.
@FedbergRoland4 жыл бұрын
@Mambo Jambo That's probably the most dumb shit I've ever heard. If a car drives out in front of you, tell me how you're going to make sure you don't get hit. Nothing you can do, given that you can't swerve past him, the only thing which could remotely save you from hitting that car would be brakes. You can't brake with your fucking feet better than actual brakes on a bicycle.
@dudeonbike8003 жыл бұрын
"Freezing cold winters...." as the video pans to the fountain on the lake shore. When I was there, in that exact spot about 20 years ago, my friend who recently relocated to Chicago said, "See that fountain, dude? It was FROZEN SOLID last winter! THAT'S how cold it gets here." I was suitable impressed!
@lightsandshadowsproductions4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant work!
@ciitadevotese5 жыл бұрын
Watching this made me so thankful for the Cycle lanes in Berlin, Germany. I commute by bike daily, and doing that in Chicago seems quite horrifying in comparison to Berlin!
@ABCRapster2 жыл бұрын
Th majority of what is portrayed in the video is in the downtown area, not the general Chicago area. There are designated bike lanes but this rider probably wanted to take short cuts. Also some bike lanes in the downtown area are more dangerous since it becomes a bottleneck of bike and walking traffic.
@PhilKulak4 жыл бұрын
Wow, like 30 seconds in and he already broke half a dozen laws.
@shhh81704 жыл бұрын
who cares?
@myfirstcrappyvideobilly4 жыл бұрын
Typical day at the office.
@yojerico58566 жыл бұрын
Nice looking bike camera dude what brand is that
@0xredact3d5 жыл бұрын
Wow, loved photography of this clip. Great job 👌
@fishonade7 жыл бұрын
why not use a flat bar if you never reach those drops ? :p
@trelane7515 жыл бұрын
Flat bars are too wide for lane splitting
@gfsdgfabfsdafjsavbdfs12535 жыл бұрын
@@trelane751 Cut them down.
@eddygci84 жыл бұрын
gfsdgfabfsdafjsavbdfs you can’t sprint as well. The sway isn’t as swift
@midknight51943 жыл бұрын
@@gfsdgfabfsdafjsavbdfs1253 tiny flat bars, might as well get the ugly bars
@bikelawman3 жыл бұрын
Flat bars could be too wide; some riders (inc me) prefer the straighter wrist position that comes from using the tops and the hoods of drop handled bars - especially important if you’re riding for hours on end, as he is. Could just be personal preference, taste or aesthetics.
@nabinmarjan72335 жыл бұрын
The best option would be a single speed free wheel with breaks
@clocilla4 жыл бұрын
Hi! What is the brand of your handlebar mount for your gopro? Do you have too much vibration in your recording?
@KristianAltuve5 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome - were you on a bike filming this?
@presidentinterzone89197 жыл бұрын
the sound is nixed like shit
@wewlad86976 жыл бұрын
President Interzone it's a real shame too, because the cinematography is gorgeous.
@flossenking6 жыл бұрын
2:14 now that move is hella reckless bruh
@jklovett6 жыл бұрын
Bro. Loved this video. I’ll be in Milwaukee starting Nov 4th. Let me know if you want to collaborate on a video if you are in Chicago or around that area.
@mamadouamadou97085 жыл бұрын
Cool video. Please hook me up with a link to them gopro front and rear mounts you have on the bike.
@canklemedkits37725 жыл бұрын
Whoa! That was the most hardcore shit I’ve ever seen.
@rfldss893 жыл бұрын
So these are the people car drivers keep complaining about. PS: I'm actually in favour of city cycling, and removing private cars from city centers.
@danielvaldez37783 жыл бұрын
Yeah cars are destroying cities, they occupy to much space. Generate co2, noice and foment lack of movement in people do to car made cities. Not to mention cars are expensive
@tesmith472 жыл бұрын
Thee real issue is the difference in perception between pedestrians and bikers , especially when you in the zone
@BudaPetermann2 жыл бұрын
That's great, we need more
@RGV23005 жыл бұрын
So fixies are really that comfortable to ride? Im planning on building a road bike in the future, so are ss/fixies way better/practical than regular geared bikes? How about climbs? I've seen a video about a guy recently smoking pod and climbing a huge mountain in a fixie hahah.
@GORDY_7 жыл бұрын
Premium Rush?
@MrJrothwell7 жыл бұрын
all I have to say is email
@vanwesthuizen74272 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful video. Got me addicted to riding fixies.
@SkaterOrnez5 жыл бұрын
What's a good gear ratio for delivering I use 50/16 n hate stopping because i gotta use a decent amount of force to get going again
@ledzeppelin12125 жыл бұрын
I guess being a messenger makes it okay to run red lights, lane-split, weave through cars, and plow through pedestrian crossings.
@7yr0074 жыл бұрын
Yes lol
@zamoranyc4 жыл бұрын
Sure does
@myfirstcrappyvideobilly4 жыл бұрын
Pretty much
@andreallard7457 жыл бұрын
nice wheels to you ride on 25 or 28s tyres. how do you manage not to get this bike stolen in Chicago
@rinsto62125 жыл бұрын
Crossing while lights are red, well done. Thank god people have some common sense in Europe, ridding a bike.
@bikeontheroad8604 жыл бұрын
Love this video!
@MagicofKeelanWendorf7 жыл бұрын
What's hardcore is what you didn't see him do. Imagine Chicago winters or hot days in summer
@EMC2Scotia6 жыл бұрын
Or riding when you're sick, injured or exhausted, or you're bike is in poor shape, or you just need the money. Or your dispatcher is a dick, or the incidents with other road users. In all weather.
@jeremiah58816 жыл бұрын
Chicago hot? Haha please they don't know hot.
@LuisGarcia-dw8qc6 жыл бұрын
Jeremiah Mauricio you obviously haven't been to Chicago on a hot summer day.
@jeremiah58816 жыл бұрын
Luis Garcia actually I have family in Chicago and have been there in the summer. Our summers are 110+ with 98 percent humidity, so no Chicago is not hot.
@jeremiah58816 жыл бұрын
Luis Garcia your family must not be native Texans because I'm from Texas and Chicago doesn't have bad humidity. Chicago's high humidity is around 80. We get that during the fall and spring. Chicago's summers are nice and relaxing compared to ours.
@PONYBOYonline7 жыл бұрын
Damn...so hardcore....
@philip52766 жыл бұрын
Dude ! great content
@user-nq9gz4xf7f3 жыл бұрын
I understand the thrill of it. Before there were many bike paths in the seventies, my most fun rides were in traffic, rolling with the traffic, exposed, and darting here and their flirting with danger trying to draft behind city buses. Those days are gone many near misses. Great video. I understand the thrill of it but here is a great video of stuff i would never try to pull off in my foolish youth. Amazing what these pros do
@dedelabinouze51106 жыл бұрын
He's been riding like that for 10 years ? The fact that he's still alive is a miracle. Running red lights, cutting people off, this dude's riding is a mess.
@iliesz51464 жыл бұрын
C'est principalement dû à son expérience dans le domaine. Au bout de 10 ans à livrer comme ça, tu finis par anticiper les réactions des voitures quand même... Et un vélo c'est plus maniable et ça freine plus facilement que n'importe quoi d'autre.
@jonathanzamudio9018 Жыл бұрын
He's alive because he's not using bike lanes.
@prince_linus89003 жыл бұрын
He talks about his 'sixth sense' guiding him through traffic. At 2:43, me eyes tell me the black SUV is about to change lanes to the right. Flashing indicator and road positioning are pretty obvious giveaways, to be honest. But still, he cuts through the gap between the cars and overtakes the SUV on the right. Hadn't the car checked his blindspot again before changing lanes, he would've come directly at the cyclist. What kind of sixth sense is that supposed to be?
@jonathanzamudio9018 Жыл бұрын
If you look at broken lines or solid lines you see how cars start to turn abruptly.. yes unfortunately people buy cars specifically to not use blinkers, but paying attention to small details like that definitely gives you a better understanding of the "sixth sense".
@ironmystic10546 жыл бұрын
Love the deep sections on skinny steel. Super cool.
@TheRealOTK5 жыл бұрын
Love that all the traffic shots are obviously from a weekday on the Loop. That's definitely not what traffic looks like in the majority of the city. Jamming around through rush hour Loop traffic is super fun though.
@nicholasfrank61495 жыл бұрын
Wtf does a “bike messenger” do? I feel like the internet 100% fulfill that job
@BsBsBock5 жыл бұрын
For documents which require signatures 🤷
@afzaltar27504 жыл бұрын
@@BsBsBock there are applications that u can use for signatures
@andrewhutchinson14006 жыл бұрын
Know it looks cool, but he would be so much faster with brake and gears :’)
@shhh81704 жыл бұрын
why so?
@breaktherules15543 жыл бұрын
@@shhh8170 its easier to ride with gear rather than a fixie
@shhh81703 жыл бұрын
@@breaktherules1554 sure
@bingrusginckle6 жыл бұрын
I commute all year round and do postmates, meeting riders in the winter is awesome and i love riding in Chicago
@eduardosalgado91055 жыл бұрын
For everyone complaining about how he is riding must never ride a bike in general. To be honest it feels a lot safer riding this way then following the rules. I seen more people get hit on bike lanes, cars turning right without a signal or checking for cyclists, doors getting kicked open, Pedestrians walking or standing.
@galiliuri43166 жыл бұрын
Since when red bull started sponsoring bike Messengers???
@gfsdgfabfsdafjsavbdfs12535 жыл бұрын
They should have started sponsoring them back in 2006, when bike messengers where still genuinely cool.
@PaulBakertx7 жыл бұрын
what's that track?
@OwenSchatz7 жыл бұрын
Long Distance by Sam Gelliatry
@requis59447 жыл бұрын
Owen Schatz What's the other track in the beginning with no words?
@andreassteier64367 жыл бұрын
Requis im wonderin too
@ThomasMARTIN7 жыл бұрын
Talk to me by Rare ;) soundcloud.com/sorare/talk-to-me-1
@Neptune83 жыл бұрын
This is well shot
@eyeswideopen25366 жыл бұрын
what tyres do he use and how many does he get through per year
@samsonitejones40127 жыл бұрын
That didn't tell you anything...
@luke_filewalker6 жыл бұрын
Exactly.. WHY is he the most hardcore bike messenger?!
@jamesbutler19497 жыл бұрын
Where is the Hardcore?
@craigdry95225 жыл бұрын
Love the video. And I love bicycling. Surprised not to see a whistle in your mouth as you are weaving through traffic. I always make it a must to have as I'm traveling. Just thinking about safety. Godspeed brother.
@ReklessMusik5 жыл бұрын
Great video, shouts out from NY 😎
@MartinAston006 жыл бұрын
Clearly he hasn’t figured out the “flow” all that well cause he forced a lot of cars to brake to not hit him. OMG...and he just said he’s been doing it 10yrs. ! Wow... very amateur for a 10yr. rider..
@myfirstcrappyvideobilly4 жыл бұрын
Fixed riders do that shit. I have brakes.
@maxyakov2737 жыл бұрын
Come to Bangkok, Thailand and be a bike messenger. There are very few here and I'm sure the bicycle-unfriendliness and exciting Thai motorists will keep you interested.
@kevinphillip34996 жыл бұрын
Love your video man!I’m a cycling instructor and bike messenger. Was their anyone recording you during this video?