THE NEED FOR SPEED

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documentary of cycle messengers at work
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  • @illjustsitbackandwatch4121
    @illjustsitbackandwatch41212 ай бұрын

    Back again addicted to the 90s nostalgia real life experiences before social media

  • @steveempidogreynolds4413
    @steveempidogreynolds44138 ай бұрын

    Excellent watch of old school messengers ...RIP Steve

  • @b.s.adventures9421
    @b.s.adventures94215 ай бұрын

    Wonder what happened to all these cats. I was around the messenger race scene in the early 2000s for a brief moment. Good people. Shout out to squid and Dagga. Two messengers that were very kind to me as a visitor.

  • @imawafflelad8641
    @imawafflelad86418 ай бұрын

    This is a very well produced documentary. A really nice watch

  • @cincobarrio1
    @cincobarrio15 ай бұрын

    Steve was the man, RIP to him and Dee. Nothing like the old NY and the old messenger world; long gone.

  • @pedallinraw

    @pedallinraw

    5 ай бұрын

    Is mike dee not around anymore? what happened to him?

  • @rockforlight716

    @rockforlight716

    5 ай бұрын

    Any update on Silverfox or Vicky?

  • @nelsonrodriguez892
    @nelsonrodriguez8926 ай бұрын

    i and so many others rode as youngsters and found a niche delivering. yes many were weak. some were real riders. i dig xmen and i rode before and during. money was motivation just like cabbies. ride and live.

  • @ronasaurus74
    @ronasaurus744 ай бұрын

    What hit me, within the first five minutes, is that in 21 years doing the job in Melbourne Australia, I never once encountered a client, or building where you could bring your bike inside, or in a lift, not even goods lifts ,with you. Yet in NYC, at this time, it appeared to be the rule rather than the exception. I found this very surprising indeed.

  • @ronasaurus74

    @ronasaurus74

    4 ай бұрын

    I once had a client ring my company to complain that I'd bled on their timber floor from an open gash on my shin.....luckily they got my dispatcher on the phone, or my dispatcher was given the call by phone staff- "So, someone comes in, working for you, doing your dirty work, bleeding from an open wound, and all you thought of to do is ring and complain- you didn't ask if he's okay, you offered no help of any kind. Take a good hard look at yourself!" Phone SLAMMED down! I worked the rest of the day, by the way.

  • @rickadd5621
    @rickadd562119 күн бұрын

    I missed the boat, born in 1990

  • @bootynatorr450
    @bootynatorr4504 ай бұрын

    really nice i found this, thx for uploading. "You can't Fax a Tape" is a sentence that aged poorly. today you can ^^

  • @kevindixon8221
    @kevindixon82212 ай бұрын

    So dope!!! 🔥

  • @Sills71
    @Sills7118 күн бұрын

    People were more bad ass in 90s

  • @armandoalmanzan8038
    @armandoalmanzan8038Ай бұрын

    Man what a great video hell yeah these dudes were hardcore what a great time in America 💪🤘👍👏

  • @illjustsitbackandwatch4121
    @illjustsitbackandwatch41215 ай бұрын

    Thanks for bringing this back

  • @metronum
    @metronumАй бұрын

    These characters are so rich and layered.

  • @llllllll1014
    @llllllll10142 ай бұрын

    These guys are all delivering UberEats now lol

  • @illjustsitbackandwatch24

    @illjustsitbackandwatch24

    Ай бұрын

    I hope these people are enjoying grandkids.....etc rip Steve

  • @ck23j
    @ck23j2 ай бұрын

    Good Job

  • @danielfoerster3416
    @danielfoerster34166 ай бұрын

    This has to be the early 90s cause it's before 9/11

  • @SOLRACHIGH

    @SOLRACHIGH

    3 ай бұрын

    id even say late 80s

  • @Ewok009

    @Ewok009

    2 ай бұрын

    1993/94

  • @Leo-sd3jt

    @Leo-sd3jt

    2 ай бұрын

    Literally all of the 1990s happened before 2001

  • @rickadd5621
    @rickadd562119 күн бұрын

    This was my fucking calling, riding your bike for money yahh

  • @scubasteve4093
    @scubasteve40933 ай бұрын

    That woman that opened the door on the guy had a bizarre reaction. Maybe just anxious laughter?

  • @lankey6969
    @lankey6969Ай бұрын

    All anyone wants is to belong.

  • @scruf153
    @scruf1534 ай бұрын

    traffic rules are for cars not bicycles

  • @ronasaurus74

    @ronasaurus74

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah, if you don't fully exploit the advantages your maneuverability gives you, flow where the flow is, f--k staying in the gutter or bike lane, and yes, run reds to stay ahead of traffic, you get squashed. Bike lanes are for kids and slow riders scared of traffic- forcing riders who can actually REALLY ride to mix with them is dangerous to all concerned.

  • @gromov_

    @gromov_

    5 күн бұрын

    @@ronasaurus74 In Russia we have no bike lanes(!) at all, only bike paths, and even then very rarely, and they are poor. so you have to drive on the right along the highway, but this is possible according to the rules! Another thing is the stupid motorists with whom you occasionally have to fight :D It's cool in America. I envy!

  • @Nerdsplayingcards
    @Nerdsplayingcards3 ай бұрын

    46:22 dudes accent sounds like

  • @iskamartiska
    @iskamartiskaАй бұрын

    does any one know the name of the song 31:03 ?

  • @MT-gv8ns
    @MT-gv8nsАй бұрын

    Time 25:00 How does someone "almost" break a leg? Must almost work on stage.