Wow Thank you for the memories, I was a bike messenger as a teenager in New York City back in the 70s. I had no idea they still had bike messengers. I'll never forget zigzagging between all those cars to make the delivery as fast as possible in order to deliver more than other curriers, we used to get paid by speed and number of packages.
No brakes in a city is a bit too dangerous for my taste, it doesn't matter how experienced or skilled you are an accident can always happen and not being able to immediately stop your bike may result in something very serious.
You are a braver man than I. I have a (freewheel) single speed to commute to work on, but there is no way I'm jousting with downtown traffic with no brakes.
It's fun to see this video 7 years later. When I first saw it I had just moved to Portland and was busy with school. Now, I know my way around - I rode on the Hawthorne Bridge on my way home from a bike thing (on my brakeless Affinity Lo-Pro, wearing my Chrome Kursk AP Pro shoes and old school Chrome knickers). I know exactly where Damian is riding, in one part he's just a few blocks from where I'm typing this in my downtown apartment. Portland may be a small city but it has solid public transit, every sort of bookstore you can think of and many you can't, we have 4 photo labs, a fixed gear only bike shop, several cargo bike shops, a few used parts/bikes shops, a few community shops, at least one mountain bike shop ... I can keep going. Portland is a rad place. So much has changed. That wonderful Chrome hub is no longer there, Chrome no longer does community events or makes these videos, at least for now. Damien moved to LA but then back here to Portland. I never met him and I don't know if he still rides. I've since sold my wool Cobra hoody and a ton of my Chrome gear (I had a lot from over the years), maybe I should get another once since they make colors again.
whats with all the fixie riders getting drop handlebars that are way to deep for them to comfortably use them, and then they end up riding 99% on the tops
First off, vintage track bikes like he has didn't have compact drops, so it might be difficult to find some that would mount with that kind of stem. Secondly, roadies are doing the exact same thing with slamming their stems and riding bikes that are too small for them with huge saddle to bar drop distance, which makes being on the tops even more aggressive than being in the drops on a "properly fitting bike."
i could come up with million reasons why its done the way it is but its never going to change your predetermined perception. Though, to be honest, just shut up and ride whatever you are comfortable with, and leave others to determine whats best for them.
it's easier to maneuver from the tops because in the drops the bar hits your forearm. So they set it up so they ride on the hoods, but remain aero still. Maybe he can ride the drops who knows.
Always sports couch spindoctors talking: giving advices on how he should be more careful and doing stuff on his bike in case of accident or emergency braking to a guy who's been pedaling through his town for almost 25 years as a pro deliverer. You guys talk about shit. You have no respect and no idea of what urban bike riding is and of what security in urban traffic as a bike rider is.
😖😳‼️. " no he didn't!?"..................😫‼️NEXT TIME YOU LEAVE THAT HOUSE YOU LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE YOU JUMP OUT THAT DRIVEWAY 😤😠⁉️. 😉⁉️JUST SAYING FROM A 55 YEAR OLD BIKE MESSENGER IN WASHINGTON DC 😄 ⁉️AND STILL DOING IT🌇🚴♀️🌆🚴♀️🏙🌃🌃🏙🌆
Really awesome. If I may add, Try to keep locks away from your body. Incase of accident, bike locks specially U locks will cause more injury. Put it in the molle part of the bag. :)
OK A) I don't work for free and as you might imagine, I ride a bike everywhere I go, so pay zero dollars for auto ownership. B) I got that Casati off Craigslist(ghost rode it 5 miles home on my old Casati's last ride that I had for 10 years). And I didn't search forever for it. I literally typed "track" into the Craigslist>Bikes and it has just been posted minutes prior. I hadn't even looked at craigslist for several months before this. I sold the wheels that came off it and came out ahead enough to cover the cost of a new CX frameset as well. C) I paid $600, also on CL, for that Hasselblad with two backs and a 150mm in excellent studio used condition, largely because I bought it well before film came back into public favor. If you really want something, you find a way, and sometimes with a little luck things also find you.
It might look silly at first having a dropbar that's to low for comfort on the drops but when you sit with your hands close together ontop of the bar you get into a very good mile eating position, that is probably why most fixie'd gear riders use them, the only thing that bothers me is when you grip the bends to accelerate because when there are no brakelevers you could easily loose your grip and do a header and crash. Nice bike though but isn't Casati Monza a roadbike? is this bike rebuilt as a singelspeed? anyway , a nice video.
Only problem with my Chrome Citizen is that after 10 years she still basically new. I have straight up threw that bag off my bike going 25mph and no sign of damage.
cute, when you're 20 and riding the city for a peanut. But some of these guys get stuck in this shit. Then it's not even funny or fun any more. I hope he flips burgers soon, instead of flippin' em pedals.
"The thing is like a blanket." oh man i wish this were the case for me. I see him riding with it and all i can think about if that were me how gross and sweaty my back would be. Maybe its fine for him, everyone's body and body temperature is different. Would love to be able to ride with backpacks and particularly the barrage pro would be amazing but have had to migrate all that I carry onto strapping stuff onto my bike rack.
I have been using the same chrome Citizen since 2013 and it is still holds up like the day, I bought it. I have crashed in it and don't even follow chromes instructions for care lol. I have nearly 60k miles logged on strava with this bag and I can say this bag is well worth the price!
I'll do a London version of this ad for you in exchange for a free bag, I've been a messenger here for five years, though I did it also in my teens ... 30 years ago
his legs are fucking ripped
Wow
Thank you for the memories, I was a bike messenger as a teenager in New York City back in the 70s. I had no idea they still had bike messengers. I'll never forget zigzagging between all those cars to make the delivery as fast as possible in order to deliver more than other curriers, we used to get paid by speed and number of packages.
What a poetry life, God bless you, bro.
I find myself keep coming back
No brakes in a city is a bit too dangerous for my taste, it doesn't matter how experienced or skilled you are an accident can always happen and not being able to immediately stop your bike may result in something very serious.
Never had a fixie?
Стари Врач still a frontbrake is saver
Accidents cannot be avoided even with brakes
I understand adreline is addictive. But you can not never stop a track bike as short as a bike using a brake.
This is one badass bag I have the barage and the pro cannot fault this bag
Hell yeah!
Chrome please bring back those shoes...US men 13. Dope Shoes!
Those shoes are sweet! Where can some of those?
We are redeveloping our SPD compatible shoes right now so you can't get those anymore. We'll have some more in the future. Keep your eyes peeled!
What is the SHORTS brand , pls !
What names your bike and the frame are stell or alloy is very fantastic no speed is single but id very fast👍😀
great vid...
saludos desde mexico
What bike is he using?
What a life!
Does anyone know what bag the red backpack is? Cheers!
where can i buy a handlebar like that?
Love it
casati love géomètrie
Wwwwaaaaaooow😃😃😃😃👍👍👍👍
Ухожу на Фиксе 4 года лучшего велосипеда в мире нет.
Sepeda bikin kita sehat. 👍
Does anyone know what helmet he’s wearing? brand/model etc
The helmet is a Catlike Whisper Plus Olympic Champion. Gold Edition. Only 1,000 were made back in 2008.
What bag is he using?
That's the Barrage Pro.
Schönes Fahrrad :)
Ya , das ist sehr schöne
Still one of my favorite streets of chrome videos. Still inspires me to take a ride every once in a while
such a beautiful bike
It's okay.... But I work at a bicycle shop.
And legs...
Steel and Plain design but expensive than a road bike wtf
Deliver 1 package a day, afford Hasselblad.
That bike looks sweet!!! Future goals: Legs like that!!!
You are a braver man than I. I have a (freewheel) single speed to commute to work on, but there is no way I'm jousting with downtown traffic with no brakes.
Ramond Ferreal also as someone who commutes by fixie in a city, going brakeless is just stupid and a danger to other people
Man, that is a clean bike.
Such a beautiful bike! Such a rad edit. Watched this one and the one with Mike riding through Brooklyn so many time! 👌
riding for work has been the best job I ever had!
damn that bike, I love that feel when wheel almost touches the the frame when the frame is like retro looking
It's fun to see this video 7 years later. When I first saw it I had just moved to Portland and was busy with school. Now, I know my way around - I rode on the Hawthorne Bridge on my way home from a bike thing (on my brakeless Affinity Lo-Pro, wearing my Chrome Kursk AP Pro shoes and old school Chrome knickers). I know exactly where Damian is riding, in one part he's just a few blocks from where I'm typing this in my downtown apartment. Portland may be a small city but it has solid public transit, every sort of bookstore you can think of and many you can't, we have 4 photo labs, a fixed gear only bike shop, several cargo bike shops, a few used parts/bikes shops, a few community shops, at least one mountain bike shop ... I can keep going. Portland is a rad place.
So much has changed. That wonderful Chrome hub is no longer there, Chrome no longer does community events or makes these videos, at least for now. Damien moved to LA but then back here to Portland. I never met him and I don't know if he still rides. I've since sold my wool Cobra hoody and a ton of my Chrome gear (I had a lot from over the years), maybe I should get another once since they make colors again.
1:24 the front tire is almost touching the down tube!
+Chrome Industries Official u should really consider comeing to other countries like Germany too in terms of shops in big citys
+Flo Mah Where in Germany?
I live in Bremen, which is more north... but shops would be nice in citys like Cologne, Berlin, Bremen ofc, Muinch and Hamburg.
+Chrome Industries Official A shop in Sweden's capital Stockholm would be great. Scandinavians do bike a lot and are keen on picking up urban trends.
barcelona...
Berlin for sure!
Most of these comments are ridiculous
By confessing with your mouth and believing in your heart that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior, and you shall have eternal life. Repent.
whats with all the fixie riders getting drop handlebars that are way to deep for them to comfortably use them, and then they end up riding 99% on the tops
First off, vintage track bikes like he has didn't have compact drops, so it might be difficult to find some that would mount with that kind of stem. Secondly, roadies are doing the exact same thing with slamming their stems and riding bikes that are too small for them with huge saddle to bar drop distance, which makes being on the tops even more aggressive than being in the drops on a "properly fitting bike."
i could come up with million reasons why its done the way it is but its never going to change your predetermined perception. Though, to be honest, just shut up and ride whatever you are comfortable with, and leave others to determine whats best for them.
Because a slammed quill stem and a big drop look super cool for Instagram and when you walk up to it in the street or garage.
Goriaas because they are faster
it's easier to maneuver from the tops because in the drops the bar hits your forearm. So they set it up so they ride on the hoods, but remain aero still. Maybe he can ride the drops who knows.
Legs like Jan Ullrich 1998
Molecular tire clearance.
Obviously this dude knows what he likes, so I'm just asking. Why the drop bars if you're in the tops 90% of the time?
To get comfy
Watched this video back in the day, still inspiring.
Hey Jamie, how many miles do you ride on a working day?
Always sports couch spindoctors talking: giving advices on how he should be more careful and doing stuff on his bike in case of accident or emergency braking to a guy who's been pedaling through his town for almost 25 years as a pro deliverer. You guys talk about shit. You have no respect and no idea of what urban bike riding is and of what security in urban traffic as a bike rider is.
Louis PHillippe Yes! They deliver valuable, sensitive, legal documents and should be especially respected, bonded and protected.
So weird for me living in Amsterdam and seeing another big city without hardly any bikes or bike parking
Hi! What's your gear ratio Damian? Thx in advance.
why would anyone want to ride a fixie such a thing like that?
Zenci Noelbaba as a challenge-can your muscles be the brake?Surely it’s not for everyone,
but i know guys who perfectly manage the city traffic 👍🚴🏽💦
@@domestique3954 yeah, there surely are reasonable reasons to do it :)
Different flow
Johnny drama is gonna be jealous of those calves
Seat height (frame) is too small for you..
I own this bag absolutely amazing what you can get in it
What’s it called
He has big legs because his ear arent to aerodynamics hehe
para tiempos de cuarentena, para no bajar la moral, amé estos videos. Saludos desde Chile! lml !!!
Totally inspirational.
😖😳‼️. " no he didn't!?"..................😫‼️NEXT TIME YOU LEAVE THAT HOUSE YOU LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE YOU JUMP OUT THAT DRIVEWAY 😤😠⁉️. 😉⁉️JUST SAYING FROM A 55 YEAR OLD BIKE MESSENGER IN WASHINGTON DC 😄 ⁉️AND STILL DOING IT🌇🚴♀️🌆🚴♀️🏙🌃🌃🏙🌆
Really awesome. If I may add, Try to keep locks away from your body. Incase of accident, bike locks specially U locks will cause more injury. Put it in the molle part of the bag. :)
No money but riding Italian and shooting Hasselblad? Serious?
he's riding a piece of shit and shooting on film if you didn't notice.
OK
A) I don't work for free and as you might imagine, I ride a bike everywhere I go, so pay zero dollars for auto ownership.
B) I got that Casati off Craigslist(ghost rode it 5 miles home on my old Casati's last ride that I had for 10 years). And I didn't search forever for it. I literally typed "track" into the Craigslist>Bikes and it has just been posted minutes prior. I hadn't even looked at craigslist for several months before this. I sold the wheels that came off it and came out ahead enough to cover the cost of a new CX frameset as well.
C) I paid $600, also on CL, for that Hasselblad with two backs and a 150mm in excellent studio used condition, largely because I bought it well before film came back into public favor.
If you really want something, you find a way, and sometimes with a little luck things also find you.
You can open letters with that front wheel clearance!
Viva Cicli Casati!
Isn't it unhealthy for the back/spine to ride with a heavy load in a big backpack?
Will you mess up your knees by riding brakless?
It makes them stronger!
Great vid, Damian. Don't you SWEAT unduly by wearing that LARGE backpack?
I need that bag.
Thats a slick bike but im scared for him he so fast without brakes what a legend
Anyone know what kinda helmet he’s got on?
Edit* NVM it’s a catlike, I rewatched and noticed in the intro
Bullshit 1099 job, no employer sponsored healthcare or social security paid.
I want that helmet.
what is it
I have cycled from Seattle to Miami in 2018 and still remember Portland as worst bigger city to ride a bike due to the rough road surfaces
Not much has changed in that respect. Streets in Portland remain rough.
riding with helmet bcause no brakes ?? ;-) funny Logic....
Without brakes in the city
single geared dude
@@00nexus it's about fixed gear, not single gear
@@johnnyparmesano2358 but it is very hard to skid with just pedals
@@oko.b.3085 bro, he's clipped, it's like he's using a pair of straps
he’s using the product of the company of which you’re watching a video right now haha
That's the way you make a good propaganda.
The bike has no brake, no shift, no safty...it's the taste of freedom.
He doesn't have a brake >
Are these bikes usually custom made by the rider? It's hard to find a fixie (not a singlespeed) with dropbars.
Super easy to swap.
He kinda looks like Michel Phelps.
It might look silly at first having a dropbar that's to low for comfort on the drops but when you sit with your hands close together ontop of the bar you get into a very good mile eating position, that is probably why most fixie'd gear riders use them, the only thing that bothers me is when you grip the bends to accelerate because when there are no brakelevers you could easily loose your grip and do a header and crash. Nice bike though but isn't Casati Monza a roadbike? is this bike rebuilt as a singelspeed? anyway , a nice video.
@AWIES QARNY BIN OTHMAN Student2019 it's a track frame, you can tell at the rear.
What are those Pants? are they special bike pants?
I remember Bart from chrome when they were in Denver back in 95
Q U A D Z I L L A
What type of camera did he have?
Only problem with my Chrome Citizen is that after 10 years she still basically new. I have straight up threw that bag off my bike going 25mph and no sign of damage.
Круто когда есть вело дороги нам бы так , к то едешь с бордюра на бордюр
I like the geometry of the bike. Compact and proper.
I want a bike like this. Grab and go. Light and simple. No cables. I can't find any on the market. You have to build your own?
i like vintage bikes.
cute, when you're 20 and riding the city for a peanut. But some of these guys get stuck in this shit. Then it's not even funny or fun any more. I hope he flips burgers soon, instead of flippin' em pedals.
"The thing is like a blanket." oh man i wish this were the case for me. I see him riding with it and all i can think about if that were me how gross and sweaty my back would be. Maybe its fine for him, everyone's body and body temperature is different. Would love to be able to ride with backpacks and particularly the barrage pro would be amazing but have had to migrate all that I carry onto strapping stuff onto my bike rack.
I have been using the same chrome Citizen since 2013 and it is still holds up like the day, I bought it. I have crashed in it and don't even follow chromes instructions for care lol. I have nearly 60k miles logged on strava with this bag and I can say this bag is well worth the price!
Man I have to ask - what bike is that?
STAHP putting ur kryptonite in your back pants pocket! it can cause severe injuries in case you fall. :/
Anyone know what helmet this dude is using??
Is it OK for a straight guy to comment on another guy’s legs? Cause I am really tempted to do so...
what is the name of that shoe??
i would like to know as well
chrome kursk pro
ALL Star
J G shimano cleats?
@@fauqaa1ma213 atac
What about the rainy days? I ride with no fenders and one minute under the rain makes you dripping with dirt in my region. As well as your bike.
カッコいい！
Ami Henin yeap
Probably.
Wich ratio is he driving? I need those legs 😤
I'll do a London version of this ad for you in exchange for a free bag, I've been a messenger here for five years, though I did it also in my teens ... 30 years ago
What company? I’m looking for a messenger job in central
shining bike, neat clean shoe, bike messenger?
Fixies are no sense especially in city environment
If you've amazed by his legs, perhaps you should've hitten the gym a bit more often?
Why all messengers ride without brakes? I mean, who said, that messenger = track bike?