The cops know that they are professionals at work taking calculated risks... where the risk takers are also the vulnerable ones. I've had cops tell me "look bud, you wanna go get smashed flat like a door mat, be my guest, but trust, in any accident out there, your the one on the losing end... guaranteed. So if you know you know what your doing..." Also if you think you know the laws for bicycles, but you almost always drive a car... your probably more confident about how much you know the road laws then you should be... have you heard of the 'Idaho Stop Law' (applicable outside of Idaho, as well as within)...?? It's also commonly called the 'Stop as Yield Law'... it basically allows bikes to treat stop signs as yield signs and treat red lights as stop signs... that's the law for bikes in Oregon but people who drive cars are constantly screaming 'that's illegal' out their car window when actually it's perfectly legal. It's not in the driver's manual when you go to learn to drive because it doesn't apply to cars... but just because it isn't in the manual doesn't make the law less valid. Automobile drivers usually don't know bike laws and think they do. They should not go claiming someone broke all the rules when they don't know the rules... bumper surfing (grabbing on to a car to pull you along)... usually there's actually no rule for or against it so also not illegal in many cases... so if everything you know about running a red light/stop sign doesn't apply to bikes and unreasonable as it sounds bumper surfing isn't illegal than you have to begin to question what you thought you knew. Now all that having been said I don't know NYC's laws... and some drivers do know cycling laws well but if you aren't sure... Google Idaho Stop Law... see that I'm not wrong, and use that to open your mind to the idea that different laws apply to different vehicle types, and some of those laws are going to be counterintuitive. All that having been said he probably did break a few laws, and I don't think NYC does the Idaho stop law... on the books... but in practice, they use the NYC stop law... if your a messenger, and you know what your doing ... you don't stop... EVER... Except for babies (strollers, papoose cradle boards). (Papoose refers to the child not the specialized backpack, that's actually called a cradle board.)
@ 12:35 You’re in between two buses, traveling at a relative speed and you jump off and make it through without hitting anyone 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @ 13:10 Pure balance & skills right there my man cuz I legit thought you weren’t making it!!! These videos are really becoming trendy on UA-cam so keep up the great work despite all the danger involved. 💯💯💯
Crazy shit man. I admire the bike skill but blatantly running red lights and weaving in and out of pedestrians is ultimately going to get you fucked up one way or another. Only takes one person to take a swipe and you're wiped out...
Skilled rider, nice style, but playing chicken with the mom pushing the stroller...? Not cool. Looks like most people here feel the same. Good to know.
I don't know if I'm more impressed with the rider or camera man. This was awesome to watch and oddly satisfying to see someone go through NYC traffic so quickly and skillfully. Kuddos to both!
Francesco Bertone the funny thing is, cyclists want to be respected on the roads but ride like this... Running red lights and weaving through traffic,then complain when they get toppled.
Guys like this don't tend to complain when they get toppled... and the real people that endanger biking respect are the ones that look like they are going to topple all by themselves...I drive by them all the time and am afraid to go near them for their own sake, I can see a non-cyclist getting pissed off
Do you see how congested the streets are.. if they hit the lights/sirens no one would move in time... NY has a strict pursuit policy - you have to worry about the cyclist- pedestrians and drivers.. AS much as id love to see a bus ram into this guy... as much as id love to see a door open and ruin this guy
Santiago_n Besides the fact he almost got 50 people hurt, besides the fact he rides his bike like a douche bag and even if he slams into a car it’ll most likely be the drivers fault.. not to mention you just fucked that driver in the head psychologically.. after seeing this video and he if rides by my car and scratches it.. I’d get out- pummel his face into the ground and continue to beat the shit out of him..
ok, this is going to sound weird but, I learned how to ride like this so I could be better at riding safely. It made me a lot more aware of traffic conditions and my general surroundings. I don't run stoplights anymore but I learned things about intersections I didn't know before. I reckon I'm a safer driver because of riding too. I just wish I knew how to pass this sort of wisdom along to my fellow riders and drivers without asking to essentially try it out for themselves.
People relax it's not that serious. And stop hating on this man just because he's doing something many of you wish you could do but you can't. Don't hate the player. Thank you
Cyclists break the rules to stay on the safe side. And because we keep our neck spinning, and have always a very good idea bout whats going on. Most drivers don't.
This is an argument for running a red light when there's no cross-traffic in order to remain visible to cars traveling in the same direction, or rolling a stop sign to keep your momentum. No cyclist who does urban/city riding is saying these things should be verboten or even looked down upon. But that's not what's happening in this video. Riding the wrong way on one-way streets, coming within inches of hitting pedestrians who have the right of way, grabbing onto the wheel wells of cars to propel yourself forward -- it's just stupid, dangerous shit that has nothing to do with "staying on the safe side."
Rules exist for cars because they are heavy metal boxes that go fast and kill things when they collide. Bikes are basically pedestrians on wheels, most rules are for their own safety only, so if a biker judges himself skilled enough to disobey the rules it doesnt really matter. However, there should be a basic level of respect by bikers who disobey the rules, I dont agree with the way that guy was riding, but what you gonna do🤷🏽♂️
yo it was a really sick whip, but the mother and her scared daughter... mmm i know it wasn't intentional, but it doesn't exactly make the rider look good. the peds had the crosswalk flashing. & im not shy break a red. just felt bad for that girl & mom.I thought it was funny and ironic he's yelling " yes!" through the light lmao
Cool riding...but putting pedestrians in uneccesary danger by not following street rules is unacceptable. We'd all be dead if motorists decided to drive their cars like that...
Unspoken rule of the road...motorist HAVE to follow the rules lest they endanger others...pedestrians tend to only follow the rules when it's a danger to themselves or when there is danger of being caught. Bikes are somewhere in between those two. I'm sure you jaywalk sometimes, Jacob.
I'm quite sure cutting 2 inches in front of people walking the pedestrian crossing is endangering others. But gotta be edgy and then smugly respond to every negative comment under your movie.
12:40 ROFL, imagine being one of those pedestrians and suddenly having someone come out of the left field sprinting at full speed and screaming bloody murder at you. I'd be traumatized lol.
The extra money that can be earned as a courier by getting A to B that much faster might almost afford the hospital bill that eventually comes with it.
as a fixed gear rider I gotta give respect...I have mixed emotions because children almost got hit but the fact is they didnt but please be careful and not hurt the children...people period. I love the thrill of riding in traffic...that shit is fun.
That's why you avoid riding by park cars, if you're riding in the middle lane splitting, you only need to look out for lane changing, so you go with the flow.
Good riding sometimes, needlessly endangering pedestrians other times. You'll grow up some day, Terry. You catching feelings over the comments means you have some ways to go, though.
@@TerryB Thanks for the reply Terry. I rediscovered your channel last night and was watching some of the more popular videos, and I saw this one again and scrolling down noticed that 5 years ago I commented, something which I obviously forgot about until now. Curiously, I don't recognise myself in that comment any more. I mean, I still think I wouldn't (and couldn't!) ride like this, but I feel so differently now towards the rest of my comment, perhaps now that I have 5 years from my previous self. At 28, I clearly thought I could preach to people. Now, at 33, I realise I am in no position to preach to anyone ever, and it's a beautiful feeling honestly. I appreciate you, Terry! I missed the point before, but I get it now. These clips have confirmed to me why I ride fixed gear in the city, I may not bomb packed roads like Cooper, but the freedom is there.
UPDATE: Went fixed yesterday, never felt so addicted to a bicycle. Best thing ever happened to me. I need to upgrade my seatpost and get a brand new front brake set for emergencies and hills. My bike is also lighter. :)
There’s a certain beauty to filtering through the urban landscape like an amoeba. Done well, it’s a ballet. You, sir, are a bull in a china shop. You give cyclists a bad name, and I have to deal with the outcome of that every day as I ride and deal with angry cagers that are now conditioned to believe all cyclists act like jerks. Learn the ballet, treat others with respect, and leave the world a better place after each ride. I promise you the coffee tastes just as good.
point me in the direction where I can film that "amoeba filtering through the urban landscape." I'd love to see how your opinion is different from mine. appreciate your thoughts, have a blessed day.
Steven, I had a bike and I now suffer the consequences for not being careful enough. Understanding that it is dangerous is only a fraction of the understanding you truly get after serious injury. If you never seriously injured yourself then you cannot truly understand what it is because you have not experienced it.
Ururuguayo!!!!! I'm an expat moved to the states when i was 6 and am coming back to Montevideo after being 12 years a messenger in NYC... along with this guy here. I remember when his mom would bring him to alleycats at 15 years old!
1:53 damn that was close... the amount of risks taken are damn too high. But I understand the feeeel! Much adrenaline in you. Hope you won't have any accident though.
I just thought of a great idea when he passed by the ambulance, why not have paramedics with a backpack emergency kits in bikes to sustain peoples injuries until ambulance gets there we all know how difficult is for ambulances to get thru traffic, just saying
Ok so i read through a lot of the comments. Let me be positive for a change. Amazing video! One of the best videos of city riding i ever saw. Kudos of the camera man as well, Terry, you obviously got some nice cycling skill! I agree that this was not the "nicest" of riding but to have achieved that skill and level of finesse as a city rider, i think you need to become aggressive and even a dick sometimes because city riding is a jungle. Car drivers can be assholes, pedestrians with their stupid cellphones don't get me started, kids/teenagers, bus drivers, 18wheel rig drivers, cab drivers, etc.... Until you live it everyday which i actually do, you cant understand how much of a jungle it really is! Cyclists start out nice, you(other people) just make us this way =). Anyhow, long rant, enjoyed the video!
Really good riding and skills. And very good filming. Congratulations from Spain. Would love to see you riding here. Take care of yourselve on the road!
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Terry Barentsen hi legend
So is there a final documentary coming ? I love the shots where you follow him.
OK , when you involve in an accident will you have the balls to take responsibility for it?
John Smith there’s going to be a part 2
Don Corleone only if you’re there to say I told you so.
i appreciate that theres no music in these. i just love the sound of nyc streets.
Sounds just like any other city...
me too 🔥
Dammmnnn i thought it was just me that is weird
Much better...except with Balinese cassete faound in Jakarta...
totally agree with you. no music in such videos is the best
Camera man deserves a gold star
Yes he does... He was keeping up
@@barnardfleurima6827 whao!! Seriously? I thought this was a drone shot. Lmao
@@barnardfleurima6827 It's probably harder to try to follow.
And a nap
12:38 might be my favorite moment on all of UA-cam
Zach H *AAAAAAAAAAAA*
Looked like a game
That’s crazy talent, pushing the envelope
that is legitness
Who made that noise? XD
This dude is breaking all possible rules
And he literally has no “brakes” on his bike. So breaking without braking
cops dont seem to mind 🤣
Can u estimate his average speed?
The cops know that they are professionals at work taking calculated risks... where the risk takers are also the vulnerable ones. I've had cops tell me "look bud, you wanna go get smashed flat like a door mat, be my guest, but trust, in any accident out there, your the one on the losing end... guaranteed. So if you know you know what your doing..."
Also if you think you know the laws for bicycles, but you almost always drive a car... your probably more confident about how much you know the road laws then you should be... have you heard of the 'Idaho Stop Law' (applicable outside of Idaho, as well as within)...??
It's also commonly called the 'Stop as Yield Law'... it basically allows bikes to treat stop signs as yield signs and treat red lights as stop signs... that's the law for bikes in Oregon but people who drive cars are constantly screaming 'that's illegal' out their car window when actually it's perfectly legal. It's not in the driver's manual when you go to learn to drive because it doesn't apply to cars... but just because it isn't in the manual doesn't make the law less valid. Automobile drivers usually don't know bike laws and think they do. They should not go claiming someone broke all the rules when they don't know the rules... bumper surfing (grabbing on to a car to pull you along)... usually there's actually no rule for or against it so also not illegal in many cases... so if everything you know about running a red light/stop sign doesn't apply to bikes and unreasonable as it sounds bumper surfing isn't illegal than you have to begin to question what you thought you knew. Now all that having been said I don't know NYC's laws... and some drivers do know cycling laws well but if you aren't sure... Google Idaho Stop Law... see that I'm not wrong, and use that to open your mind to the idea that different laws apply to different vehicle types, and some of those laws are going to be counterintuitive. All that having been said he probably did break a few laws, and I don't think NYC does the Idaho stop law... on the books... but in practice, they use the NYC stop law... if your a messenger, and you know what your doing ... you don't stop... EVER... Except for babies (strollers, papoose cradle boards). (Papoose refers to the child not the specialized backpack, that's actually called a cradle board.)
Literally puts his life on the line to deliver today's mail. Fucking crazy🤦🏿♂️
@ 12:35 You’re in between two buses, traveling at a relative speed and you jump off and make it through without hitting anyone 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@ 13:10 Pure balance & skills right there my man cuz I legit thought you weren’t making it!!! These videos are really becoming trendy on UA-cam so keep up the great work despite all the danger involved. 💯💯💯
Is this game already on Playstation?
PS17
Insane...totally!!👍
I would buy it.
I was just thinking he makes this look like a video game! 😂
Haha it's on the console IRL , pretty decent game if you ask me
Waaaay too many close calls with pedestrians for me to fully enjoy this. Seemed too wreckless.
I don't think the channel owner cares. He just trolls comments telling him to obey rules. Gotta be edgy somehow
By your full of bs lol
@@lowearthsurfer he will remember when lying in the hospital LOL
Crazy shit man. I admire the bike skill but blatantly running red lights and weaving in and out of pedestrians is ultimately going to get you fucked up one way or another. Only takes one person to take a swipe and you're wiped out...
Thank you for the words of wisdom.
@@TerryB 😭🤣
4:58 come on man. The whole road was wide open behind that mother and child. Been loving these videos tho. Super smooth!
Yes. He was good until he became an a**hole at 4:58
Real jerk
@@sandovaalfoo4140 and dislike start at 4:58
Yep that was too much. If it was my kid I would punch him in the face
Sandovaal Foo Nah... he was already an asshole at 1:27. Almost hit the girls.
Between Terry's awesome camerawork, and Cooper's body language and riding style, this totally looks like a GTA game in real life
Skilled rider, nice style, but playing chicken with the mom pushing the stroller...? Not cool. Looks like most people here feel the same. Good to know.
Plenty of room for him even if she noticed nothing. But yea that was dodgy.
He wasn't going to hit her.
findingmycenter you such a dickhead😂😂
findingmycenter you such a dickhead😂😂
@LifeIsArt Terry and Cooper reviewed this video to commemorate the video getting a million views and talk about this comment at length.
I both admire the technique and hate the attitude
feel that
What technique?
Maybe you're trying to say style. And yes, it's a interesnting style, but the attitude is shit (sorry, but it's true)
Sums up my sentiment as well.
No different to car deivers in london....there cunts
Cool video, nice skills but no respect!
No comments after five years .... Lemme change that
Ok now I get why they hate cyclist there.
They hate cyclists everywhere in North America
Also in Germany
Perhaps it's envy disguised as hate
@@Lalfy Pretty much, lol
So why watch it?
Cool graphics
....will this run on my PC ?
it's GTA V, check out it's specs on steam
the cameraman is amazingggg
appreciate you.
I don't know if I'm more impressed with the rider or camera man. This was awesome to watch and oddly satisfying to see someone go through NYC traffic so quickly and skillfully. Kuddos to both!
fuck cars but pedestrians need more respect, dude
Francesco Bertone the funny thing is, cyclists want to be respected on the roads but ride like this... Running red lights and weaving through traffic,then complain when they get toppled.
I cycle to commute not to race .
Yeah, "fuck cars" until one swipes his ass out, and for his own stupidity...
Guys like this don't tend to complain when they get toppled... and the real people that endanger biking respect are the ones that look like they are going to topple all by themselves...I drive by them all the time and am afraid to go near them for their own sake, I can see a non-cyclist getting pissed off
When you ride like this you expect to get toppled.. no complaints given.
Why the fuck do the cops not care? You guys ran like 2 lights in front of 2 different cruisers and nothing happened. Weird.
PigSos welcome to NY.
Do you see how congested the streets are.. if they hit the lights/sirens no one would move in time... NY has a strict pursuit policy - you have to worry about the cyclist- pedestrians and drivers.. AS much as id love to see a bus ram into this guy... as much as id love to see a door open and ruin this guy
Alex Christodoulou fair point. Kinda looks like they’re promoting this kinda stuff tho
@@Christo613 why would you love to see them get rammed by a bus or run into an opening door?
Santiago_n Besides the fact he almost got 50 people hurt, besides the fact he rides his bike like a douche bag and even if he slams into a car it’ll most likely be the drivers fault.. not to mention you just fucked that driver in the head psychologically.. after seeing this video and he if rides by my car and scratches it.. I’d get out- pummel his face into the ground and continue to beat the shit out of him..
ok, this is going to sound weird but, I learned how to ride like this so I could be better at riding safely. It made me a lot more aware of traffic conditions and my general surroundings. I don't run stoplights anymore but I learned things about intersections I didn't know before. I reckon I'm a safer driver because of riding too. I just wish I knew how to pass this sort of wisdom along to my fellow riders and drivers without asking to essentially try it out for themselves.
Well said! :) It's the truth
Same. But the rush is addictive as fuck. This dude should keep more distance to "soft targets".I respect the skills, but not the behaviour
The drones have Alexa driving them places, they lack independent thought. Most just want to get to point B fast and can't the hate must be envy
if you want ppl to be a bit more humble and wiser on the road, have them commute on a motorcycle for a few weeks :}
Kudos to the cameraman
appreciate that.
Joseph Phelan seems to be a motorbike, it does not move like he's cycling (no head moving)
@@pepsala3781 Gimble
People relax it's not that serious. And stop hating on this man just because he's doing something many of you wish you could do but you can't. Don't hate the player. Thank you
How can we expect drivers to respect rules regarding cyclist when we don't obey the rules of the road?
Cyclists break the rules to stay on the safe side. And because we keep our neck spinning, and have always a very good idea bout whats going on. Most drivers don't.
Skeptical Slim hi
This is an argument for running a red light when there's no cross-traffic in order to remain visible to cars traveling in the same direction, or rolling a stop sign to keep your momentum. No cyclist who does urban/city riding is saying these things should be verboten or even looked down upon. But that's not what's happening in this video. Riding the wrong way on one-way streets, coming within inches of hitting pedestrians who have the right of way, grabbing onto the wheel wells of cars to propel yourself forward -- it's just stupid, dangerous shit that has nothing to do with "staying on the safe side."
Ian Copeland suck it up butter cup
Rules exist for cars because they are heavy metal boxes that go fast and kill things when they collide. Bikes are basically pedestrians on wheels, most rules are for their own safety only, so if a biker judges himself skilled enough to disobey the rules it doesnt really matter. However, there should be a basic level of respect by bikers who disobey the rules, I dont agree with the way that guy was riding, but what you gonna do🤷🏽♂️
I used to ride like this until I was humbled when a car door knocked me on to oncoming traffic resulting in a Brocken hip.
R W arrow to the knee
good!
There’s no way YOU rode like this. Nice 🧢 tho
The fluency and improvisation are breathtaking.
As a driver and pedestrian I hate this, but as a cyclist, I love it. I'm so conflicted right now. 😱😱😱
Appreciate that
hahaha same feeling
As a mountain biker I hate it. Too dangerous.
Insane! Love the shots and the rawness! All the sounds throughout the city make it just that much better.
Great more to come.
The best rider i have ever seen on a fixed gear! MAD SKILLZ
Well now I understand why people hate ,, bikers" in the citys, thank u....
Welcome to the channel
For such extreme driving in Russia you would be caught up and beaten :)
Hello from Russia!
Не пизди , в России любят и уважают экстремалов. Рисково но продумано. Страховые платят. Искусство в чистом виде , на грани..
Попизди мне, коут ап энд битен. Я 15 лет так по Москве езжу - безопаснее чем в Европе, например.
There would be fights between inebriated people, indeed!
like anyone besides russians care wtf is happening there... pathetic chauvinists
I could use a few hours of this 'street tone' as white noise in my apartment.
People can't understand when I say that to them, must be some kind of messenger thing
8:42 "yus, YUS, , WHOO, I like that bro!!"
Favorite part
Just understand.I never live..I wont 😎
That thing give me chill
yo it was a really sick whip, but the mother and her scared daughter... mmm i know it wasn't intentional, but it doesn't exactly make the rider look good. the peds had the crosswalk flashing. & im not shy break a red. just felt bad for that girl & mom.I thought it was funny and ironic he's yelling " yes!" through the light lmao
Cool riding...but putting pedestrians in uneccesary danger by not following street rules is unacceptable. We'd all be dead if motorists decided to drive their cars like that...
Thank you for the words of wisdom.
Wow, you're so edgy.
Unspoken rule of the road...motorist HAVE to follow the rules lest they endanger others...pedestrians tend to only follow the rules when it's a danger to themselves or when there is danger of being caught. Bikes are somewhere in between those two.
I'm sure you jaywalk sometimes, Jacob.
I'm quite sure cutting 2 inches in front of people walking the pedestrian crossing is endangering others. But gotta be edgy and then smugly respond to every negative comment under your movie.
Shard Vicens jaywalking and ramming into a kid going 30+ is a bit different.
12:40 love it but you're so crazy man
12:40 ROFL, imagine being one of those pedestrians and suddenly having someone come out of the left field sprinting at full speed and screaming bloody murder at you. I'd be traumatized lol.
It's only a matter of time man. I hope you have signed up for organ donation.
Those are my organs
Stay lucky buddy. And your friend
BillyBish That's just how life is... even if you just sit at home, death will find you!
I made it to 8:57 before having to take a break! This video is so good! That is talent.
glad you're watching!
12:40 "Best Horn ever" haha, Go hard! Greetings from Argentina
that is not horn that is people that got scared hahahaha
When she says “my parents are gone for the next few hours.”
Watching this gave me anxiety and adrenaline as well, cannot wait for spring roads.
Ride safe
that shit at 12:39 is crazy HAHAHA
He's practicing dismount/mount for his upcoming cyclocross race - not bad technique either
lol that shit was hella funny
The extra money that can be earned as a courier by getting A to B that much faster might almost afford the hospital bill that eventually comes with it.
12:33 mad coop on the loose! hahaha the scream
ah! there you are! we all need to ride soon and meet IRL
soon! when the winter is over hah
We might have to settle for the West Coast. Headed that way with my MTB in December
Terry Barentsen If I was living in America I wouldn't mind riding with you both It'd be so cool
1:52 my heart skipped a beat
This is how you ride when you HAVEN'T been hit by a car.
The dude recording is even more on the edge
as a fixed gear rider I gotta give respect...I have mixed emotions because children almost got hit but the fact is they didnt but please be careful and not hurt the children...people period. I love the thrill of riding in traffic...that shit is fun.
Clearly lots of skill and confidence behind the handlebars. Stay safe out on the streets, love the video
I love these New York fixie groups. I’m hooked on the footage.
me at 1:03
"Hey it's the spot where casey got his ticket!!"
Awesome skills both of you, those lines are so fluid and looks like he can go throw any gap, no matter what. Keep posting, keep riding.
This is beautiful to watch. It’s like he’s playing Tetris with the city and elements. The camera man should have his own camera man or a drown.
Man its beautifull how this guy just flows so gracefully through traffic. Dream job right there
You mean ignores every traffic regulation in the city?
@@cd0u50c9 Kinda like every driver in the city 🤣
Cooper and Terry got those Skillz for daaaaaayzzz
Yeeeeee
I shouldn't give a like to this video, it feels wrong, but I can't hold myself...
Nice skills Terry! You have to know how to take the march of the great Cooper Ray! Greetings from Argentina!
Am I the only one just waiting for someone to open their door an end him lol
That's why you avoid riding by park cars, if you're riding in the middle lane splitting, you only need to look out for lane changing, so you go with the flow.
zamoranyc what stops someone opening their door in traffic?!
One of the best videos on UA-cam!
This dude is fire, rolling like a boss around there. You can call your self skilled when 0 accident.
Thank you! The accidents do happen eventually, but you avoid 99.6 percent of them by thinking ahead :)
@@CooperRayYeah :B always careful and speed my friend!
The one person with greater riding skill than this guy is the camera man.
Crazy but honestly, the most entertaining rough cut hotline vid I've ever see.
Now I understand why my car has all those tiny scratches
True
Good riding sometimes, needlessly endangering pedestrians other times. You'll grow up some day, Terry. You catching feelings over the comments means you have some ways to go, though.
Appreciate you Diego, but I think you're missing the point. I'll never grow up.
"I'll never grow up." At least you admit it 😂
@@TerryB Maybe it's for the best since you're not likely to grow old either
@@TerryB Thanks for the reply Terry. I rediscovered your channel last night and was watching some of the more popular videos, and I saw this one again and scrolling down noticed that 5 years ago I commented, something which I obviously forgot about until now. Curiously, I don't recognise myself in that comment any more. I mean, I still think I wouldn't (and couldn't!) ride like this, but I feel so differently now towards the rest of my comment, perhaps now that I have 5 years from my previous self. At 28, I clearly thought I could preach to people. Now, at 33, I realise I am in no position to preach to anyone ever, and it's a beautiful feeling honestly. I appreciate you, Terry! I missed the point before, but I get it now. These clips have confirmed to me why I ride fixed gear in the city, I may not bomb packed roads like Cooper, but the freedom is there.
UPDATE: Went fixed yesterday, never felt so addicted to a bicycle. Best thing ever happened to me. I need to upgrade my seatpost and get a brand new front brake set for emergencies and hills. My bike is also lighter. :)
Awesome keep going!
Hero is the cameraman!
1:27 good father
There’s a certain beauty to filtering through the urban landscape like an amoeba. Done well, it’s a ballet. You, sir, are a bull in a china shop. You give cyclists a bad name, and I have to deal with the outcome of that every day as I ride and deal with angry cagers that are now conditioned to believe all cyclists act like jerks. Learn the ballet, treat others with respect, and leave the world a better place after each ride. I promise you the coffee tastes just as good.
point me in the direction where I can film that "amoeba filtering through the urban landscape." I'd love to see how your opinion is different from mine. appreciate your thoughts, have a blessed day.
Fixie/single speed riders (urban commuters, not track cyclists) as a generalisation give the greater cycling community a bad name.
The stuff that cagers will call every cyclist a suicide fucker seeing him is theirs fault, not Terry's one.
Love this stuff. It makes me want to get out and ride my city.
Mission accomplished
r u still on youtube
Top notch Terry, a joy best stuff on UA-cam
I always heard that a Bike is faster then a car in New York City and this video proves it !
All i know is that this video is cool to watch, even though he puts many people´s lives at risk. NYC sights are delightful to watch as he passes by.
yeah yeah, it´s all fun and games until tragedy strikes.
Thank you for the words of wisdom.
Then it's his fault, he understands the dangers of it. Riding like this is fun for him. Get you a bike son or immerse yourself in a hobby.
Steven, I had a bike and I now suffer the consequences for not being careful enough. Understanding that it is dangerous is only a fraction of the understanding you truly get after serious injury. If you never seriously injured yourself then you cannot truly understand what it is because you have not experienced it.
Samy Jacobsen They are professionals at this, messengers get a salary my friend and they've been doing it for years
Yes of course but he is really pushing it and playing cool which seriously increases the possibility of injury.
this makes me feel like I'm riding a bike in GTA
This deserves 100% thumbs up
Almost hit a kids and a stroller. Great way to advocate for NYC bikers
El vídeo me encantó ... Por momentos casi me saca el corazón pero así de libre quisiera sentir andar en bicicleta !
Very good but playing with life: Greetings from Montevideo-Uruguay
Juan Pedro López playing with another peoples life tjas too funny?
Ururuguayo!!!!! I'm an expat moved to the states when i was 6 and am coming back to Montevideo after being 12 years a messenger in NYC... along with this guy here. I remember when his mom would bring him to alleycats at 15 years old!
4 years later, still the most inspirational bike clip I’ve seen
12:34 is the best move!!! 😂😂😂
Really love these videos.
14 minutes? Holy shit this is amazing
какие терпеливые водители... у нас бы давным давно на капоте катался
у нас бы об дверь распечатался , и ещё и отпинали
1:53 damn that was close... the amount of risks taken are damn too high. But I understand the feeeel! Much adrenaline in you. Hope you won't have any accident though.
It’s pretty much safe to say Cooper is the NYC unicorn of mess life
The Camera man is absolutely insane, How fluid and able to keep up with this messnger dude.
Thank you sir. Welcome to the channel.
I love this... The way he entered every corner every side... Its amazing
Not cool bro
yes, more fast than cool...
Crazy men! Crazy life!
So fun watching
This was intense! 👏👏👏👏
In russia if you run a finger over the bus like that you'll be in dirt completely
I like that. Let's film there...
I just thought of a great idea when he passed by the ambulance, why not have paramedics with a backpack emergency kits in bikes to sustain peoples injuries until ambulance gets there we all know how difficult is for ambulances to get thru traffic, just saying
Ok so i read through a lot of the comments. Let me be positive for a change. Amazing video! One of the best videos of city riding i ever saw. Kudos of the camera man as well, Terry, you obviously got some nice cycling skill!
I agree that this was not the "nicest" of riding but to have achieved that skill and level of finesse as a city rider, i think you need to become aggressive and even a dick sometimes because city riding is a jungle. Car drivers can be assholes, pedestrians with their stupid cellphones don't get me started, kids/teenagers, bus drivers, 18wheel rig drivers, cab drivers, etc.... Until you live it everyday which i actually do, you cant understand how much of a jungle it really is!
Cyclists start out nice, you(other people) just make us this way =). Anyhow, long rant, enjoyed the video!
Good to hear you thoughts on it. Thanks for tuning in.
Watching this on my exercise bike while copying the moves, good workout
You gentlemen are nuts!!!
Much love from EP TX.
This is better than watching cheat death nyc
I like cheat death. Thanks!
Really good riding and skills. And very good filming. Congratulations from Spain. Would love to see you riding here. Take care of yourselve on the road!
Beautiful video. How do you manage to film so steady?
Also what type of bike is he riding?
22bicycles.com
Holy Sh*t they are expensive
Titanium
This is my all time favorite video on YT