I still occasionally see bike messengers lined up waiting for packages to take on my commute in to work. Apparently not everything can be sent electronically, but I'd be surprised if there aren't a whole lot less of them than there were.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"