i want to cultivate the bike messenger look

[MrCoffee]

how is it that you immediately recognize a bike messenger when you see one?

i think it's the casual insouciance, the damn-the-internal-combustion-engine mentality, the smarmy disdain for everyone in the galaxy that attracts me.

as a social class, bike messengers are fascinating.

[LSK]

1. I think I ventured into that class for an afternoon

I toured Vail Colorado on a mountain bike that afternoon. Vail doesnt allow cars on a large section of their town, but bikes are all over.

It was lots of fun.

[idgiehkt]

2. ugh,

you just made me think about Puck on 'The Real World'. Um, no.

[MrCoffee]

3. hey, don't blame me for your obsessions.

:hi:

[idgiehkt]

4. bleh

to be more specific, the phrase 'snot rocket' leapt into my head upon reading that. Those poor brain cells that harbor that memory...what potential they had...

:hi:

[ceile]

9. ewww

He was nasty!

[seemunkee]

5. get a custom made Reload messenger bag

and drag it through a greasy alley. Don't wash it off just let it dry and congeal. Wear the same pair of dickies pants for a few weeks with the right leg rolled up. Don't wash your hair.

[MrCoffee]

7. i'm gonna need more ink, and some chrome-studded accessories

and those bike shoes that click on office floors.

[seemunkee]

12. Race through NYC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmhV8OwSeQY

[SmokingJacket]

6. It's the muscular thighs. nt

[taterguy]

8. I got your smarmy disdain right here

Been a long time since I've done any messenger work though

[MrCoffee]

10. teach me, obi wan!

that is straight-up smarmy disdain! that's what i'm talking about!

[taterguy]

14. Smarmy guys don't teach

That's lesson one.

However, we'll occasionally share our wisdom.

Spend a day sucking exhaust fumes from SUVs with those Support the Troops magnets, that helps cultivate the disdain.

Drink a lot the day before your smarmy portrait is taken, preferably with an ex girl friend.

Properly program your mental jukebox. I think I was humming Quadrophenia when this pic was taken.

I'd share more but once again I've got to go be the smartest person in the room

Sigh

[izzybeans]

11. When you were nylon pants that accentuate your

[northzax]

13. get a fixie

real messengers ride fixies. and none of this singlespeed with flywheel crap either. Straight up fixie.

Ride that fixie up a hill while smoking. then we'll talk. and find a dive bar to hang out in.

[meegbear]

15. Drop to about 120 pounds ....

wear long spandex shorts under cruddy shorts, get dark framed eyeglasses, and accessorize so you look like you're gonna go to your favorite alt-band's show right after to drop off the last item.

[buddhamama]

16. good idea

[taterguy]

17. Shameless kick

For night time fans of smarmy disdain