Monster Track 6: NYC Messenger's Race

jeeff: 11th May 2005 - 14:12 GMT

haha, the guy walking through the last shot. he looks very aware that he's in the wrong place. or maybe they plant people like this along the race course as realistic bike-messenger "obstacles"?

Peter: 11th May 2005 - 14:20 GMT

that guy was taking video of the start, and got a little more swarmed than he had planned... just imagine... being rushed by 200+ increasingly drunk/amped bike messengers, who are all riding trackbikes with no brakes, heh!

ea: 11th May 2005 - 23:32 GMT

help, how I love bike messengers. (o. and architects, ha!)

Peter: 12th May 2005 - 13:28 GMT

and somehow, i forgot to post a photo of my bike, yet again:

shoshannah: 12th May 2005 - 20:28 GMT

meredith viera (from The View) was in that race but halfway through she flipped over her handlebars and broke two of her ribs!!

shoshannah: 12th May 2005 - 20:32 GMT

wait, no. she was in the bikenyc race. oh well.

Peter: 13th May 2005 - 13:21 GMT

yeah, im pretty sure no one fro m"the view" was in this race ;)

BZZZP: 9th Jun 2005 - 16:20 GMT

last shot, front bike on left... is that a derailleur? hmmmm

Shadow: 6th Sep 2005 - 17:51 GMT

Hey...just an idea....I bet people who love messengers (like I do) would love to buy spoke cards on Ebay for collectors items. You have to put key words in the title that people would be searching for....Like "Messenger Monster Track Spoke Card". Otherwise noone would see them to bid on. Thanks.....Shadow

Peter: 6th Sep 2005 - 17:54 GMT

hahaha. that would be the utmost of lameness... selling your spokecard. you get the card for racing in the race. if you'd like to have your own monstertrack spokecard, come race in it next year. after racing in that race, i dont know many people who would want to give up their card... theyre pretty sought-after.

but hey, if you want some random spokecards that look cool, i'd be happy to make you some if the price is right. just say the word.

but the really cool ones, you pretty much have to earn.

Gaz: 6th Sep 2005 - 18:42 GMT

Trackbikes? On the road? Oh dear. Takes all sorts. ;)

shadow: 7th Sep 2005 - 05:12 GMT

Hey Peter.....no offense man....I get the point....you're right after all. Us flat landers (Nebr.) dream about places like New York and Boston. Enjoy....you live in an awesome place! Shadow

Peter: 7th Sep 2005 - 14:06 GMT

shadow: i propose you get a crew together and throw the biggest race that nebraska has ever seen! you'd probably have no trouble getting sponsorship and having prizes donated by companies, as you'd have virtually no competition...

make a scene, man! make some crazy cards and make us jaded urbanites jealous of your sprawling, warm, green, low-traffic flat spaces- the perfect setting for one hell of a race, dude...

travis mpls: 11th Nov 2005 - 10:53 GMT

Does anybody question fixed gear or are all of us so sheepish to think the hospital is cool.This CULTure is becoming pretty snotty.

Peter: 11th Nov 2005 - 15:27 GMT

"question fixed gear"? huh? ive been riding fixed/trackbikes for years and never ended up in the hospital. also: im not snotty, and i can assure you that most of the people involved in the above pictured event arent either. theyre just mostly poor/hard-working folks who like to ride/race minimalist bicycles around nyc.

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: 11th Nov 2005 - 20:20 GMT

Peter is not snotty (I've got got your back, mate).

Micah: 20th Feb 2006 - 20:50 GMT

If you're riding then it's not your nose that's snotty, it's everything below your nose.

Peter: 21st Feb 2006 - 02:32 GMT

this race is coming up again in a couple of weeks. ill keep yall posted with more pics!

jeeff: 21st Feb 2006 - 02:35 GMT

i wonder if they'll incorporate littering motorists somehow...

Peter: 21st Feb 2006 - 02:51 GMT

heh! ill have to suggest that as a tshirt idea. the folks who operate this race, the new york bike messenger's association (www.nybma.com), ran the story on their site, so they would def empathize. heh.

LITTERERS BEWARE!

iish: 18th May 2007 - 00:01 GMT

Iam a messenger in beverly hills, ca--- ya, I'm rich!!!!

iish: 18th May 2007 - 00:04 GMT

we have something here in Century City-- ITs called a nap.....
you guy go race!!!!!