annoyances like swatting a mozzie that buzzes around your head whilst you're trying to sleep.

You know we are about Bikes The City and general Bike Culture. This site relies on readership and the information on the page.

We represent urban bike riders who make money doing what they enjoy the best RIDING.

Those immersed in the culture who are totally a part of the Bike Courier industry and live by it during the week and on weekends. That what this site is about.

Sometimes those guys from the city venture into 24 hour XC racing and other weekend events and prarties, not to mention other "cat" type runs about town.

Myself I am an ex-courier but I remain what I consider PRO ACTIVE. I do this by maintaining this site and attending parties and being involved with almost everything bike except ADVOCACY. But, I do report on it. I subscribe to a few lists and feeders and the like. Some people from the industry form all over the world have met me or know of me.

I find that when an Australian Courier organizes an event for single speed only, thats no big deal BUT .. WHO IS a messenger who checks this site every day and complains when removed from admin wont put a word up about his own ride?

Old Messenger Tribe toob

Got sent a link to this by James "Maverick" Barrett.

he was working for top gun long long ago in a golden era. He got his name from top gun as he was sick of being called JAMES. He is the aussie accent in this.

look for Tribe-pt 2 in related to see second half

What is the fixie phenomenon?

article ripped from
http://www.livenews.com.au/articles/2008/12/02/What_is_the_fixy_phenomenon

* Richard Birdsey from Bicycling NSW gives us the lowdown on fixed-wheel bikes.

You’ve probably seen them around town. Those new bikes some bike couriers ride with no gears and no brakes.

Sure they look good. In fact, they look great. With no gears, cables and often no brakes they look clean, sleek and uncluttered.

Aficionados talk about the incredible ‘oneness’ you feel with the bike and the unprecedented level of control.

And their street cred is undeniable – along with a few well placed tattoos and piercings there’s nothing cooler in the alleys of Newtown than a fixie.

read more...

ha!! A Stefan ish groupish.... One for the Fixies

2min 34 seconds the bikes appear

pretty impressive bike stunts.

you can see some Sydney sights all over the place.. it starts on The Pyrmont Bridge

Brand new bike

post film Fesival events STILL ON

Arrived pop account wed 26th nov,

Hi all,

Still some great events happening this week as the Big Bike Love festival draws to a close,

Regard Gallery| 372 Wilson St, Darlington (opp Carriageworks)
Till 30 November
Road:From Deadhorse Down – Rob Barton
There are a few things you don't expect to do in life. Buying anti-bear spray is one of them.
In July 2008, Rob Barton, Andrew Walker and Michael Carroll left Sydney to ride their bicycles south from Deadhorse, an Arctic oil field base, to Alaska's southern border. Over two months and 3000 kilometres their bikes traversed the surreal Alaskan landscape, encountering bears, moose, camouflaged locals and forty breeds of mosquito.
From Deadhorse down is a small, photographic snapshot from the top of the world; a deafiningly silent frontier at the mercy of everything beneath it.
http://www.regardgallery.net.au/

The Trophy Room | 545 South Dowling St, Surry Hills
Friday 28 November
Road: Ride-thru - Spokesman & Spinster
One night only - 6pm
http://bffsydney.org/road/

Saturday 29 November
RoadMap - Gallery Crawl

fix push

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=b2885aR6o6s

what a crock of crap... I mean really

any laws or rules an american immigrant should know

e-mail me koreyiscoolest@hotmail.com
i really don't know what to expect?
korey

50 best bikes

I don't know a few of these brands but here is a list of 50 best bikes

http://independent.net-genie.co.uk/Outdoor_Activity/22213/the_50_best_bi...

BFF films

I really enjoyed this.
nice groovy sounds with cool vid.. don't get much better.

A good Samaritan ...

Is it true or did I read it in the Telegraph???
Strangers rushed to a 14-year-old boy who had suffered multiple stab wounds, with a bicycle courier using his shirt to stem the blood. The second boy was chased before being cornered outside the Fleet St newsagency.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24644421-5001021,00....

BFF Happiness Race

all welcome. no serious hussling required. fun and happiness is the name of the game.

remember that old BFF 07

well finally some BFF 07 stuff

http://www.deus.com.au/gallery/bike/film-fest-party/

bike soccer

help an american messenger get a job

yo guys i am a philadelphia P.A. and Charlotte N.C. courier and i am moving to sydney at the end of march and i need HELP!!!! i need to find a place to live and a job thats bike related so if anyone can help me please put the word out there

wordle Site Art.

check it out SYDBMA as captured by WORDLE. I loaded our home page today and this is what it produced.
I like it. if you have the time have a closer look by clicking the image... (java required)
I am Naming this " SYDBMA the site"

For Restaurant Deliverymen, Pork Fried Exploitation

http://mobile.nytimes.com/article;jsessionid=90F91B88C5207DAF47A8CBD63E4...

Not exactly directly messenger related but those who deliver food by bicycle are definitely brothers in arms - and if the exploitation of these workers is being rectified that can only be a good thing for others in similar trades.

copied directly from the Australian

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24548787-5006784,00.html

Brendan Shanahan | October 25, 2008

Fix yourself up with a new life cycle

LOOK mum, no hands. Nor brakes. In the strange world of cycling snobbery, the latest trend is called a "fixie" -- and it might just be the BMX for grown-ups.

Unlike the standard bicycle, a fixie, short for fixed gear or fixed wheel, has no gears and the sprocket is locked to the hub, so the rider has to pedal constantly.

And some fixie purists ride their bikes without brakes, controlling the speed with leg power only.

Normally a training or velodrome bike, the fixie is popular with bicycle couriers and has soared in popularity in the US and Europe. Now they look like taking off here.

Piero Pignatti Morano is the bicycle development manager at Sydney motorcycle and bicycle shop Deus Ex Machina. "In the US and UK, the fixie thing has blown up ridiculously," he said.

"I'm definitely getting a lot more interest. Cycling is booming, and fixies have an appeal to people who haven't cycled in a long time and are now getting back into it. Fixies have the same appeal as a BMX."

cops are rather interesting

....for a short while

http://theerant.yuku.com/topic/7789/t/Video-shows-NYPD-cop-assaulting-cy...

On the way home from a BBD

Today I had a great day in the sun and fun that was Big Bike Day I went via the Glebe fore shores. A slow pleasurably pace to negotiate thin and winding and walker full paths.

I stopped at the park section near the bottom of Glebe Point Rd. watched stuff happen. As you do when you spend 30 minutes sitting around.

Noticed these guys, just over on my right.
Had a chat and they where a friendly bunch. Whilst I saw jugglers and rope walkers and both at once too.. i could not help but notice the girl doing this no hands bar around her body maneuver thingy, it just looked so cool.. obviously its supposed to be on fire.

here is a snippit from their site

It's sideshow, it's burlesque, it's circus. It is not for the faint of heart. Some acts are beautiful whilst some acts are just horribly horribly wrong. Stick around for the after party to cut a rug with the human pincushion or shake your thing with the beautiful fan dancers.
# Friday, November 14 2008, 8:00pm until late
# The Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Road
# Enmore, Australia

to book: 17 bucks tickets or 25 on the night
I saw them having a picnic and having a goood time while I was sitting around.

We are a loose knit group of circus folks incorporating various elements of Vaudeville, Burlesque, Cabaret and Sideshow macabre with the more traditional circus acts of juggling and aerials

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newest mail call rider

messenger Appriciation Day Friday OCT 10

Apparently not everyone agrees that the day is correct .. but bugger that I say.

MESSENGER APPRECIATION DAY

Pass the good word.

Inspiring guys

If you don't know these two then i'll let you know that they're great couriers and people. It's always an inspiration to see messengers trying it on their own and pulling the company dick out of their mouth. I have to go brush my teeth now after another lovelly day at Crisis.
http://velocitycouriers.ie/

Cyclist Found With Machine Gun On Handlebars

Don't f**k with this cyclist ...
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/17454374/detail.html

Fexengers Ride Again!

Hello all

I'm organising a team for the Gong Ride - did it last year and had a pretty mixed group of messengers, fessengers, exengers, commuters and a couple of the critical massiv. I know most of this forum rides every day but it's a nice day out ... and you can get drunk at the end (another thing some on this forum does every day).

It's on 2 November but entries are $50 if you register by Friday.

Below is the link to join the team ...
http://register.gongride.org.au/?Fexengers

Hope to see some sydbma representation!

Sax

Earthdance 2008, Sydney Saturday, Prince Alfred Park

Its on again, Different venue this time so make note. There will be a bike lock up area and it will be accessible from the service road on the inside.

The Earthdance Global Music Festival for peace is back in Sydney for some more action packed festivities slotted for Saturday 13 September at the new venue of Prince Alfred Park in Surry Hills. Spring and Earthdance is in the air! Furthermore be sure to keep checking this website, facebook and myspace pages regularly as details of artists, performances and activities on offer are beginning to emerge.

Over the past decade Earthdance, the global festival for peace, has become renowned around the world as a celebration of cultural diversity, music and the arts. Since launching in Sydney in 2004 the popularity of Earthdance has increased rapidly, with a huge turnout making last year the biggest Sydney Earthdance yet. This year Earthdance falls on Saturday 13 September, where the entire city is invited to enjoy the broad array of festivities - spanning music and drama to interactive workshops and markets and much more - at the new location of Prince Alfred Park.

more info here

see you all there and come and say a hello.

My favorite entry to BFF 07

my favorite entry to the BFF last year.

Here is a "YOUTUBE" of it for you.

Enjoy