Word up, I did the music for This film, well me and gedi did. And ye I seen skelator riden around in 2017 when I was I Manhattan working, I shouted him out he was like see, everybody knows me. Was hilarious.
@@thicks7870 if you listen you to the closing and opening tracks they were made with the same sounds the opening track was gritty but i wanted the end track to sound hopeful but still a bit erie.
@@aviv441 I would, but its not possible. Don't have the originals. Don't have any of it. I'm still making music though. You can check out this channel I'm replying from, that's where I post stuff. I dont use that giroskitsoo account anymore.
These guys are real heros, real characters, real poets. This film should be on youtube forever. The film maker did a great job. This is nothing like bike riding awesome film most people expect from this kind. I am not a messenger but I relate to these guys so much and never get bored to watch this again and again.
This is one of the best documentaries i've watched till this day. The characters look like if they were scripted like if they were from a comic or something.
@@itsjustpizza you're just slow af. This isn't about me... It's about you being too dumb to see in the context of his comment he was just complimenting the messengers and the documentary as a whole.
I was a bicycle courier in London in the mid 80's. This is an accurate and emotional video for me. That feeling when my tires barely touched the ground the traffic becoming a blur and the city somehow belonging just to me will never leave me. Also they paid in cash. "24, Rodger rodge"
Damn this is great. 2001 I was dodging traffic on a 1977 basso pista. Still have it but now it just sits in my mudroom. This makes my 50 year old ass wanna ride it again.
I've watched this a few times & often think of these guys whenever/where ever I ride. They would have loved the infrastructure and more sensical laws we get to enjoy in the city today. NYC has come a long way from the days of this video. Also, Skeletor is the man. & yelling "Hip, Hip!" here and there always makes a ride more fun.
@@QuinnTube2 Old comment but he probably meant "It really illustrates THE absurdity of the rise of the hipster bike culture and the disappearance of the "real" New York."
Man this was a really good documentary. Dexter seems like a fucking incredible human being yet it seems as though most people probably wouldn't give him the time of day, it's a crying shame.
That was a cool video. Depressing and inspiring at the same time. Pretty cool to see them rockin fixies back then. I thought it was just a recent trend.
Crazy to see how life was pumping through the streets of NY like blood through our viens. and then to watch those planes stab NY in the heart stopping the life we see in this doc. Great Job.
@@sour3000🚬😵🥃 HUP HUP WHA CHUE LAUGHING AT?? I BEEN A BICYCLE MESSINGER FOR 70 YEARS NOW I MAKE 50 DOLLARS EVERY TWO WEEKS HUP HUP HUP HUP HUP HUP IM FRDDIE BLANCO FROM THE BRONX.
Now the trackbiker are always trying to show off them gear and stuff, but there is never about the gear, is about the riders and the spirit that the riders have.
Keep ur bolts tight at the end of the day and wipe the chain and gears down with a rag and re oil if it gets clunky 👌 I ride bmx I assume these dudes have similar maintenence
This is a great film, very well made and tells a good story. It's inspiring but also a very honest picture of what bike couriers do and how they live. I'm glad I saw this, I had sort of romanticized this job and even thought about moving to a big city to work as a courier. It looks like these riders pay dearly for their freedom and their passion. (shit pay, danger, tickets, smog, stigma etc.) I'm not sure I'm willing to make the trade offs they do...
Saw the video quality from thumb nail and wanted to see how shit this would be from ten years ago 😂. It this was a very enjoyable watch and one that I’ll come back to watch again for sure. Every character is very unique and original. As a guy who did bike messenger for a week in Toronto some time ago no one can beat the excitement of bike messaging in nyc. Skeletor need way better ergonomic on his bike. That bike is too low for him but he is a crazy mf. Awesome footage. Beats 98% of new video coming out at present moment. Thumbs up to whoever made it.
I was 23, and I did it for 3 months back in 1994. I rolled with a company down on (I think) 27th street, btwn 6th and 7th. I tell ya, this was the shittiest job I have ever done, and I have done some pretty bad jobs in the past. The pay was an insult, and most of it I spent on snapple and gatorade while working anyways... The worst feeling was when (in February) you have to ride from wall street to mid or uptown, uphill and against wind... Gosh, it shivers me just to think about it.
44:07 Here I started laughing. Try to ride in winter Moscow (as I do) - bad roads covered with wet snow mixed with reagent, huge destinations, no speed limit for cars on major roads, crazy taxis, -15 C. NY is a kindergarten.
Bike messengering in NYC exist only within Manhattan and only below 125th street. That is the same territory as within the Garden Ring. In any event, I do give my tip of the hat to anyone in Moscow who rides bikes to earn a living.
@@albundy1104 I do not work as a courrier, but I own an online vinyl shop, and often I go to a seller on a bike when it's about a couple of dozen of records. and sometimes a charge an additional fee for delivery and deliver myself, so yes, in some sense I earn a living by bike. I don't use fixie though. For city I use a robust gravel bike, because I need brakes and the Moscow is hilly, and often the surfaces are shit, all months but May, June, July, August and September.
@@DmitryDruzhinin i disagree that Moscow is certain ly harder than New York for biking. NY has also uphills. N.Y. winter and spring is windy cold wet snowy due to cold ocean. In Moscow i never even imagined any fines for riding on sidewalks or other violations. Biking is encouraged by Moscow authorities. The road s are good 👍 speaking of veloseason : any proper equipment allow you to ride from end of March till December without any special tires. so just Enjoy what you got😉
in 2023 i still comeback here to one of the best bike messenger docs ever made. masterpiece
true. i was given the dvd with photobook for my birthday about 13 years ago. i love it till today
yeah once an yeah, the music is tight too. FLowing.. I'm flowing...
Word up, I did the music for This film, well me and gedi did. And ye I seen skelator riden around in 2017 when I was I Manhattan working, I shouted him out he was like see, everybody knows me. Was hilarious.
The score Is really good. It's like IDM hiphop. Really enjoy the closing track!!!
@@thicks7870 if you listen you to the closing and opening tracks they were made with the same sounds the opening track was gritty but i wanted the end track to sound hopeful but still a bit erie.
lowkey I keep coming back to this video because of the music, awesome job giroskitsoo
Would u ever release the tracks u made for this? Would be dope to listen o.0
@@aviv441 I would, but its not possible. Don't have the originals. Don't have any of it. I'm still making music though. You can check out this channel I'm replying from, that's where I post stuff. I dont use that giroskitsoo account anymore.
Hey world this is evangelis from the movie , Happy 🎁 CHRISTMAS,
I road 4 hours yesterday and im almost 60 yo,
A miracle,
😂 hey man .... what work you do now
Hey good shit bro, so good to hear you are still well and pedalling.
Happy Christmas & Happy New Year 🙏
These guys are real heros, real characters, real poets. This film should be on youtube forever. The film maker did a great job. This is nothing like bike riding awesome film most people expect from this kind. I am not a messenger but I relate to these guys so much and never get bored to watch this again and again.
I used to be a messenger. Real cool movie.
This is one of the best documentaries i've watched till this day. The characters look like if they were scripted like if they were from a comic or something.
@@itsjustpizza ummm. No... He's saying what he said.
@@itsjustpizza he's just giving credit to the people and the documentary he saying its cool tf
@@itsjustpizza you're just slow af. This isn't about me... It's about you being too dumb to see in the context of his comment he was just complimenting the messengers and the documentary as a whole.
I was a bicycle courier in London in the mid 80's. This is an accurate and emotional video for me. That feeling when my tires barely touched the ground the traffic becoming a blur and the city somehow belonging just to me will never leave me. Also they paid in cash. "24, Rodger rodge"
Adrenaline speed
.... and endorphine highs 😂@@miami5155
@@miami5155 yo Evangelis ! you still in nyc?
Damn this is great. 2001 I was dodging traffic on a 1977 basso pista. Still have it but now it just sits in my mudroom. This makes my 50 year old ass wanna ride it again.
hit it ✊ 😁
Best vintage bike documentary I ever saw. This motivates me more and more to ride my bike every day. Great stuff
I come back every year to re watch this beautiful film. This video needs to stay alive
I've watched this a few times & often think of these guys whenever/where ever I ride. They would have loved the infrastructure and more sensical laws we get to enjoy in the city today. NYC has come a long way from the days of this video. Also, Skeletor is the man. & yelling "Hip, Hip!" here and there always makes a ride more fun.
I love the old new york. So many f*cking characters.
An outstanding short film. It really illustrates how absurdity of the rise of the hipster bike culture and the disappearance of the "real" New York.
Jacob Mecklenborg incomplete sentence?
Jacob Mecklenborg something is missing
Jacob Mecklenborg huh?
@@QuinnTube2 Old comment but he probably meant "It really illustrates THE absurdity of the rise of the hipster bike culture and the disappearance of the "real" New York."
skeletor rides to this day
that's awesome
check out the Cheat Death NY channel, he rides on there currently.
Still rides today!
Any update on that legend today?
Skeletor is the man, that dude can ride.
Yeah he takes wild lines and very fast
Cookies and poke chops falling out of their pockets, haha.
Man this was a really good documentary. Dexter seems like a fucking incredible human being yet it seems as though most people probably wouldn't give him the time of day, it's a crying shame.
This is a beautifully filmed documentary. Really love the camera work
Sept 2024. Here I am. This movie is a piece of art.
That cab driver is a real prince 😂
That was a cool video. Depressing and inspiring at the same time. Pretty cool to see them rockin fixies back then. I thought it was just a recent trend.
+Kenny Rodger This movie was made in 2001, but yes, we were rockin' fixies back in the 80s, long before it caught on with the (now defunct) masses.
+Ryong Choi nice
+Ryong Choi Nah,it was Quicksilver
***** Good movie :)
Kenny Rodger fixies were just road bikes made into brakeless single speeds, like track bikes, which were the original single speed no brakes bike.
Best regards to all bikers from road cyclist from Russia, Krasnodar city! \m/
fuck all douchebags, go russia!
Crazy to see how life was pumping through the streets of NY like blood through our viens. and then to watch those planes stab NY in the heart stopping the life we see in this doc. Great Job.
Deepest respect to those people!
Greetings from the everyday bicycle abuser from Croatia ❤😎
YEAh YEAh YEAH YEAH HUUH HUUH HUUH - Skeletor 2001 best quote
22:32 all that just for him to bike through a red light and cut lanes like a messenger 😂
Im not gonna die riding... Eric fucking legend.
Skeletor ✊ 😌 i call eric skeletor ... cuz the hoodie and facial features 😁
"They're always going to be out there tomorrow." ... Yes Steve. Miss you more every day. Fast Eddie.
God I love these guys
Skeletor is a legend!
Great documentary, salute to all the bike messengers out there
makes you curious what became of all the people that were interviewed. Where are they today, what are they doing now?
skeletor is still messaging check out cheatdeath nyc
K.T (the girl who got hit by the car) owns a bike shop.
Steve the Greek died a few years back.
Eric, Evil E, passed away in Sept 2018. He is very much missed.
@@stephaniebaker3521What happened to him?
Back here again 2024
Everyone is so fascinated with Skeletor......what about Dextor? What gem of a human being. Wish there were more people like him in the world.
SKELETOR
10 YEARS KID
@@nosis106 almost 30 years now
on on on
William Lopez
Shout out to all of my bike commuters, messengers, enthusiasts! 🚴♀️
and dont you forget about enthusiasts in jail!
Wow. How incredible. Thank you for the upload
Completely insane. So cool.
That man from around 30:00 is a fking hero. I hope one day those who fight with a good heart and struggle will get what they deserve.
yes is he still riding ?
That’s Dexter !
@FITNESSOVER45 Yeah, he died in 2018 like my dad.
2018 was a bad year.
LMAO at the taxi driver 😂😂😂
18:01 His cab needs an alignment, no wonder he's running everyone over.
He’s a loser
these are cars out here. it’s MOTORS
Filthy windshield, Filthy attitude = Filthy nutrition, raging in his cage
"I've been doing this for ten years, HUP HUP"
😂😂😂
@@sour3000🚬😵🥃 HUP HUP WHA CHUE LAUGHING AT?? I BEEN A BICYCLE MESSINGER FOR 70 YEARS NOW I MAKE 50 DOLLARS EVERY TWO WEEKS HUP HUP HUP HUP HUP HUP IM FRDDIE BLANCO FROM THE BRONX.
Gives me chills in my spine
Now the trackbiker are always trying to show off them gear and stuff, but there is never about the gear, is about the riders and the spirit that the riders have.
damn right, they loose something today, it’s soul
speed comes from the legs, not the bike
Skeletor's legs tho holy shit 10 years!!
DruMeister YEP. Witness the fitness.
+DruMeister His secret is crack
DruMeister I wonder what hes eating with messenger pay back in the 90s
Awesome, thanks for posting! ❤️
What do you guys do for bike maintenance? DIYers mixed with a LBS? And what about keeping your drive trains clean and lubed?
Keep ur bolts tight at the end of the day and wipe the chain and gears down with a rag and re oil if it gets clunky 👌 I ride bmx I assume these dudes have similar maintenence
Love this documentary so much
Delivering on an old track bike; fast forward 20+ years, today's 'messengers' delivering food on E bikes.
17:46 guy has a lot to say for someone with steering alignment like that
Very well done film.
John Gilliland very well done comment.
I was there...king.....
Felipe
Ending scene w twin towers in background is crazy
Dexter is a hard guy! Maxrespect!
Epic - Skeletor kicks ass...
yo I know skeletor he chills at Union Square sometimes it's fun being a messenger bro
Aye man whoever put this together. Mad fucking props.
"Here I go"
I am from L.A. and yes it is like a battle zone riding the streets...ride down Vermont coming from Hollywood....thats a rush.
Good stuff. Real nice docu!
Never heard of this till now wow😮😮🔥🔥🔥
This is a great film, very well made and tells a good story. It's inspiring but also a very honest picture of what bike couriers do and how they live. I'm glad I saw this, I had sort of romanticized this job and even thought about moving to a big city to work as a courier. It looks like these riders pay dearly for their freedom and their passion. (shit pay, danger, tickets, smog, stigma etc.) I'm not sure I'm willing to make the trade offs they do...
Saw the video quality from thumb nail and wanted to see how shit this would be from ten years ago 😂. It this was a very enjoyable watch and one that I’ll come back to watch again for sure. Every character is very unique and original. As a guy who did bike messenger for a week in Toronto some time ago no one can beat the excitement of bike messaging in nyc. Skeletor need way better ergonomic on his bike. That bike is too low for him but he is a crazy mf. Awesome footage. Beats 98% of new video coming out at present moment. Thumbs up to whoever made it.
41:29 I worked here in 2001 but the camera pans down just as it passed 85 Avenue A 😢 40:45 10, 9, 8, 7…8, 5, 4, 3… 😂
This is a great documentary anyone know of any more like this?
.
Red Light Go, it also focuses on messengers and alleycats. Even features Eric from this film, tho in RLG he is in prison
@minna1661 Mahalo 🤙🏾
Dang, what a fantastic life style. 🎉
holy shit I just watched Need for Speed from '94 by coincidence and it has some of the same people riding for mothers messengers
Skeletor has bodybuilder legs! lol
+HellaSavageX His secret to cutting fat is crack.
+Major MajorMajor thats true.. crack head
BOFA, is that really you?!? :)
Na
Rip to steve and eric!!!
2001 was different bro
anyone know where i can find the video of bonus content to this documentary? looks like the old link got removed
What an amazing american mythology
nice, very nice, thanks!
43:58 what a character 😂😂😂💀
They could make a video game about this
I was 23, and I did it for 3 months back in 1994. I rolled with a
company down on (I think) 27th street, btwn 6th and 7th. I tell ya, this
was the shittiest job I have ever done, and I have done some pretty bad
jobs in the past. The pay was an insult, and most of it I spent on
snapple and gatorade while working anyways...
The worst feeling was when (in February) you have to ride from wall street to mid or uptown, uphill and against wind... Gosh, it shivers me just to think about it.
its hobowork.... that says it all
😂😂😂😂💀😭💯
One day there will be drones delivering stuff but people will probably still feel the need to ride a bike.
Licit…..now. Back. In Seattle / rain city ….. I. Still miss it❤……..
what a great documentary
whats the track at 7:15?
Quality content
Slow spin society listenesers is here!
that was a dope ass doc
Days before online gaming and tik-tok take took the upper hand
Gotta love NYC
Onde posso encontrar esse documentário e legendado em PT-BR???
Anyone know how Skeletor is doing ?
master of the universe
17:46 buddy, you need a wheel alignment BAD! 😂
Nice! Repent and make straight the Way of the Lord... Love it!
That 666 building from 12 mins, 666 5th Ave, is Jared Kushner’s building.
HELP, what's the track ID at minute 15:30
Respect !
What do you think about that ?
brokebik.es/designer-contest/entry/533894712dc814.69328573/#.UziiEvl_s00
RIP ERIC
What??
BRONX MONX? not too much info on the net, any ideas on their discography?
44:07 Here I started laughing. Try to ride in winter Moscow (as I do) - bad roads covered with wet snow mixed with reagent, huge destinations, no speed limit for cars on major roads, crazy taxis, -15 C. NY is a kindergarten.
Bike messengering in NYC exist only within Manhattan and only below 125th street. That is the same territory as within the Garden Ring.
In any event, I do give my tip of the hat to anyone in Moscow who rides bikes to earn a living.
@@albundy1104 I do not work as a courrier, but I own an online vinyl shop, and often I go to a seller on a bike when it's about a couple of dozen of records. and sometimes a charge an additional fee for delivery and deliver myself, so yes, in some sense I earn a living by bike. I don't use fixie though. For city I use a robust gravel bike, because I need brakes and the Moscow is hilly, and often the surfaces are shit, all months but May, June, July, August and September.
@@DmitryDruzhinin i disagree that Moscow is certain ly harder than New York for biking. NY has also uphills. N.Y. winter and spring is windy cold wet snowy due to cold ocean. In Moscow i never even imagined any fines for riding on sidewalks or other violations. Biking is encouraged by Moscow authorities. The road s are good 👍 speaking of veloseason : any proper equipment allow you to ride from end of March till December without any special tires. so just Enjoy what you got😉
Does someone know what that song at 22:41 is??
Kid is dope. I hope he's doing well.
5:16 track id?
i hate the name evil e for eric because he genuinely seems like a good guy
Skeletor 😏
does anyone have the extras if theyve seen it?
skeletor 💀 👍👍👍👊
🚬😵🥃 WEAR THE IPHONES AT??