European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bike messengers earn Money for pedal Power by Thomas Murphy associated press to two Tim coolly coaxes his modified Mountain Bike across two lanes of moving Ira tic. Cranking up Speed As he dumps Ovar Cable car Racks and turns into oncoming traffic on a one Way Street. Narrowly missing a Jaywalker Tim yanks his bicycle Over a curb and dismounts at the rear of a shiny skyscraper. This is one of those buildings that they Don t Lei you go i because they have really Nice elevators a grumbles running Lor the Security station where bicycle messengers like him drop their parcels. Two two Tim Carroll 9nd his colleagues Are a common sight in new York. Boston and the business District of san Francisco. Bike messengers in new York Many of them poor youth scan make up to $100 a Day. But they work at Breakneck Speed often sending pedestrians jumping for cover As they Flash by new York police Are now cracking Down on Bike messengers who disobey traffic Laws. A1984 regulation Seldom enforced requires messengers to Register with the City and log the trips they make around town stud Roger j. Here executive director of new York s bicycle transportation action a private group soaking to encourage Safe Bike Riding. Bicycle messengers might seem anachronistic in the computer age but computers Don t deliver Small packages. The messengers careening through City traffic provide Quick links Between businesses. Most of the riders a san Francisco s quicksilver delivery service Are College educated refugees from mainstream life. Some have adopted new names along with their new lifestyles and Are noticeable for their outlandish attire. One messenger known As crud Savage is easily spotted by his propeller Beanie. When i heard you could ride your Bike and make Money i wanted to do  said Maryellen Burdwood a 26-year-old visual arts major taking a year Oft irom Anil och College in Ohio. Tau Berger 24, has a degree in biology from the univ easily of California at Berkeley and had a lot of contacts in school that could have placed me in research positions but i knew i did t want lab  Al 32, Lowell George is among quicksilver s oldest riders. He s been at the Job on and Oft since dropping out of College in 1975. When he in t delivering messages he travels. Sipping a Beer after work tie said he d gotten his share of traffic tickets. Right now i have six warrants for red lights. If they want me they can come get me he said. Carroll 26, is an aspiring Rock musician whose nickname. Two two Tim is derived from his dispatch number. He s earned a reputation As one of quicksilver s fastest riders in his 11 month career. Tim and other riders prefer to ride their own mull geared bicycles instead of the one Speed trucks provided by the company. That can be expensive Carroll has lost three bikes but climbing sleep Nob Mill on a company Bike Borders on masochism. Carroll earns an average of 550 a Day but he has to push hard to get that much. I kind of get reckless Carroll Sard. Today i got two tickets for running red lights. That s never happened. But i end to get a Little excited and take More chances than i should i guess. I end up hitting things. I be never hit a pedestrian. I be hit inanimate objects the backs of cars and the sides of them and things like that., one Lime i hit another messenger head on. We bashed Heads like  the constant tension on he Job leads a War some riders cat Bike messenger burnout  and Carroll admitted he s become a victim. I was a really Nice Guy until i started this Job. But in the last month or so i be become a real surly Guy he said i see the same reception types every Day. And Here l or gone and really risked life and Tab gone realty far to give them really Good service and nobody seems to care. All i hear Are complaints. It s really burned me out quite a  step by step by Pierre Franey pour Taota off tuned a de find few a but wet Tum no. Immediate Pisa us urn no tart Flat tit lat the Tat fan Tad Bejto a whip the a in a rapid tack end torn motion. Ome lets All in the wrist hired i Rubiy coma la my Cut u part Tariol chef and Over the Yew i developed reliable led Lorca Milwit tag u Appu Euti Kelhi. Mite m a outlet i Houlday. A Ftp error Cadet Cali Tor Fedfle to Aiqun. Iii hould a Fluffy Al mom in us enter with to talk in Dan Crint. Tuto Aab room pudd to cooking the sep la a hot we a but tend pan while whipping Ibum with Fork to to Carpi ill. Us a roam temperature allow lift two Etta of  heal the egg before pouring them into thu Pui. Don t in a do Mack pan hich glow Omelette tauter Ikon. A the in bum to to. In up the pan by 111 handle us Toni u my from you a a 49-Defree flt. Flip oat arum it Thi Melet