Originally Posted by
doughboy
street cred, huh? i think it's just (us) silly people on internet forums that romanticize about messengers and their bicycles. i'm willing to bet that messengers do it because it's what they have to to make money. let's leave it to daydreamers like us to equate their job to street cred/track racing/etc.
Also gotta factor in that there's those who, through all the hardships involved, still love their job. Most veterans would probably tell you it's a love/hate thing but they just can't stop.