Bike Messengers NYC

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The best part is that the photographer had to also be on a bicycle and
keep up with these riders while not losing a frame or picture angle.

Jobst Brandt

Thats a cool one. Anyway, are you going to the alps anytime soon? Bring
your fixie and a helmetcam I'm sure many would want to see some of those
descents.

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The best part is that the photographer had to also be on a bicycle and
keep up with these riders while not losing a frame or picture angle.

Jobst Brandt

Pretty amazing to watch those pedals rotate when the B-messenger
had his legs up on the handlebars of the descent.on the bridge.

There was a movie in 1986 called Quicksilver starring Kevin Bacon
who quit his job as a stock market whiz to be a bike messenger in
San Francisco. There is one scene of a bike race between Bacon
and Voodoo (Laurence Fishburne) down the hills of SF on fixed
geared bikes. Pretty entertaining.
-tom

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The best part is that the photographer had to also be on a bicycle and
keep up with these riders while not losing a frame or picture angle.

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Jobst Brandt

Pretty amazing to watch those pedals rotate when the B-messenger
had his legs up on the handlebars of the descent.on the bridge.

There was a movie in 1986 called Quicksilver starring Kevin Bacon
who quit his job as a stock market whiz to be a bike messenger in
San Francisco. There is one scene of a bike race between Bacon
and Voodoo (Laurence Fishburne) down the hills of SF on fixed
geared bikes. Pretty entertaining.

Tom - if I remember correctly Kevin was riding a one speed not a
fixty.

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There was a movie in 1986 called Quicksilver starring Kevin Bacon
who quit his job as a stock market whiz to be a bike messenger in
San Francisco. There is one scene of a bike race between Bacon
and Voodoo (Laurence Fishburne) down the hills of SF on fixed
geared bikes. Pretty entertaining.

Tom - if I remember correctly Kevin was riding a one speed not a
fixty.

Actually I read the highlights of the movie of how the movie was made.
They tried to portray Bacon on a fixie, but the races and stunts couldn't
be done on a fixed gear bike, so they used a freewheel single.

If you watch the movie closely, you see in some scenes the pedals
rotate, and in other scenes the pedals don't. The same with Fishburne's
bikes.
-tom

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The best part is that the photographer had to also be on a bicycle and
keep up with these riders while not losing a frame or picture angle.

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Jobst Brandt

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Pretty amazing to watch those pedals rotate when the B-messenger
had his legs up on the handlebars of the descent.on the bridge.

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There was a movie in 1986 called Quicksilver starring Kevin Bacon
who quit his job as a stock market whiz to be a bike messenger in
San Francisco. There is one scene of a bike race between Bacon
and Voodoo (Laurence Fishburne) down the hills of SF on fixed
geared bikes. Pretty entertaining.

Tom - if I remember correctly Kevin was riding a one speed not a
fixty.

He rides several different bikes. On the DVD cover, he's on a fixed
gear. Remember the riding backwards scene in that huge loft that all
underdog heroes can somehow afford? I'm pretty sure they slapped a
freewheel and brakes on for some scenes.

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The best part is that the photographer had to also be on a bicycle and
keep up with these riders while not losing a frame or picture angle.

Ted Bennett posted a link to that video in December 2005:

<http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.tech/msg/ecf7c9738a5e73a9>

The rest of the videos from Lucas Brunelle:

<http://www.digave.com/videos/>

IMO, he has some pretty kewl video.

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The best part is that the photographer had to also be on a bicycle and
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That video as an example of bicycling is like the following video as
an example of a bank heist:

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The rest of the videos from Lucas Brunelle:

<http://www.digave.com/videos/>

IMO, he has some pretty kewl video.

Following up to my own post... I realized that my comment could be
misinterpreted. I was commenting on the video. The behavior of the
riders involved in some of those videos is stupid, IMO.

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and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to
get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than
circumstances drive them to do. -Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist and
novelist (1811-1896)

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The best part is that the photographer had to also be on a bicycle and
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But they're not wearing helmets!

Matt O.

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The best part is that the photographer had to also be on a bicycle and
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But they're not wearing helmets!

I think I saw some prayer flags on a guys rear spokes, don't worry.

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Jobst Brandt

Wow!!

I thought all the idiots were in Texas. :-)

Lewis.

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Jobst Brandt

Wow!!

I thought all the idiots were in Texas. :-)

Lewis.

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The rest of the videos from Lucas Brunelle:

<http://www.digave.com/videos/>

IMO, he has some pretty kewl video.

Following up to my own post... I realized that my comment could be
misinterpreted. I was commenting on the video. The behavior of the
riders involved in some of those videos is stupid, IMO.

It's bloody stupid, but anyone who had ridden a bike in traffic has to
admire the skill.

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The rest of the videos from Lucas Brunelle:

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<http://www.digave.com/videos/>

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IMO, he has some pretty kewl video.

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Following up to my own post... I realized that my comment could be
misinterpreted. I was commenting on the video. The behavior of the
riders involved in some of those videos is stupid, IMO.

It's bloody stupid, but anyone who had ridden a bike in traffic has to
admire the skill.

That is fearlessness and not skill. Skill is doing something that is
technically hard, like the trials riders or the trick riders who
wheelie-jump over shopping carts. Nothing on that video was
particularly hard from a skill standpoint. I didn't see any curb
jumping, backward riding or anything like that. These guys were just
cutting off cars and running through flocks of pedestrians -- which is
pretty easy to do if you are willing to do it. The only semi-hard
thing was the guy putting his feet on the fork crown so his cranks
could spin. That is not hard, but it is hard reengaging the pedals
for a panic stop. That will throw you off the bike if you do it wrong
or have too big a gear. I mean there is some skill to the riding on
that video, but not like those trick riding videos. That stuff is
unbelievable. -- Jay Beattie.

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> The rest of the videos from Lucas Brunelle:

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> <http://www.digave.com/videos/>

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> IMO, he has some pretty kewl video.

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Following up to my own post... I realized that my comment could be
misinterpreted. I was commenting on the video. The behavior of the
riders involved in some of those videos is stupid, IMO.

It's bloody stupid, but anyone who had ridden a bike in traffic has to
admire the skill.

That is fearlessness and not skill. Skill is doing something that is
technically hard, like the trials riders or the trick riders who
wheelie-jump over shopping carts. Nothing on that video was
particularly hard from a skill standpoint. I didn't see any curb
jumping, backward riding or anything like that.

If you check some of the other Lucas Brunelle videos, I think that "The
Edge" is one that certainly showcases skill. I had not checked that web
site in a while and I am glad that he posted better, longer versions of
these videos. Some are pretty cool.

jyh.

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There was a movie in 1986 called Quicksilver starring Kevin Bacon
who quit his job as a stock market whiz to be a bike messenger in
San Francisco. There is one scene of a bike race between Bacon
and Voodoo (Laurence Fishburne) down the hills of SF on fixed
geared bikes. Pretty entertaining.

Tom - if I remember correctly Kevin was riding a one speed not a
fixty.

Actually I read the highlights of the movie of how the movie was made.
They tried to portray Bacon on a fixie, but the races and stunts couldn't
be done on a fixed gear bike, so they used a freewheel single.

If you watch the movie closely, you see in some scenes the pedals
rotate, and in other scenes the pedals don't. The same with Fishburne's
bikes.

It was a pretty entertaining film though I do wish that they would do a nice
"cross the USA by bicycle" film that wasn't "Along Came Bronson" or
something equally stupid.

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The rest of the videos from Lucas Brunelle:

<http://www.digave.com/videos/>

IMO, he has some pretty kewl video.

Following up to my own post... I realized that my comment could be
misinterpreted. I was commenting on the video. The behavior of the
riders involved in some of those videos is stupid, IMO.

It's bloody stupid, but anyone who had ridden a bike in traffic has to
admire the skill.

When I'm riding in San Francisco I often revert to riding quite like
messengers though I make a point of NEVER taking right of way that isn't
legally mine.

yo dude baby! sheeeet do that ina 401 buick.

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I mean there is some skill to the riding on
that video, but not like those trick riding videos. That stuff is
unbelievable. -- Jay Beattie

Dear Jay,

Speaking of trick riding . . .

http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?txtkeys1=Marks,+Isabel

Cheers,

Carl Fogel