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Interesting article about bike messengers
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pac...831/cover.html
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Interesting article about bike messengers
(Tom Keats) wrote in message ...
In article , (Claire Petersky) writes: Remember the ol' paperboys/papergirls, distributing ppl's evening, last-edition newspapers? The ol' canvas sacks w/ Gothic-lettered "Vancouver Sun" or "Seattle PI" silkscreened on 'em? Hangin' around the Paper Shack with the Big Guys, all of whom were tough Greasers, but some certain ones had the remarkable distinction of also being Crushers (as in, they could beat a guy up real bad)? My older brother worked his way up the paperboy chain until he was Shack Manager. Girls in those days were not supposed to be paperboys, but I used to sub for him from time to time, wearing that grey (when new, white) Seattle Times canvas bag. And nowadays, the Seattle Times comes not in the afternoon delivered by a teen on a bike, but in the morning, delivered by an adult in a car. Warm Regards, Claire too early in the morning for a .sig |
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Interesting article about bike messengers
(Claire Petersky) wrote:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pac...831/cover.html Hey! Those are my homeboys, some of them. Irving Arzeta and Matt Messenger are both distinguished veterans of my own tallbike. They can both ride a sustained wheelie on it, to my amazement. Nice to see an article about cycle messengers that isn't condescending. Hardworking folks, those. My hat would be off to them, if I wore one. Chalo Colina |
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Interesting article about bike messengers
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(Claire Petersky) writes: (Tom Keats) wrote in message ... In article , (Claire Petersky) writes: Remember the ol' paperboys/papergirls, distributing ppl's evening, last-edition newspapers? The ol' canvas sacks w/ Gothic-lettered "Vancouver Sun" or "Seattle PI" silkscreened on 'em? Hangin' around the Paper Shack with the Big Guys, all of whom were tough Greasers, but some certain ones had the remarkable distinction of also being Crushers (as in, they could beat a guy up real bad)? My older brother worked his way up the paperboy chain until he was Shack Manager. Girls in those days were not supposed to be paperboys, but I used to sub for him from time to time, wearing that grey (when new, white) Seattle Times canvas bag. And nowadays, the Seattle Times comes not in the afternoon delivered by a teen on a bike, but in the morning, delivered by an adult in a car. If anybody ever did much to promote cycling back in the good ol' days, it was the newspapers. I dunno what happened since, but I bet a line graph would show acorresponding decrease in cycling-in-general, and bicycle newspaper delivery. There used to be an art to rolling up a newspaper and tucking-in the top corner to keep it tightly rolled up -- even after it bashes the mesh out of ppl's screen doors. Nowadays some crusty old, disgruntled, retired guy who hates dogs, cats, kids, and everybody else, drives up and leaves it flat on your welcome mat. If you're lucky. Paper shacks were Sanctum Sactoria. And violin teachers always situated themselves near them, so their students would necessarily have to go past them and be subjected to the usual punishment for nerdism. I'd love to get my hands on an old Vancouver Sun canvas sack, just to hang on the wall, next to my Jolly Roger. Those things were the forerunner of the courier bag. I sometimes also would like to look up some old paperboys, and get even. Maybe force them to listen to me play "Lady of Spain". cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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Interesting article about bike messengers
On 2 Sep 2003 12:39:20 -0700, (Chalo) wrote:
(Claire Petersky) wrote: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pac...831/cover.html Hey! Those are my homeboys, some of them. Irving Arzeta and Matt Messenger are both distinguished veterans of my own tallbike. They can both ride a sustained wheelie on it, to my amazement. Nice to see an article about cycle messengers that isn't condescending. Hardworking folks, those. My hat would be off to them, if I wore one. Chalo Colina Heh, I can't work out how to do a wheelie, most I get the front wheel off the ground by is about 10 cm |
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Interesting article about bike messengers
"Arpit" wrote in message
Heh, I can't work out how to do a wheelie, most I get the front wheel off the ground by is about 10 cm Try a lower gear and throw your weight back at the same time as you stab the pedals. You should be moving slowly before starting and be ready to stop yourself from flying off the back by using your rear brakes. hippy -still practising :-) |
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Interesting article about bike messengers
Tom Keats wrote: In article , (Claire Petersky) writes: (Tom Keats) wrote in message ... In article , (Claire Petersky) writes: Remember the ol' paperboys/papergirls, distributing ppl's evening, last-edition newspapers? The ol' canvas sacks w/ Gothic-lettered "Vancouver Sun" or "Seattle PI" silkscreened on 'em? Hangin' around the Paper Shack with the Big Guys, all of whom were tough Greasers, but some certain ones had the remarkable distinction of also being Crushers (as in, they could beat a guy up real bad)? My older brother worked his way up the paperboy chain until he was Shack Manager. Girls in those days were not supposed to be paperboys, but I used to sub for him from time to time, wearing that grey (when new, white) Seattle Times canvas bag. And nowadays, the Seattle Times comes not in the afternoon delivered by a teen on a bike, but in the morning, delivered by an adult in a car. If anybody ever did much to promote cycling back in the good ol' days, it was the newspapers. I dunno what happened since, but I bet a line graph would show acorresponding decrease in cycling-in-general, and bicycle newspaper delivery. There used to be an art to rolling up a newspaper and tucking-in the top corner to keep it tightly rolled up -- even after it bashes the mesh out of ppl's screen doors. Nowadays some crusty old, disgruntled, retired guy who hates dogs, cats, kids, and everybody else, drives up and leaves it flat on your welcome mat. If you're lucky. Paper shacks were Sanctum Sactoria. And violin teachers always situated themselves near them, so their students would necessarily have to go past them and be subjected to the usual punishment for nerdism. I'd love to get my hands on an old Vancouver Sun canvas sack, just to hang on the wall, next to my Jolly Roger. Those things were the forerunner of the courier bag. I sometimes also would like to look up some old paperboys, and get even. Maybe force them to listen to me play "Lady of Spain". cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca I hung around the Vancouver Sun paper shack in Port Coquitlam until I was the shack manager. delivered from about 50 dailies to max 75 on Saturdays. Did any one here ever go to the Sun paperboys' Camp Gates on Bowen Island? Also, does your right shoulder hang lower than the left? :-) Bernie |
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Interesting article about bike messengers
Remember the "paperboy shuttle", a style of riding with full bags on steep hills? You would angle back and forth, to decrease the rate of climb, instead of going straight up. Single-speeds made this necessary. With 21 speeds or more nowadays, anyone who still climbs like this is a wimp. Steve McDonald |
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Interesting article about bike messengers
Bernie wrote in message ] bc [point] ca
I hung around the Vancouver Sun paper shack in Port Coquitlam until I was the shack manager. delivered from about 50 dailies to max 75 on Saturdays. Did any one here ever go to the Sun paperboys' Camp Gates on Bowen Island? I never really got along very well with those types. I remember back then I would be out training before and after school on my white Bottecchia wearing my Ricordi Vini kit. I couldn't even bring myself to look at them, they looked so lame, riding their heavy dept store bikes with those steel handlebar carriers and kickstands. They seemed bitter towards me, I guess it's not nice to have to pack newspapers and then see some top level cyclist like me out there looking so good. I wonder whatever happened to those kids, probably riding some stupid hybrid to work everday so they can feed a bunch of kids back home. Sad! |
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