Concrete Rodeo (part 4 of 4)

A documentary short made in the early 90's about three Chicago bicycle messengers and the challenges they faced on the job and in the streets. The film contains lots of great riding footage interlaced with their personal stories and gives a great glimpse into what it was to be a bike messenger pre-911. This documentary won several awards on the festival circuit back in 1994. The documentary has been divided into four parts for YouTube.

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Film & Animation

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[maddfurey]

watched all 4parts. excellent.

typed in chicago bike messengers. thought about it being the windy city and must not be a good bike place but theses guys are doing the job. thanks for posting the videos

[EMC2Scotia]

The last guy who speaks here....i know exactly what he means.....I wonder where all these guys and girl are now. What are they doing.

[zevi35711]

excellent documentary, thanks for uploading, really enjoyed this!

[bobbarob75]

That was one cool sister. I hope whoever she is with treats her for the gem that she really is. Great outlook. I wish more ladies had the mind set she did. 

[vinWo316]

i love cycling!

[vinWo316]

I AM ON THE OUT SIDE BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE!

[MrGlenByrne]

So good

[LiveinMarbles]

Very very interesting doc :) Thanks for sharing!

[rukafukapuk]

Ive been on the road for close to four years as a messenger in Montreal and after watching the doc, I couldnt said it any better. Props