Originally Posted by dsc113

has anyone considered the fact that this guy was probably riding what ever he could afford or get his hands on. Most (i'd say 75-85%) of messengers in nyc are not pretty white boys with shiny new track bikes. They are poverty stricken minorities who will ride anything they can to make that buck. The fact that this is even being debated amongst you all only perpetuates the ignorance that exists concerning what a NYC bike messenger is. Alot of guys don't do this job because its fun, they do it because its the only way they have found to scrape a meager paycheck together.