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| Nature of the beastBy » Purple_Lee on Tue Dec 14, 20100 Comments | | Nature of the beast
life & death are cosmic dancing partners ever fallowing the Pide
Pipper. I’m a bike courier and have been for i think 12 years now not too
sure on when? What you have to understand about what i have been doing is
living my life on my rules of sorts & playing well with... |
| HandicappedBy » Purple_Lee on Sat Aug 11, 20070 Comments | | Handicapped
You might laugh @ me but I wanted to share an observation about things in
our every day world. Yes we all know them as handicapped. A friend and
fellow bike courier (well former0 he was hit by a taxi and was parlayed
when the waist down. Tonight was the fist time I heard from his... |
| Bike CourierBy » Purple_Lee on Sat Jun 30, 20070 Comments | | Over the years many people have come and asked me info on what it is like
to be a bike courier here in Montreal.
So you want to be a bike courier here in beautiful Montréal? I have ridden
in 8 winters on my bike and once the snow goes everyone think this is the
best time to be a bike courier... |
| You might be a bike courier if...By » Purple_Lee on Tue Mar 20, 20071 Comment | | 01. You know what a fixie is
02. You have gotten more than 2 or 3 flats in an 8 hour work day.
03. You know that just because your dispatcher yells at you on the radio,
its nothing personal.
04. You have a code name [i.e. 8-ball, Fire Leader, Squid]
05. You have gone the wrong way down a... |
| Winterize Your BikeBy » Purple_Lee on Tue Mar 20, 20070 Comments | | Biking in the snow and ice is hard on your bike. If you have a nice bike,
we recommend storing it and picking up a beater (aka cheap bike) for winter
commuting. You may also want to use cheap old-school components.
Install Knobby or Studded Tires
* In mild conditions you can use low-pressure... |