Hellbent - Bike Couriers of Vancouver

A film school project I produced which was shot in Vancouver British Columbia in 1991 featuring that city's bike couriers. See credits at the end of the film for the full list of talent involved in the making of this short documentary. Shot on Hi8mm video. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we had making it!

P.S. This is a repost. YouTube made me take it down a while back for copyright infringement. It seems that You Tube got a request from the artist who composed the music that I originally used for the opening sequence for me to do so. Despite the fact I had written permission from the record company, I complied. Screw you "artist" who shall remain nameless! Anyways, I found some canned music instead to replace the music in the opening sequence. If you want to see the original version, then you'll have to visit my other video site. Hint: Starts with "My" and ends with "Space". Then, dot com backslash cmichon

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Clarence
• Michon
• Hellbent
• Bike
• Couriers

[t00thygr1n]

no skidding? no fixies? brakes? fenders? ties? helmets? fleece jackets?

there's no way that those people are bike couriers.

where's the tweed?

[speier]

ah the early 90s, when road bikes were so uncool everyone rode bullhorned ORYX mountain geometry even though they all rode on pavement!

[schlooonginator]

Alot of old school messengers would say that a good older rigid steel mtb w/ thumb shifters and slicks is the perfect mess ride because they are durable ,stairs are no problem, can stop very quick, nimble 26" wheels in traffic and a gear range well suited for inner city environment. About the only negative is a wider handle bar. Fixies are great for big flat cities like out east but the west has alot of hills.

[shorerydr10]

Man I'm always trying to look out for bike messengers whenever I'm riding downtown. sadly I've never talked to one yet or seen one :(((

[BcIsBomb]

7:23 i see a fixie

[hawksapoozle]

The courier manager says: "they work hard." No shit, chief. I wonder if the guy ever got into that late-day groove, where you start shooting gaps that close a second after you hit them, where near death experiences become so routine, the adrenal glands don't even fire.

[vulcanfuneral]

I was a courier in Vancouver a couple years ago, and it's awesome to see that although things have changed, they have largely stayed the same! Cool to see downtown circa 1991 ago too.

[gchiorato]

satriani comum infringement haha

[mejicolindoyquerido]

brakes? omg! thats so noot hip! haha! real couriers right there.

[stendhalian]

East Van!

[1mp0r7g4m3r]

yeah joe satriani!