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Anyone ever been a cycle courier?

Anyone ever been a cycle courier?

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Marinkatomb
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Originally posted by lausey
Or this:

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I'd love to have a go on one of those! 😵 What on earth was the designer thinking making the front wheel that big, any accident becomes a major one!! 😛😕:'(

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Originally posted by Ice Cold
I never have been a courier for a living. I used to go downtown and steal their bikes, when they left them unattended and unlocked. 🙂
You know, it is as easy stealing cars. Especially near snackbars and sigaret shops and such, where people go out the car for just a brief moment. Many leave their car running during the time they go and buy something quickly. So if you are on the look-out, you only need to step in, close the doors and take your time to adjust the seat and mirror before taking off. I always go into town by foot, so I meet running cars without passengers on a regular basis.

If I weren't too nice to punish dumb people, I could have made quite some money now on selling stolen cars... But it is a good trade to keep in mind for later if I ever hit rock bottom financially.

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Originally posted by Marinkatomb
Have been considering it for a few years now, just not really sure where to go. I'm planning a long cycling trip through France in September starting in the Pyrenees and working my way back to London over a few weeks. It will be my first long trip with a tent and low funds but with any luck it'll be the start of a slightly more adventurous chess geek. If ...[text shortened]... Brit who speaks very little french! Hows Oz treating you? What you doing out there anyway? 🙂
Oz is treating me very well, i've still got 6 months left on my current visa. I'm still a collector of debts, what else.

The bike trip sounds really good apart from the 'having to pedal for x miles' bit, good luck with that mate. Also bear in mind that street beggars make a fortune in the south of france so if all else fails...

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Originally posted by leisurelysloth
I can't speak for my fellow JD, but I'm guessing that it involves beer and beautiful women....
Mostly it involves beer and women whose beauty is directly proportional to the amount of said beer that I have drunk. 😉

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Originally posted by cadwah
Mostly it involves beer and women whose beauty is directly proportional to the amount of said beer that I have drunk. 😉
In other words... ...beautiful! 😵

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Originally posted by leisurelysloth
In other words... ...beautiful! 😵
😵

Hi Cad!

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Originally posted by Marinkatomb
I'm considering taking up this job in London. I've been commuting 3-400 miles a week for the last two months to work (by bike, obviously) and have decided that i'm probably fit enough to at least start couriering. I thought i'd see if i could get any advice here. 🙂
My brother was in San Francisco, but I don't know much about it myself.

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Originally posted by Marinkatomb
I'd love to have a go on one of those! 😵 What on earth was the designer thinking making the front wheel that big, any accident becomes a major one!! 😛😕:'(
Larger and larger wheels, up to 1.5m (60"😉 in diameter, were built to enable higher speeds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny-farthing

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