In the 80's I worked as a motorcycle delivery courier (despatch rider in the UK parlance) - brutal & dangerous work but on a bike you can at least out run traffic. I can't imagine doing this on a bicycle, electric or otherwise.
On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 8:40:15 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Completely captivating. Just wow. I was horrified and ensconced. Great > photos. REAL bike life. I wish there was more that could be done for those > NY delivery workers. The thieves were extraordinarily brazen - you usually > expect them to give up when confronted - but some of them became murderers > when challenged. I wasn’t expecting that. Thanks for that article, Eric. > Really enjoyed learning about the NY delivery workers. > > On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 7:01:36 PM UTC-7 WilletM wrote: > >> >> Thanks for sharing the link! I've been absolutely mesmerized watching >> the bike messenger gathering spots on Market St during visits to SF over >> the last twenty years. Between the bikes and the bags and the tattoos and >> the clothing, there is a very humbling lesson for me that THEY are the real >> deal and that I am the poser/gaper who tries to furtively steal a glance as >> I walk past. >> >> On the bright side, the whole messenger/courier subculture did motivate >> me to begin collecting messenger bags and packs 15 or 20 years ago, and I >> do combine that love for messenger gear with my all-things-bicycle >> infatuation and it makes for a great way to chill and enjoy after a hard >> day of work in the real world. >> >> Willet M. >> >> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 12:57:53 PM UTC-6 eric...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> A long piece on the insanely hard-working bicycle delivery people in >>> NYC. Terrible wages, robberies, stabbings, lack of worker protections. They >>> all ride electric Arrow bikes but you don't have to tell your friction >>> shifters. Great read and excellent photos by Philip Montgomery. >>> >>> https://www.curbed.com/article/nyc-delivery-workers.html >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9f366581-d1de-4124-909c-f85876a72338n%40googlegroups.com.
