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A bicycle courier in London riding a fixed-gear bicycle with spoke cards A bicycle courier transferring urgent mail onto a high-speed train in Geneva, Switzerland. Bicycle messengers (also known as bike or cycle couriers) are people who work for courier companies (also known as messenger companies) carrying and delivering items by bicycle.
The Cycle Messenger World Championships, or CMWCs, are an annual urban cycling competition whereby cycle messengers and cycling enthusiasts showcase their skills in an array of events, many of which simulate everyday tasks for a cycle messenger. Each year, the CMWCs are held in a different city around the world, with each host city designing ...
An average day in the life of a NYC bike messenger 7:00 a.m. — Wake up, shower, eat breakfast (either homemade fare or food truck grub) 8:30 a.m. — Bike to the city
This is a list of bicycle parking stations in the United States. A bicycle parking station or bike station is a building or structure designed for bicycle commuters that typically requires users to join as members in order to use secure bike parking, and sometimes showers or lockers. Some bike stations are staffed and offer free valet parking ...
Alley cats reflect the personality, contemporary environment and competitive interest of their organizers. Races may be extremely grueling and designed to eliminate all but the fastest and best overall messengers, or less competitive and meant to be enjoyed by the local messenger community around set holidays, such as New York City's July 4 Alleycat.
The following is a list of United States incorporated places with at least 5,000 workers with the 25 highest rates of bicycle commuting (bicycle mode share), according to data from the 2019 American Community Survey, [1] 5 year average.
BCycle is a public bicycle sharing company owned by Trek Bicycle [1] and is based in Waterloo, Wisconsin, United States. [2] It has 34 local systems operating in cities across the United States. However, in several cities it operates under a name other than BCycle (i.e., CAT Bike, Red Bike, GREENbike, etc.) [ 4 ] [ 1 ]
A five digit numeric code will be given. For users with monthly or yearly plans, a physical bike key can be requested. When a Bluebikes user inserts their key or enters the code into a keypad next to the bike, the bike detaches itself from the dock. As a renter finishes their trip, they push the bike into the dock and hold it until the light ...