Worldwide Bike Messenger Associations
IFBMA - The International Federation of Bicycle Messenger Associations - Resources for Bike Messengers Worldwide.
San Francisco - messengers.org/sfbma
Portland - portlandmessenger.org
Seattle - www.scn.org/civic/caos
DC - www.dcbca.com
Denver - milehighmess.com
Pittsburgh - pittsburghmessenger.tripod.com
Minneapolis - www.mbma.net
Philadelphia - www.phillybma.org
Rome - http://204.73.203.34/fisso/eng/about.htm - Fast Italian Urban Fixed Gear Cycling
Helsinki - www.bc-hellsinki.com
Sydney, Australia - www.sydbma.org
Hannover, Germany - www.zerrwitz.de
Messengers & related subculture
Messenger Institute for Media Accuracy - Collated by Joe Hendry, messmedia is probably the best source for understanding & appreciation of our culture and work.
MoonShine Graffx - Tone’s Website
Ugalde Studios - Greg Ugalde is an NYC Messenger with incredible illustration skills. Check out his stuff.
Diablo Production - New York Bike Messengers Style of Life.
Trackstar - NYC’s only track bike store is also the pronoun for a bunch of cool dudes. Check ‘em out.
NYC MASSIVE - NYC Bike Messenger Lifestyle. Check out the forums.
triplerush - Vic’s site, relaunched. Ton’s of NYC stuff.
www.demoncats.com - DC Courier collective with a slick website & blog.
Videos from Lucas Brunelle - Lucas from Boston has this crazy helmet cam getup. You can see him all over the Northeast, taking videos of alleycats. He’s got his videos online, so you have something to show your non-biking friends.
Bicycle Messenger Emergency Fund - The BMEF was created to help out bicycle messengers after they’ve been involved in a crash that knocks them out of work. This fund will provide emergency cash for an injured bicycle messenger during the first 24/36 hours of pain from injuries.
Red Light Go - Red Light Go. A 2002 documentary on NYC alleycats. Must See! Buy it from nybmf.org
Cinecycle - Cinecycle is a Brooklyn film and video production company that has been working on a documentary about bike culture focusing on NYC bicycle messengers. They’ve got footage from Kissena and some recent races. Check ‘em out!
chapter9photography.com - Photography website of Montreal based Jerome Abramovich.
Strangers Galleries - Craig from Boston’s got a ton of pics from races & other stuff up here.
Bike Cult - From the owner of Bike Works on Ridge St. This site’s got a few days worth of content for you to work through.
Moving Target - Longstanding London Messenger zine Moving Target - online.
Checker Courier - Hodari Depalm helped found the NYBMA. This is his company. He’s also the guy to talk to if you want to do Goldsprints at your event.
NY Cycle News - A blog and information depot for urban cyclists by Jen Benepe.
Messnyc.net - A webzine by and for those urbanites who live by and for their bikes.
Cyclejerks.com - A movie a week. Even if you don’t still watch, laugh, cry, puke what ever just fuck’in watch.
Shop
nybmf shop - This is our stuff. Buy it.
qbike.com - Holy Crap! A bike search engine? It’s true, people. And it is wonderful.
chucksbikes.com - This guy, Chuck, buys bike stuff wholesale, then sells it to you.
nashbar.com - Bike Nashbar. Discount bike catalog
performancebike.com - Performance Bicycle
supergo.com - Another discount bike catalog
pricepoint.com - Perhaps the best discount bike catalog? Compare & contrast people. The nybma wants you to get the best deals possible.
www.transalt.org/info/bikeshop.htm - Transportation Alternative’s list of NYC bike shops. They change all the time, and Trans-alt’s got the best & most current listing.
Re~Cycle - Relieving Poverty by taking Used Bikes and distributing them to the needy
Stealitback.com - Repossessed bikes for sale by the Cops!!! Good Deals!!!
Trackstar - NYC’s only track bike store is also the pronoun for a bunch of cool dudes. Check ‘em out.
Laekhouse.com - Slick clothes & stuff from a bike friendly dude.
skidstrong - Messenger themed clothing & stuff. Proceeds go to the Bike Messenger Emergency Fund.
Act Up
times-up.org - Times-Up is an environmental activist group friendly to bikes (of course). They figure largely in Critical Masses and upcoming protests at the Republican National Convention in New York.
critical-mass.org - Critical Mass. The last Friday of every month, beginning in Union Square, hundreds to thousands of bikers of all sorts gather at the North of Union Square for a casual, unofficial, bike only ride through the streets of New York.
transalt.org - Transportation Alternatives is a 5000-member NYC-area non-profit citizens group working for better bicycling, walking and public transit, and fewer cars. We work for safer, calmer neighborhood streets and car-free parks.
Read
Messenger Institute for Media Accuracy - Collated by Joe Hendry, messmedia is probably the best source for understanding & appreciation of our culture and work.
IFBMA - The International Federation of Bicycle Messenger Associations - Resources for Bike Messengers Worldwide.
ridezine.com - The Ride - East Coast Underground Bike Culture
bicycling.com - Bicycling Magazine
Legal Resources - Legal Resources from the New York Cycle Club
Alleycat Couriers - an article by Marshall Jon Fisher
I Am Sam - Near-Death Experiences on a Bicycle
LookSmart - Bike Messenger Culture
Ride
usacycling.org - The Official Website of the USA Cycling Team
kissena.info - The Kissena Cycling club. They have open riding at the velodrome as well as hosting 2004’s Tuesday Night Messenger Series.
nybc.net - The New York Bicycling Coalition
shakeoffthecity.com Where to go biking Ñ within a few hours of New York
backroads.com - Experience Biking, Walking, Hiking and Multisport Vacations and Adventure Travel
bicycleadventures.com - Bicycle Tours, Bike Trips, etc.
cycleamerica.com Cyclotour company - Cycle America
adventurecycling.org - Cyclotour company - Adventure Cycling Association
abbike.com - Cyclotour company - America By Bicycle
crca.net - Century Road Club Association. Founded in 1898 and based in New York, it’s the largest bike racing club in the US.
nycc.org - The New York Cycle Club organizes rides throughout the state of New York
The Major Taylor Association - Major Taylor was an outstanding African American Track cyclist in a time when
cycling was just about as popular as segregation.
Misc.
Bicycle Film Festival - 5th Annual Film Festival all about bikes.
Bicyclepaintings.com - Gorgeous bike paintings by Taliah Lempert.
FixedGearFever.com - All about riding a fixed gear.
biketv.org - Public access tv programming on NYC metro bicycling.
doublerush.blogspot.com - Double Rush - classic 80’s documentary on NYC messengering.