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Bike Snob NYC did a of post about the possible extinction of Bike Messengers. He also tried to start a ‘Save the messengers’ campaign, but it was quickly abandoned.
So then, it just hit me, I don’t think I ever seen a bike messenger in L.A!
Even though I don’t hang around downtown L.A. much, the times I’ve been there, I don’t think I ever seen one. A search on the internet yielded a page of L.A. Bike messengers that has not been updated since 2004. Could it be that Bike Messengers have already become extinct in LA?
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8 responses so far ↓
1 David // Feb 29, 2008 at 5:52 pm
I’m told there is are bike messengers in Downtown LA (but I’m not down there enough to confirm this).
What I do know is that about the Century City/Beverly Hills area you will find a number of bike messengers hanging about.
The thing about LA is that it doesn’t have a major centralized metropolitan area where major buissnesses that need bike couriers congregate. In LA most of the couriers work by car, driving to and from DT, The Valley, Long Beach, Burbank, Hollywood etc. etc. There is a use for bike messengers to deliver parcels within certain areas, (given how expensive it is to park in some parts of LA) but that is only a small niche within entire courier industry here, which is said, because I’m trying to find work as a Century City bike messenger to supplement my income. (Might as well have one job that is something I enjoy doing)
2 Ghost Rider // Mar 1, 2008 at 8:53 am
I don’t know about extinct…have you seen this:
http://labmc.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index
They’ve got 2007 events on their events page.
3 jeff // Mar 2, 2008 at 4:42 pm
They do exist in downtown LA and can usually be found at the corner of 5th & Flower (outside the Central Library) on weekdays…
4 Quinn // Mar 3, 2008 at 9:51 am
I don’t think I would want to be a messenger in the LA area, to much risk of getting hit by a 16 y/o driving an Escalade.
5 Michael Doughty // Mar 24, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I’m planning to start a small messenger service in Long Beach.
6 Spencer Hingerford // Apr 1, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Dear Michael Doughty,
I live in Long Beach and am looking for a job. im interested in being a bike messenger. Is there a site or anyway of contacting you?
7 Michael Doughty // Apr 11, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Hi Spencer,
I anticipate starting around June 1, 2008… The web site is JUST ABOUT to be launched. I’d be happy to work with you, but suspect things will be rather slow to start. Let’s get together sometime and discuss it.
MD
8 Michael Doughty // Apr 13, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Sorry Spencer…
You can email me at:
woebegone03@hotmail.com
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