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AK370Z

03-14-2009 02:08 AM

Crazy NYC Bike Messengers Racing Through Manhattan Traffic

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Bike messengers are guys any car-driving, Ray's-Pizza-eating Manhattanites love to hate. Maybe it's something to do with the way these two-wheeled speed-demons take on Midtown rush hour traffic.

Wouldn't this be so much better if they were all riding Segways with chimps on their backs? Maybe even chimps riding Segways? Or better still, mini-monkeys riding mini-motorcycles? I think we could all be happy with that, but maybe it's just a fantasy of ours. Carry on.

I was :eek: when I saw from 3:48 to 3:52s.

Source: Two Wheels Bad: Crazy NYC Bike Messengers Racing Through Manhattan Traffic

frost

03-14-2009 11:21 AM

I couldn't believe some of the spaces they were fitting into, lol.
On another note, I would be pretty pissed if I looked in my mirror and some dude was hitching a ride on my car.

batman_4

03-15-2009 02:36 PM

^ +1

AK370Z

03-15-2009 03:00 PM

on other hand, helmet cams rock! :tup: I need to get me one of those so that I can use it during carting.

blue660r01

03-15-2009 03:02 PM

Yeah those people suck

StLRedrider

03-15-2009 06:04 PM

Damn, thats crazy.

Namir

03-16-2009 01:06 PM

This was most likely during an "alley cat race" that bike messengers hold for fun and 'pride'
They race around the city to checkpoints and collect those cards you see in the wheel spokes.

I'm all for biking in cities (I'm a cyclist) but this type of riding is pretty reckless and inconsiderate. It's no wonder cabbies and pedestrians hate cyclists when you have d!cks like these guys cutting people off and weaving through crossing traffic.

That said... that was pretty impressive and these guys must have balls of steel. I would never cut in front of front loaders and buses in traffic.

frost

03-16-2009 08:33 PM

If I was one of those pedestrians they were zipping by, I woulda pushed em over.

Lyndo

05-23-2009 02:02 AM

ya if i was one of those pedestrians i would definitely kick out their front tire and watch them eat ****, they expect you to look out for them... f*** that **** lol

edit: and sorry for bringing up such an old thread i'm bored and got nothin better to do other than read old threads haha

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