Did this job in London for eight months way back in 1990 and loved it. The cycling was addictive - after about 300 miles a week I would go out for rides on my days off. These days I got a puncture five months ago which I haven't got round to sorting out.....
guys best love and regards i wish to work as a private messenger but in the kingdom of saudi arabia only cars who deliver god keep you safe all and all cyclist in the world i only have a bicycle to serve my mom and buy the hose items its dangerous every night almost i think and say to my self its dangerous hopy runing is better and harder good luck guys
I don't know man, I ride fixed gear agressive sometimes too, but if you don't have life insurance and your living depends on your health, wear a helmet, put a front brake. It's a small investment but its worth it.
Hey, all, just wanted to tell that i feel a little ashamed, watching this. As if i'm unfairly entitled sort of. I live in Moscow, and the only thing in my life that is worse than in that of a typical NYC bike messenger is the weather. Spent yet another hour last night for taking my bike to the shower. On the other hand, we don't get that much stress on the street at all. The worst confrontation i've ever had was a douche in a white range rover who tried jumping in front of me cause he thought i scratched him (maybe i did). Cops don't pay no attention on us. 99% of motorist when they see us try to give way or smtn. At reds i have a habit of touching the roof of one of the cars in the front row just to stay upright as i'm waiting. Only got yelled at twice in my life for that. Never noticed a nyc biker do that in any of the videos. Oh, and if we do get hit (i got once this summer), than you don't pay for hospital treatment, state healthcare is free - we still have socialism in that area. You guys were an inspiration for the lot of us even before Premium Rush, but if we look closer at ourselves, we have it so much better here. I'm not even a messenger, i just ride my bike to get across the city. Anyways, best of luck to ya all guys!!
track bike in Moscow by Terry Barentson RUclips video. Moscow at its finest, riding on 6 lanes of traffic in 1 direction is very scary indeed. Props to you riding in that city.
See that idiot that nearly pulled out and hit him at the start...and then beeps his horn as if it was the messengers fault !... I dont think I could keep my cool for that job.
Yeah, but if they made an illegal move - like not yielding when they should, and then beep you - god its so hard not to want to knock some sence into them.
Jack Silver I agree, every time I've been hit so far has been because someone doesn't yield. A horn is annoying if you actually yell at me then that's where I flip, personally
I work as a messenger and there was one time a bitch beat the red light and almost hit me on the pedestrian crossing and still honked at me. I yelled for her to stop but she drove off.
we all facing that kind of fools and trash bags in all the world I'm not a massenger its not allowed yet in Saudi Arabia but i take care of the house demands and my self needs on my blessed and beloved bike some times I joined with prof people to train long fucking 😵😡😠😨😈rides but its fun and its dangerous all the time god keep us all save in all the world .
Hmm....He takes his Kryptonite lock and locks his bike, goes in to deliver the package but he still has the lock with him.....must be an editing thing.
The daily adrenaline will make up for what ‘passion’ can’t. It’s actually adrenaline-fueled more than anything. I used to feel depressed when it slowed down in the summer months and I took time off.
somebody needs to teach this DIRECTOR about room ambiance. you need to fill in those silent gaps with the ambient sound of the room you're recording in or else it sounds completely cut and unnatural like it does in this documentary.
nope since the messenger's purpose is to deliver goods/documents/medicine as fast as possible to the recipient - otherwise they're obsolete. what would help is showing more respect to them on the part of the motorists.
are you also risking your own life everyday to make money? (not by going outside with your car and considering that as a way to die but i mean if your job is dangerous like his)
I could see some reasons why bike messengers won't 1. Some buildings require you to remove helmet, putting on and off will lose you precious seconds 2. Every bit of gram counts. Might not be huge when you are only delivering envelopes but once you put kilos on your back that will slow you down. Worked as a bike messenger but I always wear my helmet.
it looks like a fixie. you can buy new fixies. Or some people take older road bikes, remove the shifter cables, the derailleurs, brake levers, and brake cables and then replace the rear cassettes or cogs with something fixed. don't know the technical term for the part on fixies that connects to the rear hub. bike shops could help though. Don't go to reality bikes though
They don't make the model he's riding anymore. Or he has a custom. Either way it's a pricey bike to work on, but I always rode a Cannondale to mesenger on, so there's that... Here's the company link: genetix-bikes.ch/en/bikes/track/tr1
We dont know if he has breaks but I imagine he takes breaks if and when there is a lull waiting for next assignment. In other news his legs are his BRAKES.
I dont know man, i'm in cleveland, and i hear about how bike messengers make next to nothing, but i do the ubereats app for only a little over 20 hours a week and make 4-$500 a week. So from the way i've heard messengers talk, i would guess uber is more lucrative.
I used to be a bike messenger in WDC back in the late 80s, early 90s. It paid for a year in Germany and six months in London. It really was a lifestyle more than a job. Ten hours on the bike, dodging cars and pedestrians, then having to deal with the assholes that were capitol hill and their cronies. Day over and a couple of bumpers with friends on Dupont Circle, then back home for a shower and a couple of more beers while the water sluiced the day off of you. Repeat. Few times have I felt so alive.
Mann he's bike was probably fifteen hundred but he works a job that can earn surtain money and so very dangerous. I mean you can work for another work not like that Soo dangerous.
This guy is a danger on the road to himself and others. He also admitted that he does not respect any traffic regulations. What if he injures a pedestrian? What an idiot. Such “jobs” are becoming a trend in my city and everyone drives just as crazy, I guess they think their job is more important than others.
Not a requirement, but smaller shorts or any type of garment that allows for easy leg mobility is a must. The cycling cap, in my opinion, is a tribute to all the earlier cyclists. It's all out of love and respect to those that have been doing this way before we have.
yes. cycling gear is made for comfort over long periods of exertion, not fashion, and we are not intimidated by social "norms". this is not high school. this is real life.
actually this the standerd look but the prof uniform the short insid it under the balls and but there is stuffed sponge to protect that erea from damage the the whole uniform is called jersey .tight Tshort and short from special fibers and materials to be slim and sliq in the races of cours its expensive but not that much wish to buy one i waste your time to read best regard from k.s.a
You can feel where that vehicle besides you are moving towards to, because you need to keep scanning ahead. If it turns towards me and I have my hand on it, I would know by feel, and my eyes are in front which gives me information on my next path to go to.
@@grimmjowjerjegenz1739 It's a bike like you had when you were a baby. I don't see the benefit of it except for the fact that you will spin all day long. Only for real sportsmen.
So normally fixed gear bikes are only used for indoor track competitions. The front wheel is always smaller in diameter than the wheel in the back. You will see in the USA bike carriers sometimes convert the fixed gear bike into a gear bike still with a fixed pion. Then shifting is done by holding the pedals still while riding and using the riders wheight so that a counter weight shifts in position. Peculiar...
@@decnijfkris3706 you know since i saw premium rush i want to modify my bike like him with out break i think its better broh and light but i know its dangerous
why are ther so many bike messenger in us ,, is that expensive to get 50cc motorcycle in us ,,will go faster than a bike as gas will eat less than 5 liters , in a day ,
@@darkphotographer I'm from kingdom of Saudi Arabia brother the life in us depends on money and taxes and the parking basically costing lot of money etc ... the human there specially the poor is like a battery there and they will suck him until he dead so its beter from many ways to get a bike and for the poor once best life style choice and dangerous also hopefully i answered you perfectly and nice to meet my brother 😍😍😍😍😍
cars are actually what makes our day-to-day life easier. a lot of people would've to ask someone else to do their errands because they are simply not capable of using a bicycle. it's not the cars, it's the people driving them who make mistakes sometimes
Helmet isn't going to help if you're hit by a truck or a car, helmets are great if you fall or if you crash into something, but most cycling fatalities are caused by snapped spines, crushed torso, or impacts so great that a helmet won't save your head. Helmets are great for off-road, or if you fall off, that's about it. I wear one, but I know it's not gonna save my life if is a 20tonne truck doesn't check their mirrors before changing lanes, or if a car runs a red light or skips a stop sign and plows into me.
Well of course it won't help if you get hit by a lorry. But if you swerve to avoid a pedestrian, catch your wheel in a drain etc... and fall, you could potentially hit your head and die, from what is essentially a minor crash. When driving you don't put a seatbelt on to protect from being hit head on at 70 mph by a massive truck. You do it to help protect yourself from a minor crash at 30, which might kill you without it.
+Adam Payne unbeknownst to you, I have had instances where had I of been wearing a helmet my head Would have made contact...but having those 2 inches of space gave me what i needed to catch myself before letting my head hit the ground without a helmet on...also there are more injuries every year from people wearing helmets than injuries prevented by wearing helmets. It may seem light, but after 10 hours a day, a helmet can put great strain on your neck and chest. I have also had friends whose lives had been spared because they weren't wearing a seatbelt and were ejected from the car just before the car careens into a pole. Had they been wearing a seatbelt they would not be alive today....it's all a choice, make yours..don't tell others how to make theirs...last but not least..when people put on all the hockey gear, they feel invincible as though they could ride into a brick wall and not get hurt....pads do little when the car is driving over you...better to rely on your smarts than your equipment.
+Adam Payne what kind of crash occurs at 30? Of course a seat belt can protect you if you're going like 100kph and airbags are there. These are just two different things, helmets won't protect your face, only your brain, considering you'd ever hit your brain in a bike accident which is something very rare since you'll most likely in every single case hit your face (worst case scenario)
Albeit I insist on wearing a helmet if I am in a race, or if there are adolescents under the age of 18 as per the highway traffic act. A helmet is also implied when people are doing dirt jumps or other extreme sports.
I cycle to work 30 km everyday.This guy has no helmet and a shitty bike which has not breaks on it and he rides through red lights.Please I love cycling myself but you have to respect the cars and they will respect you.
I agree with the bucket thing saved testing how hard my head a few times now. As for the bike thing that's not a bad whip for work. Yes I use a front brake on my ride, we have hills here I like to bleed speed and save tread good tires aren't cheep. But my front brake will not stop any one that's where strong legs and mad skills come in. If you can't stop your self with just using your legs then you have business being on a track bike in traffic. Speaking of business I've have yet had a dispatcher or client tell me to take my time when court clerk at 111 n Calvert is going home at 4:28pm and I have only 10 minute or less to get there form the time the pic is ready to go still nice and warm from the copier and the ink on the check to the clerk is wet and that applies to most bike work. Enjoy your little ride in and out of peanut shop while the professionals make a living doing what we love. Thank you for letting me vent.
Some cars won’t respect you for your very existence on the road. Seeing someone exercise like this can cause resentment for drivers. They think they’re real big when they just put down their foot down harder to accelerate while not giving you space to appeal to their fragile ego of asserting dominance on the road. The problem isn’t about drivers, it’s about a certain kind of person who drives. They’ll never respect cyclist.
Roland Lundall there are two trains of thought ‘gears are for queers’ and ‘gears not tears’. You only get to pick for yourself. Of course there is always the ‘more beers less gears’ crew as well. Speaking for myself only I can say my fixed gear is WAY more fun to ride than any of my geared bikes. Im not skilled enough to ride ‘brakeless’ on my fixed gear and I use a helmet as well. If you had any significant experience on a fixed gear then you would be qualified to offer an intelligent and INFORMED opinion. Personally I average faster times on my fixed gear 49:15 than on my Specialized Allez Elite. Steel frame fixed faster than AL Allez with gears. Same rider same route. Hell of a lot more fun to boot. If you know ‘you know’.
jesus crist you call that a bike thats a death trap come to the Netherlands we'l talk bikes we'l set you up we'l get you a decant city bike with decant tires that can handle the intercity terrain decant steering wheel and proper intercity riding hight saddle with low center of gravity so you font drop like a fly when you get clipped heck I'l even trow in some handle bars and break bars for you
Did this job in London for eight months way back in 1990 and loved it. The cycling was addictive - after about 300 miles a week I would go out for rides on my days off. These days I got a puncture five months ago which I haven't got round to sorting out.....
sort it out brother...better yet go tubeless and get back on that saddle
I also would think about how many times I almost died before going to sleep each night. Seems to be pretty common in the messenger community.
guys best love and regards i wish to work as a private messenger but in the kingdom of saudi arabia only cars who deliver god keep you safe all and all cyclist in the world i only have a bicycle to serve my mom and buy the hose items its dangerous every night almost i think and say to my self its dangerous hopy runing is better and harder good luck guys
Pretty accurate 🤣🤣
I miss it man!!! Hi-octane Manhattan Bike Messenger for over 6 years
I don't know man, I ride fixed gear agressive sometimes too, but if you don't have life insurance and your living depends on your health, wear a helmet, put a front brake. It's a small investment but its worth it.
common sense too
What a great video! Much respect ✊
Love that this is in Toronto! See you on the streets one day!
I know your comment was from 4 years ago but ayeeeee Toronto in da house!
Hey, all, just wanted to tell that i feel a little ashamed, watching this. As if i'm unfairly entitled sort of. I live in Moscow, and the only thing in my life that is worse than in that of a typical NYC bike messenger is the weather. Spent yet another hour last night for taking my bike to the shower.
On the other hand, we don't get that much stress on the street at all. The worst confrontation i've ever had was a douche in a white range rover who tried jumping in front of me cause he thought i scratched him (maybe i did). Cops don't pay no attention on us. 99% of motorist when they see us try to give way or smtn. At reds i have a habit of touching the roof of one of the cars in the front row just to stay upright as i'm waiting. Only got yelled at twice in my life for that. Never noticed a nyc biker do that in any of the videos. Oh, and if we do get hit (i got once this summer), than you don't pay for hospital treatment, state healthcare is free - we still have socialism in that area.
You guys were an inspiration for the lot of us even before Premium Rush, but if we look closer at ourselves, we have it so much better here. I'm not even a messenger, i just ride my bike to get across the city.
Anyways, best of luck to ya all guys!!
indeed indeed broh premium rush the best movie ever best love and regards from k.s.a
track bike in Moscow by Terry Barentson RUclips video. Moscow at its finest, riding on 6 lanes of traffic in 1 direction is very scary indeed. Props to you riding in that city.
These guys have the best mindset for the daily grind.
I can´t imagine that job in the super long winter in Toronto.
Finally someone in Toronto
Very nice video!
No gears... That's just incredible.
One gear
I like his style. Nice mate
See that idiot that nearly pulled out and hit him at the start...and then beeps his horn as if it was the messengers fault !... I dont think I could keep my cool for that job.
It happens so often it stops bothering you. I just react and if u get a horn half the time I laugh it off.
Yeah, but if they made an illegal move - like not yielding when they should, and then beep you - god its so hard not to want to knock some sence into them.
Jack Silver I agree, every time I've been hit so far has been because someone doesn't yield. A horn is annoying if you actually yell at me then that's where I flip, personally
I work as a messenger and there was one time a bitch beat the red light and almost hit me on the pedestrian crossing and still honked at me. I yelled for her to stop but she drove off.
we all facing that kind of fools and trash bags in all the world I'm not a massenger its not allowed yet in Saudi Arabia but i take care of the house demands and my self needs on my blessed and beloved bike some times I joined with prof people to train long fucking 😵😡😠😨😈rides but its fun and
its dangerous all the time god keep us all save in all the world .
Nice video.
MORE!!
Hmm....He takes his Kryptonite lock and locks his bike, goes in to deliver the package but he still has the lock with him.....must be an editing thing.
it could have been a different drop-off but edited together
why is this the top comment lol
Unlike you, I believe every garbage in the Internet :D
You need passion to love this kind of work.
You must love ❤️ cycling to do it.
The daily adrenaline will make up for what ‘passion’ can’t. It’s actually adrenaline-fueled more than anything. I used to feel depressed when it slowed down in the summer months and I took time off.
Great video. Is this shot in Toronto? Kinda looked like he was biking down front street
Yo that is a good looking man. Cleanest bike messenger I seen haha
Hello Guyz, my name Adi Prasongko. Thx's
*GOOD LUCK FOREVER*
there should be a bike messenger or delivery man union
Good video
Where is that i mean what city is it
somebody needs to teach this DIRECTOR about room ambiance. you need to fill in those silent gaps with the ambient sound of the room you're recording in or else it sounds completely cut and unnatural like it does in this documentary.
the companies should give them more time to deliver the items so that they don't rush and don't get killed
this the best comment I've ever seen nice broh best love from k.s.a
nope since the messenger's purpose is to deliver goods/documents/medicine as fast as possible to the recipient - otherwise they're obsolete. what would help is showing more respect to them on the part of the motorists.
@@homelessathome exactly...and clients will simply use the company with the faster messengers.
That geometry is fucking AGGRO. Goddamn i wish i could get my seat that much higher than my handlebars
*LA PURÁ CONDICION FÍSICA Y MENTAL...MUY BIEN, MUY BIEN!! Y MUCHA SUERTE*
Everyone talking about the brakes probably don't know how FIXED gears work.
Skidding ain’t braking you dumbass.
Way to call out the companies, really putting your neck out there. For sure one of the way better video about BMing
they tricked me with the add at the end
Respect
I understand that you don't wear a helmet, but it seems to me that bike has no brakes, are you crazy?
Wait, is there a full movie of this somewhere?!
I don´t know, but i have more videos in my chanel, if i find it, i´ll tell you.
You live to work. I'm in the same situation right now. It sucks, but so does the world.
are you also risking your own life everyday to make money? (not by going outside with your car and considering that as a way to die but i mean if your job is dangerous like his)
Why not wear a helmet for your own protection?!!🤔🤗😁
because why dont you wear a helmet for your own protection when walking ?
getting a brake on the bike wouldnt hurt either
@@catnium beacuse you dont walk 50km/hr
Not your problem tho!!
I could see some reasons why bike messengers won't
1. Some buildings require you to remove helmet, putting on and off will lose you precious seconds
2. Every bit of gram counts. Might not be huge when you are only delivering envelopes but once you put kilos on your back that will slow you down.
Worked as a bike messenger but I always wear my helmet.
Which city is it
toronto
My dream is to be a bike messenger there !
Where is the messenger bag?
This guy reminds me of Matt Damon
No brakes in the bike... How can you ride without brakes?
Its a fixed gear bike, so back pedal pressure is the brake
Please someone tell me this bike type, i really want to buy/make a bike just like this one.
it looks like a fixie. you can buy new fixies. Or some people take older road bikes, remove the shifter cables, the derailleurs, brake levers, and brake cables and then replace the rear cassettes or cogs with something fixed. don't know the technical term for the part on fixies that connects to the rear hub. bike shops could help though. Don't go to reality bikes though
They don't make the model he's riding anymore. Or he has a custom. Either way it's a pricey bike to work on, but I always rode a Cannondale to mesenger on, so there's that... Here's the company link: genetix-bikes.ch/en/bikes/track/tr1
@@mattlyngard5714 how come he don't have breaks!!
We dont know if he has breaks but I imagine he takes breaks if and when there is a lull waiting for next assignment. In other news his legs are his BRAKES.
I've been hit by cars three times, two stop sign runs and t boned. The scary one was rear ended.
low volume!!!
I wonder if being a fulltime messenger earns more than being a fulltime Ubereat delivery man?
I dont know man, i'm in cleveland, and i hear about how bike messengers make next to nothing, but i do the ubereats app for only a little over 20 hours a week and make 4-$500 a week. So from the way i've heard messengers talk, i would guess uber is more lucrative.
wow this was eye opening, im just thankful i live in a first world country and not here!
lol thats toronto Canada
Dude its Canada. Also, not everyone in 1st world countries are rich like what they show in movies. 🤔
Not every one in 1st world country is rich. Grow up dude!
I used to be a bike messenger in WDC back in the late 80s, early 90s. It paid for a year in Germany and six months in London. It really was a lifestyle more than a job. Ten hours on the bike, dodging cars and pedestrians, then having to deal with the assholes that were capitol hill and their cronies. Day over and a couple of bumpers with friends on Dupont Circle, then back home for a shower and a couple of more beers while the water sluiced the day off of you. Repeat. Few times have I felt so alive.
Brasil? why nooo
Toronto?
+Gareth Hall yup
Mann he's bike was probably fifteen hundred but he works a job that can earn surtain money and so very dangerous. I mean you can work for another work not like that Soo dangerous.
And when he hits cars he probably pays more than a worth of his bike tsk² so risky
Premium Rush movie 😀
Messengers soon to be replaced by Drones
Soon, we almost there bud
I’d have a beer with this guy I like his vibe🍻
"Rear ended a few cars"...time for a front brake perhaps?
That must be why cars and trucks with both front and rear brakes NEVER rear end someone ahead of them.
TORONTO WADDUP
Well I hope the messenger boys are properly insured by their employers.
hardeep talreja AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAH..........AAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.. Yes. You are a comedian. Aren't you?
jim Mc crank I am not but I am happy I made you laugh.
He clearly states that the company does not cover any medical insurance for messengers.
Stereotype of a messenger :)
what do you meen of stereotype plz explain
This guy is a danger on the road to himself and others. He also admitted that he does not respect any traffic regulations. What if he injures a pedestrian? What an idiot. Such “jobs” are becoming a trend in my city and everyone drives just as crazy, I guess they think their job is more important than others.
Can‘t believe it took me like 20 comments to find this😄
So thats why Emile Hirsch doesn't do movies anymore..
White Childish Gambino
Do you think that guy’s a hipster?
wtf i smoked weed with that guy at chilango cycles. so random to see this vid. cool!
🤫 on the DL bro
Are tiny shorts and little brimmed hats a uniform all messengers have to wear?
Not a requirement, but smaller shorts or any type of garment that allows for easy leg mobility is a must. The cycling cap, in my opinion, is a tribute to all the earlier cyclists. It's all out of love and respect to those that have been doing this way before we have.
thiny shorts are just more comfortable, you dont want them to go over the knees unless they are skin tight :)
yes. cycling gear is made for comfort over long periods of exertion, not fashion, and we are not intimidated by social "norms". this is not high school. this is real life.
actually this the standerd look but the prof uniform the short insid it under the balls and but there is stuffed sponge to protect that erea from damage the the whole uniform is called jersey .tight Tshort and short from special fibers and materials to be slim and sliq in the races of cours its expensive but not that much wish to buy one i waste your time to read best regard from k.s.a
@@grimmjowjerjegenz1739 nope that pad inside the cycling shorts is basically to keep dermo-cream/balm in place.
Why does every bike messenger caress cars and buses?
Same reason surfers run their hand along the wave they’re on. Its a different wave but flowin’ is flowin’.
You can feel where that vehicle besides you are moving towards to, because you need to keep scanning ahead. If it turns towards me and I have my hand on it, I would know by feel, and my eyes are in front which gives me information on my next path to go to.
Great 👍 but is the helmet ⛑ really uncomfortable 🥵 for you?
Why do you ride a fixed pion bike?
can you give me details a bout his bike
@@grimmjowjerjegenz1739 It's a bike like you had when you were a baby. I don't see the benefit of it except for the fact that you will spin all day long. Only for real sportsmen.
So normally fixed gear bikes are only used for indoor track competitions. The front wheel is always smaller in diameter than the wheel in the back. You will see in the USA bike carriers sometimes convert the fixed gear bike into a gear bike still with a fixed pion. Then shifting is done by holding the pedals still while riding and using the riders wheight so that a counter weight shifts in position. Peculiar...
@@decnijfkris3706 you know since i saw premium rush i want to modify my bike like him with out break i think its better broh and light but i know its dangerous
thank you so much i am your student indeed master so many knowledge about the bikes 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Dude start by wearing a helmet ⛑!
Hey a cyclist myself amazing how many people get excited about if you wear a helmet if you don't wear a helmet get a life is America
Mate. Front brakes......
why are ther so many bike messenger in us ,, is that expensive to get 50cc motorcycle in us ,,will go faster than a bike as gas will eat less than 5 liters , in a day ,
first whre are you from broher and i will answer you after that
@@grimmjowjerjegenz1739 greece ,, and i have live in uk Switzerland and Italy
@@darkphotographer I'm from kingdom of Saudi Arabia brother the life in us depends on money and taxes and the parking basically costing lot of money etc ... the human there specially the poor is like a battery there and they will suck him until he dead so its beter from many ways to get a bike and for the poor once best life style choice and dangerous also hopefully i answered you perfectly and nice to meet my brother 😍😍😍😍😍
Dude follow traffic rules your sharing the road not buying it.
i hate cars
me too
cars are actually what makes our day-to-day life easier. a lot of people would've to ask someone else to do their errands because they are simply not capable of using a bicycle. it's not the cars, it's the people driving them who make mistakes sometimes
It's a dangerous job, so I'm not going to wear a helmet, tool.
Helmet isn't going to help if you're hit by a truck or a car, helmets are great if you fall or if you crash into something, but most cycling fatalities are caused by snapped spines, crushed torso, or impacts so great that a helmet won't save your head.
Helmets are great for off-road, or if you fall off, that's about it.
I wear one, but I know it's not gonna save my life if is a 20tonne truck doesn't check their mirrors before changing lanes, or if a car runs a red light or skips a stop sign and plows into me.
Well of course it won't help if you get hit by a lorry. But if you swerve to avoid a pedestrian, catch your wheel in a drain etc... and fall, you could potentially hit your head and die, from what is essentially a minor crash.
When driving you don't put a seatbelt on to protect from being hit head on at 70 mph by a massive truck. You do it to help protect yourself from a minor crash at 30, which might kill you without it.
+Adam Payne unbeknownst to you, I have had instances where had I of been wearing a helmet my head Would have made contact...but having those 2 inches of space gave me what i needed to catch myself before letting my head hit the ground without a helmet on...also there are more injuries every year from people wearing helmets than injuries prevented by wearing helmets. It may seem light, but after 10 hours a day, a helmet can put great strain on your neck and chest. I have also had friends whose lives had been spared because they weren't wearing a seatbelt and were ejected from the car just before the car careens into a pole. Had they been wearing a seatbelt they would not be alive today....it's all a choice, make yours..don't tell others how to make theirs...last but not least..when people put on all the hockey gear, they feel invincible as though they could ride into a brick wall and not get hurt....pads do little when the car is driving over you...better to rely on your smarts than your equipment.
+Adam Payne what kind of crash occurs at 30? Of course a seat belt can protect you if you're going like 100kph and airbags are there. These are just two different things, helmets won't protect your face, only your brain, considering you'd ever hit your brain in a bike accident which is something very rare since you'll most likely in every single case hit your face (worst case scenario)
Albeit I insist on wearing a helmet if I am in a race, or if there are adolescents under the age of 18 as per the highway traffic act. A helmet is also implied when people are doing dirt jumps or other extreme sports.
I cycle to work 30 km everyday.This guy has no helmet and a shitty bike which has not breaks on it and he rides through red lights.Please I love cycling myself but you have to respect the cars and they will respect you.
I agree with the bucket thing saved testing how hard my head a few times now. As for the bike thing that's not a bad whip for work. Yes I use a front brake on my ride, we have hills here I like to bleed speed and save tread good tires aren't cheep. But my front brake will not stop any one that's where strong legs and mad skills come in. If you can't stop your self with just using your legs then you have business being on a track bike in traffic. Speaking of business I've have yet had a dispatcher or client tell me to take my time when court clerk at 111 n Calvert is going home at 4:28pm and I have only 10 minute or less to get there form the time the pic is ready to go still nice and warm from the copier and the ink on the check to the clerk is wet and that applies to most bike work. Enjoy your little ride in and out of peanut shop while the professionals make a living doing what we love. Thank you for letting me vent.
Some cars won’t respect you for your very existence on the road. Seeing someone exercise like this can cause resentment for drivers. They think they’re real big when they just put down their foot down harder to accelerate while not giving you space to appeal to their fragile ego of asserting dominance on the road.
The problem isn’t about drivers, it’s about a certain kind of person who drives. They’ll never respect cyclist.
Roland Lundall there are two trains of thought ‘gears are for queers’ and ‘gears not tears’. You only get to pick for yourself. Of course there is always the ‘more beers less gears’ crew as well. Speaking for myself only I can say my fixed gear is WAY more fun to ride than any of my geared bikes. Im not skilled enough to ride ‘brakeless’ on my fixed gear and I use a helmet as well. If you had any significant experience on a fixed gear then you would be qualified to offer an intelligent and INFORMED opinion. Personally I average faster times on my fixed gear 49:15 than on my Specialized Allez Elite. Steel frame fixed faster than AL Allez with gears. Same rider same route. Hell of a lot more fun to boot. If you know ‘you know’.
@@sirmixalot3332 gears not tears - durian rider :). Love the metaphor of fixed gear bikes non stop pedalling and its minimalism!
if you ran fucking breaks your life would be a whole lot easier m8
jesus crist you call that a bike
thats a death trap
come to the Netherlands we'l talk bikes
we'l set you up
we'l get you a decant city bike with decant tires that can handle the intercity terrain
decant steering wheel and proper intercity riding hight saddle with low center of gravity so you font drop like a fly when you get clipped
heck I'l even trow in some handle bars and break bars for you
i wish more places were like the netherlands, the netherlands is literally a cycling paradise
These sorta guys give bicyclists a bad name. Veering into traffic, hitting ppl, cars.