Bike Messenger Riding Fast and Fluid Through NYC Traffic

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3 жыл бұрын

Meet Cooper Ray the cyclist in this video and Terry Barentsen the camera man riding behind him.
Now you might think this was filmed as a once off, for some kind of stunt, movie or commercial, but in actual fact Terry is a freelance cinematographer based in New York, and often films Cooper, himself or various other people, riding around new York City for his KZfaq channel.
What makes Cooper’s riding style even more amazing, is he does not have any gears or brakes on his bike.
When it comes to braking, I’ve seen Cooper jump off the bike and slow down on foot, also I have seen him use his foot on the back wheel like a brake, but otherwise he just keeps riding.
Also the bike Cooper is riding is a track bike made for racing at a velodrome, it is a fixed gear bike with no brakes and no freewheel. Which means the rear wheel drives the pedals, so as long as the bike is moving the pedals are turning.
To all those who think this form of riding is reckless and dangerous, I agree, but that does not change the fact people all over the world ride like this every day, Terry just wanted to say “everyone crashes from time to time, even with brakes, we believe staying focused and aware of your surroundings is the best way to stay safe and having no brakes forces you to be in the present. These videos aren't made to encourage bad cycling, so please ride at your own risk and skill level.
Thanks for watching.
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@TerryB 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making intro’n me to you viewers. I’d also like to point out that we love and ride all bikes over on my channel 💕

@WonderWorldYTC 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Terry, you do amazing work filming while riding and keeping up, I can't believe how stable, smooth and on target you filming is, and it's so captivating to watch. I have never seen these types of videos on youtube before, so I was happy to be able to share it with my audience.

@waedjradi 3 жыл бұрын

Riding the Wave? I thought this style of cycling was called "Roughcut"

@kaspernbs 3 жыл бұрын

Many names for the same thing.

@DMWBN3 3 жыл бұрын

New subscriber here, Brighton, England. This is not something everyone can do obviously & looks really dangerous. Which at the same time makes it all the more special.

@mikediscocyclomaniacs3833 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely bro. I've been watching you to for awhile. You got some great footage. Keep riding. Keep filming. CYCL🌀MANIACS

3 жыл бұрын

The nice background music only purpose is to cover the swearing of the pedestrians and drivers.

@semisikoloto1891 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 its the new bleep

@adelgado8917 3 жыл бұрын

Oh that's definitely a fact in this fucking city smh lol

@oscarbear7498 2 жыл бұрын

Is you play the video at 0.25x speed you can see the pedestrians 🖕 flicking off the bike rider, at normal speed it blurs out.

@Defender78 2 жыл бұрын

The peachy and dreamy music should be replaced with your usual hardcore grind music that accompanies bmx and motorcycle races and such

@bussin9913 2 жыл бұрын

Cars don't rule the road.

@RootinrPootine 3 жыл бұрын

“Riding around cars like they’re not even there…” *cars honking and slamming on the brakes*

@numbaoneg101 3 жыл бұрын

Rider has no brakes

@xoc 3 жыл бұрын

@@numbaoneg101 it was his decision to put no brakes

@EmmaLiess-qz6zw 3 жыл бұрын

@@numbaoneg101 I believe Phillip is talking about the cars slamming on their brakes. Due to his dangerous stupidity.

@numbaoneg101 3 жыл бұрын

@@EmmaLiess-qz6zw 😂 ‘Ah now I see’ said the blind man

@brannenthompson9662 3 жыл бұрын

@@numbaoneg101 Single speed, you stop pedaling wheel stops

@Debbie338 Жыл бұрын

His skills are amazing. His respect for other people? Non-existent.

@MikeTorenoCIA Жыл бұрын

THIS comment should be pinned, my exact thoughts whilst watching this - and also how im sure the rider in the video finds this thrilling, which I don't blame him for.

@tay-lore Жыл бұрын

The same could be said for nearly every person driving a car... except for the skills part

@MikeTorenoCIA Жыл бұрын

@@tay-lore very true.

@eliasnyc1 Жыл бұрын

Non existent? Why? what did he do exactly that was disrespectful? Nothing, he's just riding a bicycle minding his business, I didn't see him do anything disrespectful at all.

@MikeTorenoCIA Жыл бұрын

@@eliasnyc1 then you my friend, are deluded.

@jasonarthurs3885 Жыл бұрын

Amazed at his skill and cameraman's skill; can't excuse the patent disregard for other road users. Road safety hierarchy starts with predictability.

@jepanlife5627 2 жыл бұрын

as a foreigner in Japan, when i get my driving license, the Instructor said "We dont test your skill, we check if you can follow our rules".....

@srdjanbozic3827 2 жыл бұрын

Just like a sheep lol

@jepanlife5627 2 жыл бұрын

@@srdjanbozic3827 Yes, you are very smart..

@TushhsuT 2 жыл бұрын

Same I heard in Germany when I needed to re-do my license. "I see you are experienced driver. But what I want to see is how do you follow the rules"

@LawrenceRoss1906 3 жыл бұрын

As a rider, this guy makes my world more dangerous. The one thing we as bike riders need to be is predictable and safe.

@finnster321 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly this kind of driving is not ok

@WhayneDark 3 жыл бұрын

Are you a bike messenger

@cycleoflife565 3 жыл бұрын

Your purpose on the road is not the same as a bike messenger. Unless you too are a bike messenger.

@danielchapter70128 3 жыл бұрын

You could say “this is like water flowing around rocks” about nearly any unsafe behavior. Doesn’t make it impressive or worth praising..

@MarchuxProductions 3 жыл бұрын

How exactly? I'm also a rider, and Cooper's riding has no bearing on my riding. If drivers/other road users hate you for some reason, they will hate you whether or not riders like Cooper exist. besides, he's more predictable that every Sunday rider out there- you can expect him to go fast, run red lights and cut between traffic. As not only a rider, but a driver as well, I'd rather see this dude on the road instead of say a girl wobbling down the road on an omafiets, not really understanding what's going on.

@zWjwR8biM_st Жыл бұрын

I’m also a bike rider, but that's... crossing the line. I don't care if you get yourself in danger, but please don't let others be.

@LykeArgy 8 ай бұрын

oh, so you're also a massive cunt? you fit in those 99% ?

@hollokutya1315 9 ай бұрын

i love the part starting from 0:00 where she just disobeys all existing traffic laws!

@thebluethunderbunny2324 3 жыл бұрын

0:31 Cooper almost hits a child at a crosswalk when he didn't have the light, saved by the parent/guardian/friend. 0:51 Cooper crosses another red light and makes an unpredictable left turn, causing an SUV to slam its breaks during traffic flow. 1:12 This is just plain disrespectful. Guys like Cooper are a menace to the road, and should be banned from being able to own a bike in New York city. As a law abiding cyclist, guys like Cooper offend me, because it's people like him that make it harder for the rest of us to own bikes in New York. New York city is one of the most unpredictable places to be a cyclist, and the way Cooper was weaving in and out of traffic like that was super dangerous. I can't tell you how many times people have suddenly popped out of nowhere to cross between non moving cars, and had I been moving like Cooper, I would have nailed them. And yeah, they shouldn't be J walking, but the number one rule about cycling in New York is that even if you're doing everything right, you have to take precautions for other people. It's the random guy that you don't see coming (like Cooper) that you have to look out for. Also, Cooper himself seems to be an arrogant pr*ck.

@Skull211 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@tarunkalra3924 3 жыл бұрын

You are pretty right!

@bratwurst19 3 жыл бұрын

This is completely inaccurate. Turn left turn right bike lanes. Completely unpredictable, do you bike on 3 trillion milligrams of lsd. It's so easy riding in nyc. Against traffic in front of the police, no complaints no tickets, just look sensible.

@ytubeanon 3 жыл бұрын

I was riding at full speed in between stopped cars in traffic, I was pedaling next to a bus which had blocked my view - just then some guy appeared who decided to jaywalk in front of the bus... I hit the rear brakes going into a skid, leaned back to moved my center of mass to the rear so that if we hit I wouldn't go over the handlebars... he saw me braking, turned towards me, spread his legs to straddle the front tire and put his hands out to cushion my handlebars... Luckily, acting together, nothing bad happened, but riding this way is a coin-flip, it works until it doesn't and an accident waiting to happen.

@CVZ_ 3 жыл бұрын

I've been riding like this for 3 years and I haven't crashed once, this might be dangerous but people that ride fixed like this know what they are doing. You can criticize us but you wont change the way we ride ;)

@schroedingershat7912 3 жыл бұрын

This type of riding fuels anti-cyclist hate which sets back efforts by decades to build cycling infrastructure which will allow all cyclists to move faster whilst being safer and reduce car congestion. It's also directly dangerous to pedestrians, other cyclists and car drivers.

@ma1ist 3 жыл бұрын

This so much.

@stevechance150 3 жыл бұрын

+1000

@piotrmkg 3 жыл бұрын

How didn’t police stop him @1:30? Red light, enforcing priority on pedestrians changing lines without signaling list goes on and on.

@BrotherlyLove12 3 жыл бұрын

People are going to hate cyclists regardless. Stop giving them excuses.

@JoniKukkola 3 жыл бұрын

As a cyclist myself I agree on this 100%. This is very selfish way of riding, not "cool" and not impressive at all. Just fuels hate towards cyclist, as you said. Stupid and ignorant guy, goes on red lights when kids are on zebra crossing.

@godblessyou7616 7 ай бұрын

But you know what, this type of riding style was at least safer than riding on the bike lane😂

@tramlink8544 Жыл бұрын

as a Tram driver, these are the kind of cyclists that end up under my tram through their reckless riding

@joshking5210 Жыл бұрын

There's no trams in new York mate

@tramlink8544 Жыл бұрын

@@joshking5210 did i say im in new york? cyclists are a pain internationally

@erichokhold8459 Жыл бұрын

Your tram? You bought it? Wow. Money bags over here. Actually owns a tram instead of just driving the tram his employer owns. What's your secret. ?

@vacafuega 8 ай бұрын

Thank you tram driver for driving one of my favourite modes of transportation ever. Trams are awesome.

@Rohit-te8dq 3 жыл бұрын

everyone's a gangsta until someone opens the door while in traffic

@WonderWorldYTC 3 жыл бұрын

someone did that to me when i was riding between cars on my motorbike, lucky i was going slow I was able to stop in time, it was intentional as we were stuck in traffic on a freeway at the time.

@pranavchaugule1448 3 жыл бұрын

@@WonderWorldYTC if it was intentional then you should have hit that door harder and controlled way such that you wont get injured and damage his vehicle ... Next time he will look in mirror before opening door..

@WonderWorldYTC 3 жыл бұрын

@@pranavchaugule1448 I never hit the door, i was going slow enough that i was able to stop in time.

@jimmyschmidt14 3 жыл бұрын

@@pranavchaugule1448 You have to stop if involved in an accident. It's a felony in many USA states if you don't.

@MarkNieuwenhuizen 3 жыл бұрын

Been riding my bike in Amsterdam where dooring happens often. It amazed me how you develop some sixth sense for that.

@anderlabaka3287 3 жыл бұрын

I've been riding in London for a couple of years, and it's a cool feeling to go fluid, jump some traffic lights, anticipate cars' movements, and blablabla, but there are limits and this is well beyond them. It's just stupid and selfish to ride like this...

@Pafemanti Жыл бұрын

Precisely

@bas6628 Жыл бұрын

I agree.......100%

@jackl.6087 Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@kevink7529 Жыл бұрын

Mate he probably won't even be allowed on roads without two independent brakes. He broke so many laws I was baffled

@krishnan-resurrection714 Жыл бұрын

you are african yes ????

@WillOneZeroZeroTwoFour 8 ай бұрын

Back in 97' until 2001, I was doing the same with roller blades on, amazing feeling!😎

@user-lf5gc8bp3b 12 күн бұрын

Sega made a game about that.. Skitch'in very fun.

@--NOT-OKAY Жыл бұрын

I tried this once in LA and almost turned into fast flowing fluid on the pavement

@OgdenM 8 ай бұрын

Good.. I hope you never did it again. This guy needs to get arrested and fined for reckless endangerment.

@bradymorris9074 3 жыл бұрын

Is this guy super skilled? Hell yes. Is this guy also the reason many drivers hate bike riders? Also hell yes.

@walker-vj2zp Жыл бұрын

Does the guy give a shit? Probably not :D

@tiortedrootsky Жыл бұрын

He would give a shit if people started throwing rotten tomatoes at him and booing constantly as he rides, which he deserves.

@muigabriel8328 Жыл бұрын

@@walker-vj2zp probably would give a shit if he saw a driver who don't give a shit and ran through him🗿

@pg9193 Жыл бұрын

@@walker-vj2zp he will when he goes OTB

@SweetRanma2008 Жыл бұрын

And pedestrians

@sastrinidis 3 жыл бұрын

0:32 "Flowing effortlessly through traffic like they weren't even there" Clearly, as he almost hits 2 people in a crosswalk

@smittafitta8344 3 жыл бұрын

They decided to change their direction midway, which the messenger didn't expected

@stephen7690 2 жыл бұрын

@@smittafitta8344 the rider ran the red and the peds had the right of way

@verityminns9465 2 жыл бұрын

He nearly mullered that little girl !

@tommytortuga3073 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy running downhill like this n passing mountain bikes at high speeds like this…it’s fun Nah, he was going to miss them. The AA bruhman grabbed the female thing that was blindest…the #3 female was just surprised. Sometimes when traveling at certain rates of velocity executive decisions must be made. It’s usually worse if he slows down as that hesitation alone may kill you in traffic or certain life scenarios period. Way to test what he had left in the tank instincts wise.

@sluuuuuuug9345 2 жыл бұрын

@@stephen7690 run reds. Kill peds

@Simon-jh1hf 4 ай бұрын

As a German, I would like to remind you once again of the function of a RED light: It means standing still and waiting for green.

@user-lf5gc8bp3b 12 күн бұрын

Ok they're just like the French, chaos, disorder, idiots students jaywalking.

@sorin.n Жыл бұрын

The number of NYPD cars I saw in this movie gave me anxiety for the cyclist running red lights

@LazerBaconCruzer 3 жыл бұрын

As a bus driver of 5 years people like these cyclists are the reason i cant sleep at night because of the near misses and the guilt

@Samueloxi-qf2ml 2 жыл бұрын

I go to bed every night thinking about you guys. I sleep very well

@DipTuckDive 2 жыл бұрын

This is a perfect demonstration of defensive cycling. This is the way we ride- quick cuts in and out with direct anticipation of who will go where. This is not bad cycling. This is good form.

@KILLTHEREDDITOR 2 жыл бұрын

@@DipTuckDive do you know what defensive means? this dude literally takes more than what he's supposed to be given. It's more like a perfect demonstration of defensive driving from all the cars he's passing. If any of those cars were as much of an asshole as the cyclist was, he'd have been in a coffin a long time ago.

@JohnSmith-nf5xd 2 жыл бұрын

@@DipTuckDive I would like to know what it is perfect? He does not respect any rules of the road, he must say that the other users are poor idiots who follow the rules and the rules do not apply to him! Fortunately, the others respect the rules because otherwise he would have died a long time ago riding like he does without the slightest respect for others!! Another one who thinks only of himself, poor humanity.

@DipTuckDive 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-nf5xd cyclists can ride any lane they do choose provided they don’t block traffic. He wasn’t blocking traffic. “He doesn’t have the slightest regard for others.” He does. Yup. That is one of the reasons he is riding that way. What you fail to understand is that cyclists can use any lane- he is riding legally here. He’s not breaking any laws or “rules.” He’s riding legally. Cyclists cannot sit at red lights. That will kill us. You ever sit on the right hand side of the road while idiots in cars can’t or won’t see you- they’re all taking a right hand turn? Nope. I will not sit there. No thank you. I’d rather be in the middle of the road, legally, where you guys can see me.

@NigelDraycott 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously this type of aggressive bike riding drives me nuts. Very little regard for anyone else around.

@louKushh 3 жыл бұрын

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@Curi0u50ne 3 жыл бұрын

💩

@behbehsaurus6944 3 жыл бұрын

That's what i thought the whole time watching this. If he wants to put his own life at risk that's on him, but he could have easily smashed into a pedestrian or caused a car accident like a bunch of times just during this video. Maybe it just looks more dangers than it is. The guy said he had been doing that most of his life. If he never hurt another person doing this, it's still reckless but i guess it's not so bad. But if he ever hurt one person doing this, and he still is doing it, than fuck that guy.

@the_feature_selector859 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

@skyjuiceification 3 жыл бұрын

Sort of like car drivers who are literally killing the planet. stop playing.

@Vitaliy_Susanin Жыл бұрын

Hi! Great walk. A very beautiful city Thank you for the video!!!

@keithmcphail1152 Жыл бұрын

many years of experience riding like this... and no insurance. these guys are nuts!

@zacharyschellinger4769 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to see most of the comments aren’t positive. Blowing red lights is reckless and I would assume illegal under NY state law.

@Don4L_ 3 жыл бұрын

Who cares

@Omariau 3 жыл бұрын

Blowing red light is illegal but not always reckless, I blow them as a pedestrian and as a biker if nobody is there. But at moderate speed.

@puertoriqueno24 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought until he literally did it ran in front of a police officer and didn't get pulled over

@fillyal85 2 жыл бұрын

@@Don4L_ people who don't want to be hit by some random bike running a red light. Clown.

@TheTinyTimmyTimTim 2 жыл бұрын

@@Omariau you can blow them as a pedestrian because you can look both ways and see nobody is coming. You can’t do that riding 40+mph on a bike.

@ivanhendr 3 жыл бұрын

There's nothing amazing about this recklessness

@guacamolelover3005 3 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing mmf

@catgirlow 2 жыл бұрын

Still takes skill to do.

@gummo5092 2 жыл бұрын

Feels so amzazing your prolly just old and cant bike

@ank7652 2 жыл бұрын

@@catgirlow And death doesn't even take 1 sec to kill

@martinkent333 2 жыл бұрын

City slickers can work if they take risky jobs.

@jonnyhewitt4193 Жыл бұрын

Getting the shivers just watching this as a cyclist myself

@ronaldweed6103 Жыл бұрын

This has always amazed me,good content,THX

@alexandroskupenga63 3 жыл бұрын

At the beginning he almost hit a pedestrian, they actually stopped for him.

@irlcupcake 3 жыл бұрын

0:32 ?

@alexandroskupenga63 3 жыл бұрын

@@irlcupcake yes about 32sec

@bztube888 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody stopped for him, that is his only "skill".

@lucaharbison367 3 жыл бұрын

Most of these bikes don’t have brakes.. it’s ridiculously unsafe

@jonyfany8763 3 жыл бұрын

@@lucaharbison367 just a different riding style. Not for everyone.

@Sora185 2 жыл бұрын

Runs multiple red lights even in front of the police, while doing that almost getting run over by cars and endangering pedestrians. Way to go man...

@DipTuckDive 2 жыл бұрын

Nope. He’s riding defensively and doing a great job. That is how cyclists stay alive in cities.

@toallitashumedas5819 2 жыл бұрын

@@DipTuckDive 0:50 bruh

@DipTuckDive 2 жыл бұрын

@@toallitashumedas5819 he did that to save his life and I would too. No issue. I do not care.

@apachehelicopter7625 2 жыл бұрын

of course you dont care, you're as selfish as the person in the video

@Metalshark100 2 жыл бұрын

@@DipTuckDive you mean he's riding aggressively. He's filtering through active pedestrian crossings. A defensive rider would do the opposite of what is shown in the video 😂

@markeskenazi1104 3 ай бұрын

Hello and thank you for the post. Totally Fantastic. Im a two wheel commuter in Seattle. Stay Great and health . Peddoll On

@hockingham7160 3 жыл бұрын

That's incredibly rude and dangerous driving. Fluid or not, nearly rides into pedestrians, slows traffic and one unsuspecting move and he can easily cause an accident to himself and others.

@andrewtucker94 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Go slower, take other people into account. I cycle a lot and we have just as much responsibility to be safe as everyone else.

@EthanDossett 3 жыл бұрын

This is normal in New York

@hockingham7160 3 жыл бұрын

@@EthanDossett Just because it's normal doesn't make it acceptable. Underage brides are normal in some countries too...

@pajuilquijote4497 2 жыл бұрын

Hazardous! This is one reason we cyclists are hated so much! It’s sad, but everyone pays. We

@bananamush6335 2 жыл бұрын

i have no words to describe that how dangerous this is. some cars may be forced to emergency break and possibly cause a chain crash, ending with people injured or even killed, just because one douchebag decided that he wanted to earn extra $1/hour by showing how suicidal he is

@adamlynch9153 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it seems like nyc needs to put actual bike lanes in so this isn’t needed

@charliechan8063 2 жыл бұрын

If you drive right there shouldn’t b a problem traffic is at a crawl bike lanes suck and doesn’t exclude riding in lanes a bike should have right of way over cars !

@42luke93 2 жыл бұрын

@@adamlynch9153 BS, they have. No reason to be this wreckless.

@adamlynch9153 2 жыл бұрын

@@42luke93 lol saving time can mean being this wreck less

@AlexanderMason1 2 жыл бұрын

@@charliechan8063 no. You don’t get to ride wherever you want AND have right of way. People like you are a cancer.

@ulysse21 Жыл бұрын

Kudos to the cameraman following him like his shadow

@yushikuang7877 Жыл бұрын

8 out 10 bike-car accidents in North America is because the bike do not respect any signalisation. This video is the perfect demonstration.

@yardsalePDX 3 жыл бұрын

The corporate-synergy-douche stock music makes this video even more hilariously infuriating

@joshuajhoyt 2 жыл бұрын

I know right. I wish I could make myself believe that it was intended to be ironic but I think I get as much joy out of knowing that it wasn't.

@godsmackssa 2 жыл бұрын

That's one example on how usages of music can manipulate ppl on being dangerously exposed. And we tolerate it cuz we know it's part of our nature. We will always find perspective in doomed scenarios. Like the video you watched right now. It's cool to have his pov tbh. But I wouldn't replicate any of his actions on my day-to-day rides.

@RumblyGL 2 жыл бұрын

Guy darts through a red light almost hits children... *facepalm*

@donovanhays 2 жыл бұрын

Hilarious 😂

@amjan 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, the only think I wanted to hear was the sound of the narrator getting slapped in his ignorant face.

@rafihasan7787 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see these highly skilled people in Indian traffic

@OneTwoFive0 3 жыл бұрын

“Highly skilled”

@stickybarry4770 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/etuGiKWkp6u9fYU.html not India, but I guess it would look somewhat like this...

@neilroyston1294 3 жыл бұрын

@@stickybarry4770 whoa this dude's crazy man. But it was not a fixie..it was geared and had brakes. Even though he was reckless so was the traffic..brakes were there.but fixies in India and even in Jakarta like in this video would be dangerous. I want to ride it so badly too but no can do.

@neilroyston1294 3 жыл бұрын

@@stickybarry4770 dude Terry and the riders he posts with are so sick ! They are very skilled. Also I've checked many of hs vids ... can't recall safabrian let me check it out

@eljdestacamento5071 3 жыл бұрын

"God-like Skills"

@DonaldBlake287 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how many people he's injured riding like that. From pedestrians to car accidents, it must be dozens.

@craigrogers9799 10 ай бұрын

Does not matter how skilled you are. This style is relying on other people not doing something sudden or stupid or both! Near the beginning one guy had to pull his kid out the way of them. Mental.

@EmmaLiess-qz6zw 3 жыл бұрын

He nearly hit a group of pedestrians. That's not fluid. That stupid and dangerous arrogance

@curvedbridge 3 жыл бұрын

yeah

@plasma9839 3 жыл бұрын

And mad cars had to slam their brakes or swerve to not kill him

@KingDeadMan 3 жыл бұрын

He knows what he's doing. So almost hit them is out of the question.

@EmmaLiess-qz6zw 3 жыл бұрын

@@KingDeadMan bullsh*t you arrogant tool. Those people had to stop mid walk. They were not hit because of their actions. Not his. People like you and with that arrogant self absorbed attitude shouldn't be on the roads.

@janantoni3 3 жыл бұрын

In their perspective, Peds are menace, Cabs are killers.

@kirilllebedev706 3 жыл бұрын

No. Riding the wave is when cars don't even have to acknowledge you, this dude is leaving a mess in traffic behind him everywhere he goes.

@adamantium4797 10 ай бұрын

I learned how to ride a bike in less than 10 minutes.biking is like therapy and peace and adrenaline. Lots of personal fun

@1.4142 Жыл бұрын

Imagine if some guy gets roads rage and decides not to make way for him.

@aneeshooooo 2 жыл бұрын

It's not just his riding skills, it's also the caution other motorists take.

@drister007 Жыл бұрын

No, 90 % of motorists take no caution and don't even look.

@ninofromkitchennightmares1497 Жыл бұрын

@@drister007 Yes? This guy would of ended up in a lawsuit within the first 12 seconds of the video had the pedestrians not been paying attention He attempts to swerve and merge lanes and other vehicles quickly move out of his way to avoid hitting him and getting a lawsuit

@drister007 Жыл бұрын

@@ninofromkitchennightmares1497 Yes. As i said: 90 % of motorists take no caution and don't even look. 90 % is not 100 %. But it is 90 %. Atleast that is true for my country: Slovenia (and most countries as well).

@jaylucas8352 Жыл бұрын

Love this video. A lot of scaredy cats commenting lol. Please more

@wematanye533 Жыл бұрын

@@jaylucas8352 Scaredy cats? What are we 12?

@marvinuhilarious 3 жыл бұрын

Nevermind the cars, this guy's an absolute menace to pedestrians. A nearmiss was literally shown in the first shot Edit: 10/22/2022 I became a city cyclist half a year ago (half a year after writing this comment) using my trusty second hand road bike to ride everywhere because of these gas prices, so I'm finally able to speak with some experience. I still stand by what I said. Absolute menace

@trollgag5221 2 жыл бұрын

And kids say "oh he calculated that near miss".

@TripleAstyle1 2 жыл бұрын

@Whiteboy14 until he doesn't.

@fraqtl 2 жыл бұрын

@@trollgag5221 Especially the two kids he almost cleaned up

@r.d.9399 2 жыл бұрын

Just the way NYC is. It's a hellhole of epic proportions.

@sk-sm9sh 2 жыл бұрын

Not just pedestrians, cars behind him constantly hit breaks to avoid riding him over creating breaking snake reactions who knows how far away. 1 minute of this guy cycling on road probably slows down traffic by some 1hr if time of everyone who suffered chain reaction is added up. Dumbest thing I've ever seen on road.

@Nik-ny9ue Жыл бұрын

Gotta love the old daredevils of city cycling. This is why we need more cycling lanes!

@nural29 Жыл бұрын

watching this while playing some surf rock, to balance the stress and avoid a heart attack lol

@Gasssolo 3 жыл бұрын

You know why these cyclists are rare? Because their luck and skill runs out eventually.... I'm a sane urban cyclist

@edouqrd946 3 жыл бұрын

I hope the only one they injure is themselves...

@dcb976 3 жыл бұрын

You must be the only

@symbiat0 3 жыл бұрын

@@dcb976 There are more stupid pedestrians than stupid cyclists.

@juanpecan7089 3 жыл бұрын

You sound like the kind of cyclist who quietly wishes harm on everyone who doesn't ride like you.

@juanpecan7089 3 жыл бұрын

@Ryan Davis Imagine being so mad on the internet that you're cheering for another person's death. Get a life.

@5pydieman 3 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how many people curse this guy out a day

@dianacruz6563 Жыл бұрын

That's why NYC is getting crazy, these guys are crazy! How could you ride like that in ? You have an angel up there.

@milestone_achiever4634 3 жыл бұрын

I have been cycling for a very long time too. It’s one my coveted hobbies but this type of riding is selflish and apathetic to other pedestrians safety. I can guarantee that he won’t be around for a few more years riding like that

@xedgelord75x65 2 жыл бұрын

he should try this in india and see what happens

@amjan 2 жыл бұрын

@@xedgelord75x65 But he's not riding in India.

@tropo100 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see that moment

@tehgreatist 2 жыл бұрын

the fact that he is riding like this is NYC with NO BRAKES is really all you need to know. what a douchebag. this kind of riding is not to be celebrated. going fast and being aggressive is one thing but he can't even stop properly. this is reckless.

@davidstuart4915 2 жыл бұрын

@@amjan rides as if he is though....no rules for him......

@caduceus33 3 жыл бұрын

The rider shows utter contempt for everyone around him, including pedestrians.

@tiberiu_nicolae 2 жыл бұрын

So you're saying he's a new yorker?

@thebodyshop-satsumaenergis3268 Жыл бұрын

@@tiberiu_nicolae lol

@davidreynolds3082 Жыл бұрын

They will be lots of fluids flowing freely from this cyclist one day soon...mostly of the red variety.

@hazellvt Жыл бұрын

I think the cameraman is even more skilled than the cyclist we see because he is doing the same thing while holding the camera

@xtonybaloneyx 3 жыл бұрын

42 seconds in, he almost hits some children who have the right of way. What fluidity.

@DUNGSTA 2 жыл бұрын

Children should pay attention crossing the street TBH...

@viachesslove9907 2 жыл бұрын

@@DUNGSTA and the rider shouldn't, i presume.

@amjan 2 жыл бұрын

@@DUNGSTA Yes, but children shouldn't get penalized with brutal injuries for not entirely paying attention.

@walker-vj2zp Жыл бұрын

the keyword is *almost* , basically anyone in traffic is *almost* killing someone else, but doesn't :D

@muigabriel8328 Жыл бұрын

@@walker-vj2zp he has the option of not almost killing someone else or don't, but he chose almost killing someone else, cause he a bitch

@AdamasOldblade 2 жыл бұрын

As cool as this LOOKS, I'd rather stay safe when I ride. I always assume everyone is texting and driving.

@TripleAstyle1 2 жыл бұрын

because 90% are.

@bullballsallday 2 жыл бұрын

I just saw an idiot today on her phone veering into the bike lane. It's amazing what you can do to a window with a bike chain.

@microcolonel 2 жыл бұрын

@@bullballsallday Ah yes, criminal mischief, a great thing to admit to lol.

@microcolonel 2 жыл бұрын

@Seaworth who are you even talking to lol.

@microcolonel 2 жыл бұрын

@Seaworth yes, but who ARE you replying to?

@Tintoycar 12 күн бұрын

I know why this is fun, it's a live video game.

@simonr7097 3 жыл бұрын

33 seconds in and we witness a near collision with a child, which was avoided only thanks to the awareness of another pedestrian. You couldn't have picked a worse image to show against the commentary of "effortless riding". Terry's footage is thrilling to watch, but very often the people that he films are reckless (and following such people seems even more dangerous, because you have less control over timing and trajectory... I'm amazed that he has been able to do this for as long as he has without a major accident). Give other road users the respect that you want for yourself.

@MrRandomlamer 3 жыл бұрын

Dude gonna win a darwin award its only a matter of time

@jey8605 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, strange he has not yet.

@fastfishtoo4991 2 жыл бұрын

yeah fully, bye bye cooper 👋

@highrider9168 2 жыл бұрын

"the closer you are to dying, the more alive you feel."

@lewis7515 2 жыл бұрын

Better he do that soon - and before he knocks down some innocent, helmetless, pedestrian and kills them or leaves them a vegetable... He should be jailed.

@lewis7515 2 жыл бұрын

@@highrider9168 Only some kind of degenerate moron would think that infantile platitude entitles them to put others at risk. No-one is stopping them from throwing themselves down flights of concrete stairs whenever they like - in fact, I'm sure they'd be encouraged: they can get their, dunce, existential thrills - but no-one else has to suffer the consequences.

@danieljohansson839 8 ай бұрын

Imagine a world with only bikes. Such smooth taffic flow. We wouldnt even need traffic lights.

@justindbond 8 ай бұрын

I'm amazed that there is a cyclist who knows of the existence of such things as "traffic lights".

@ibe966 Жыл бұрын

While I can admire his reflexes and skill of finding a path, traffic rules still apply to all road users. A red light means stop, plain and simple.

@chenyang9303 Жыл бұрын

He is toxic. Worst type of cyclists that makes the world a more dangerous place.

@BlueLightningSky Жыл бұрын

Traffic rules apply to cars and similar vehicles with license plate. The worst offense he would be doing is the equivalent of a pedestrian crossing at the wrong time.

@chenyang9303 Жыл бұрын

@@BlueLightningSky According to NYC Biking Laws, cyclists have all the rights and are subject to all of the duties and regulations applicable to drivers of motor vehicles. Now we know you are ignorant so please shut up and learn .

@ibe966 Жыл бұрын

@@BlueLightningSky Actually not. In all 50 states, people on bikes are required to follow the same laws as other drivers. For some reason many people think that only vehicles with license plates are required to follow traffic rules, but that's not the case.

@DipTuckDive Жыл бұрын

Um, no. In some cities, running a red light is legal. Also, studies have shown that cyclists who run red lights decongest traffic

@darrennowers5067 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic…! Red light jumping, terrifying pedestrians and other road users.. Brilliant…. You must be so proud 🙄

@Khorunzhiy2010 2 жыл бұрын

...so proud and so stupied.

@darrennowers5067 2 жыл бұрын

@Seaworth on second thoughts, I agree

@walker-vj2zp Жыл бұрын

thats the best feeling ever, fuck all !

@abheygpt1 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine rushing like this between vehicles and suddenly a car door opens 💥💥

@ADCFproductions Жыл бұрын

serves them right xD

@SuperLuckyCat7 20 күн бұрын

Way impressive footage 🏆 Kudos to Y'all ❣

@Cold_Logic Жыл бұрын

One day his luck will run out when someone unexpectedly flings their car door open

@seenenough1200 Жыл бұрын

This is how I ride every day, all the time. It's called filtering in the city. SOMETHING you can do on a bicycle, but not on a motorcycle.

@gymkhanadog 3 жыл бұрын

Lame. Very lame. So many red lights run, dangerous passes. This is like watching a reckless SQUID who just got a new motorcycle and doesn't know how much it hurts to be hit, or to hit the ground yet.

@owenpotts9697 3 жыл бұрын

lmao this man has been riding for years you can predict traffic and learn how to run red light safely its all about the flow you should respect his riding talent.

@gymkhanadog 3 жыл бұрын

@@owenpotts9697 I've ridden motorcycles for years and honed my skills on the highly aggressive streets and freeways of Southern California, so I know what it is to ride through stopped traffic and get around quickly. This guy does a lot of "cyclist" stuff that enrages people. He did nearly get hit a couple of times. Nearly hit other people several times. And totally ignored traffic signaling. No; not calling this riding talent I'm calling this reckless and lucky.

@JaGZxXx 3 жыл бұрын

@@gymkhanadog agreed. He may be talented/good but he's being an ass. Just because he doesn't get hit doesn't mean there wasn't damage. He made so many people had to slam on brakes for this guy

@Mango-kw4tl 3 жыл бұрын

@@owenpotts9697 You can't always predict traffic. What if a bus blocks his view, so he cant see if a car is coming in the intersection? The car might not be able to stop, because there's no way some1 is expecting a cyclist to blow a red light going 25 mph on a bike. Also, at that speed, it's impossible to stop a fixie in a few metres. If he gets hit by a car that is going 30-35 mph, he has a pretty high chance of getting serious injuries or even dying. What he's doing is stupid and dangerous. I like cycling, but I hate people who ride like this.

@ericccccccccc 3 жыл бұрын

what to respect?? He made other in danger

@marcinlis8965 3 жыл бұрын

Flowing like a water you say. Yeah, except that time (00:32) when he almost rammed into a pedestrian. There's nothing amazing about this guy breaking the rules and posing a real threat to himself and other people on the road. I find nothing glamorous about promoting people's lack of responsibility and pure stupidity.

@catgirlow 2 жыл бұрын

“nothing amazing” yes this is reckless and dangerous but this undoubtedly takes a lot of skill to do not easy man.

@cadenorris4009 2 жыл бұрын

@@catgirlow He should find a trail to do this kind of riding in

@InnuendoXP Жыл бұрын

@@catgirlow Just because it's a demonstration of skill doesn't redeem what he's doing. The world isn't your playground to rope the general public into a circus act they never agreed to.

@4kbuffalowalkride722 Жыл бұрын

I must admit it has emboldened me! 😀😀

@MOUNTAINOUS 8 ай бұрын

pretty cool. that is how i ride but gapping stairs as i ride and doing one footed manuals at break neck speeds.

@maddoxjohnson9862 2 жыл бұрын

If one person opens the car door Buddy is done for. Like permanent injury 30kph(roughly) to full stop in an instant. As a Mtn bike racer this scares the life out of me.

@laurencallahan8787 Жыл бұрын

It’s called getting doored it happens. They don’t teach the Dutch reach in America :/

@catherinecat6182 Жыл бұрын

To be fair you're not gonna get doored while riding in the middle of the road, that's usually just a thing next to parked cars lol Riding like this though you're pretty likely to get smashed between two cars.. definitely worse than getting doored

@hzuiel Жыл бұрын

That's if he's lucky, if he's unlucky he flies over the car door and under a car that rolls over his head, neck, chest, or pelvis.

@hzuiel Жыл бұрын

@@catherinecat6182 So nobody has ever been in a cab and there's nowhere to get over and they said, "oh just let me out here" while the car is stopped? I'm sure that's never once occurred in NEW YORK CITY.

@drummershort 3 жыл бұрын

I dug watching the skill of this rider. I'll bet there are no old riders doing this, because they all are dead or seriously injured.

@DipTuckDive Жыл бұрын

I’m 46 and I ride like this everyday. It’s the safe way to ride.

@FrannieBabes 8 ай бұрын

Bike messengers from the 80s-00 were like this. They were amazing to watch

@jesusmartinez-dy1ue Жыл бұрын

Beautiful way of ridges the bicycle on heavy traffic specially in New York nice video guy😊😊😊😊😮😮😮😮

@Bruceillest101 2 жыл бұрын

That guy rides his bike like his dad never said “I’m proud of you”.

@DipTuckDive Жыл бұрын

That guy rides his bike to save his life. Has nothing to do with whatever you’re talking about

@chunkemonke398 Жыл бұрын

My dad never said that to me as well, so I ride my bike almost the same way as him. The only injuries I’ve had so far are minor cuts on my hands

@irgendwer3610 Жыл бұрын

@@chunkemonke398 my dad also never said that to me, I ride just like that, onyl I get many injuries because I am not skilled

@chunkemonke398 Жыл бұрын

@@irgendwer3610 am writing this a week after getting a hit-and-run from a road raged driver. Hit the right side of my head pretty hard and hurt my hands and ribs. Also had the flu. But it was when I was riding “safely” which further validates my need to ride dangerously as it forces me to be alert and actively avoid major accidents.

@irgendwer3610 Жыл бұрын

@@chunkemonke398 Yeah somehow injuries when going slow are always worse

@darthtortugas 3 жыл бұрын

This is the guy that causes car drivers to hate us.

@42luke93 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah like those that don’t use lights at night.

@jamesrobertson9597 3 жыл бұрын

With good reason. You ignore traffic laws, and then whine about people not "watching out" for you, or "sharing the road". Same with motorcycles.

@OneTwoFive0 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, these are the kind of people which make us look bad

@gopackgo4036 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesrobertson9597 you don’t own the road, you want to drive on a private road with things operating as you please then build your own road.

@moosestache1769 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, most bicyclists are why car drivers hate you.

@georgekim933 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! My 87 year uncle on his Schwin stationary follows her! Lol!

@ScribblyNoodles Жыл бұрын

wonder how long it'll be before theres an opening for a bike messenger position?

@stephen7690 2 жыл бұрын

the funny part to me is him getting upset when someones trying to "walk the wave" in front of him 6:50

@BanacaNation 3 жыл бұрын

Wait until the comment section sees Terry’s Safa videos in Mexico City.

@BirdBathGG 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 even that one in Italy. Dude slapping asses as he rides by

@shechshire 5 ай бұрын

I'm trying to find this KZfaq bike messenger but I think KZfaq took him down a few years ago. I think it was called "ride or die" or "suicide run NYC" or something like that. He wore a square shaped messenger bag & always had music in his videos. I remember in one video, he gets behind another bike messenger & the guy tells him "Don't rush me, bee!". Anyone remember what channel that was? I used to watch his runs all the time back when I commuted in 2017.

@ccityplanner1217 4 ай бұрын

I ride like this - I call it "strong swimming".

@EweChewBrrr01 3 жыл бұрын

This has so much potential for failure. It's not considering other people at all. I've only watched one minute of this and the guy has already nearly hit a child and went though a red light making a driver brake hard. When on the road you don't only think of yourself but others around you.

@darshan2good 3 жыл бұрын

Agree he is an inconsiderate person who rides to be cool

@lim240 3 жыл бұрын

This is what makes motorists hate cyclists, running red lights etc.

@error.418 3 жыл бұрын

And yet somehow motorists are even worse...

@DC-fu2hl 3 жыл бұрын

@@error.418 Seriously. They act like motorists aren't constantly texting, not signaling, riding in the bike lane, not looking before turning, running red lights, pulling past stop signs onto sidewalks and crosswalks. Hypocrites.

@error.418 3 жыл бұрын

@@DC-fu2hl Yep, humans gonna human. And when you're in control of something that literally kills others, the infractions weigh that much heavier.

@blanco7726 2 жыл бұрын

Theres running red lights and then there’s running red lights. This video shows the second variant, shooting through, only quick looks to make sure, relying on reflex and improv to drive around obstacles.

@walterjones9811 Жыл бұрын

Kudos to the camera man who was forced to follow, even when the ‘door’ closed so to speak.

@giladbaruchian7522 Жыл бұрын

no matter how skilled you are, you are always 1 car driver mistake away from fatal injury

@fredfrond6148 3 жыл бұрын

Drives in front a cop while he goes through a red light.😂

@jamessinka 2 жыл бұрын

And the cop doesn't care

@shibainu6087 2 жыл бұрын

@Mr. Zoomer I wish people would understand that. Oh and the fact that it's a fixie bike so no brakes are even needed.

@Thomes-Maisling 2 жыл бұрын

@@shibainu6087 Not true, and you can get fixie bikes with brakes. I can send a link if you don't believe me.

@chigozie123 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone he passes be like: I almost hit that guy! Him: Just passing through

@hxydxnz Жыл бұрын

“I can’t work in an office, I don’t like wearing suits”

@klaasdeboer8106 Жыл бұрын

I miss some letters on my keyboard, so excuses phor weird spelling . I have worked phor three years as a bike messenger in Old Amsterdam, I rode on a roadbike with twelve gears, handmade steel phrom nineteensixtyseven. I loved my gears, better phor your knees and everything. In the center oph the city low gears and hands on the brakes. I allso had a nineteeneighties steel mountain bike with a luggage rack, which maybe did not look very cool, but my boss loved it, especially on phriday aternoons when I could pick up things which did not it in a back pack. In my third year, I did not break much more rules than the average amsterdammer, apart phrom one pleasant sin. Mixing myselph on one particular road, rom the very center o town to the exit oph the city, where I handed over the stuph to a car driver. I knew exactly how phast I had to ride to get all traphic lights green, it was something like 45km/hour I allso stopped that, even though I had the legpower to keep up with motorised traphic, phor about 4 kilometers, a cyclist at 5ty km/h is ar too much distraction phor other road users, and therephor dangerous. I became better and better at knowing how traphic lights were connected, knowing which route was the quickest and at planning, because most oph the time I had a whole list oph deliveries.

@dannyberlian7766 3 жыл бұрын

Manners guys. Respect everyone around when you re moving

@abhihari1242 3 жыл бұрын

So true

@procarpenter1788 3 жыл бұрын

Respect that they can kill you.

@valentinventures 3 жыл бұрын

This is New York, manners?

@valentinventures 3 жыл бұрын

In all seriousness tho, he’s an absolute asshole this guy.

@houston356 3 жыл бұрын

But if I honestly hit you on accident I won’t feel bad. By this logic you think the roads belong to you and if somehow you get hit your supposed to get sympathy. Boo frickedy hoo

@jonasbaier 2 жыл бұрын

When riding my bicycle I ride fast, but always assume that car drivers, other bicyclists and pedestrians are constantly texting, making calls, listening to music with noise cancelling headphones or simply not paying attention to the road. This saved my countless times from crashing into opening car doors, into pedestrians walking zigzag and other types of smartphone zombies.

@KXLXI Жыл бұрын

Cant deny hes riding crazy as all hell. But also cant deny he makes the cars sitting jn traffic look ridiculous.

@verdi6092 Жыл бұрын

The title should be the fastest and fluid bike camera man 😁

@roddersa1147 3 жыл бұрын

It's not about putting himself at risk. It's about him risking the lives of others with his riding style. In London, a few years ago, a woman was killed by a cyclist riding that same type of bike.

@suicidecommit4life 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how often this "style of riding" causes hit and run situations. I doubt this guy stops and makes sure all the people he hits or drivers he makes slam on their brakes are ok.

@lespetitszoiseaux3774 Жыл бұрын

Superb. Thank you.

@louisbuisson Жыл бұрын

I used to be a bike messenger in Montreal. Did not ride that aggressively but still a bit recklessly. Quit after an acquaintance died after getting hit by a truck.

@Pongsn 3 жыл бұрын

so youre advertising driving like a mad man through dense traffic with pedestrians walking around, with high speed on a bike with no gears, no brakes and no lights whilst completely ignoring traffic lights. way to go mate.