BIKE COURIERS/MESSENGERS, AN INQUIRY

BIKE MESSENGERS/COURIERS,

I'm an avid biker looking for a potential courier job.  Know of any places available for hiring. Also, anyone down for a city ride??? Perhaps towards the B'hai temple in Wilmette or on the South Shore Bike Trail?  Both places would begin downtownish???

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Permalink Reply by Martin Hazard on September 27, 2010 at 4:47pm
Not the best industry to get into. The jobs have become very scarce, and those that have them for the most part dont make too much $. Of course there are exceptions, but they are rare. And you will get hurt from either crashing, getting hit, or just plain overuse. You could do pretty well, back in the day, but unfortunatly this is an industry that has been on the decline for some time now. Deadline Express for example, used to have 15-20 riders when I worked there in the late 90's. Today they have 2 or 3 last I heard. Dont take that to be indicative of the entire industry, just an example. Deliver sandwiches if you want to ride for a living.
Permalink Reply by Ali-Musa Kaba on September 27, 2010 at 7:50pm
for sure bro. thanks for the reply. do u ride a lot? tryen to ride with peeps...

Martin Hazard said:
Not the best industry to get into. The jobs have become very scarce, and those that have them for the most part dont make too much $. Of course there are exceptions, but they are rare. And you will get hurt from either crashing, getting hit, or just plain overuse. You could do pretty well, back in the day, but unfortunatly this is an industry that has been on the decline for some time now. Deadline Express for example, used to have 15-20 riders when I worked there in the late 90's. Today they have 2 or 3 last I heard. Dont take that to be indicative of the entire industry, just an example. Deliver sandwiches if you want to ride for a living.
Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on September 28, 2010 at 9:54am
Many places hire for delivery bikers. Homemade pizza is hiring right now:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/fbh/1977690655.html

Good luck!
Permalink Reply by John Greenfield on September 28, 2010 at 10:20am
Here's my article about breaking into the Chicago courier biz, originally published in Momentum magazine:
http://votewithyourfeetchicago.blogspot.com/2010/03/so-you-want-to-...

Good luck,

John Greenfield
Permalink Reply by Amy on September 28, 2010 at 3:06pm
Maybe Potbellys?
Permalink Reply by A.K.A Paul on September 28, 2010 at 3:11pm
Go to work for a dog walking agency. You could easily make your rounds with a bike and the money isnt bad either.
Permalink Reply by Jackie on September 28, 2010 at 4:13pm
Hahahaha, that's what I do! I don't get paid to ride my bike, but I do get to ride my bike soooooo much going from house to house all day, everyday. ... Check out Chicago Dog Walkers; I don't work for them, but they're almost always hiring, and you'd actually be an employee through them, so if you did get injured on your bike in between walks, that should be covered under their insurance (from my understanding - so don't hold me to that.)

Not Nathan Fillion (aka Paul) said:
Go to work for a dog walking agency. You could easily make your rounds with a bike and the money isnt bad either.
Permalink Reply by Ali-Musa Kaba on September 29, 2010 at 10:07am

I APPRECIATE THE ADVICE MAN. IF YOU EVER WANNA RIDE, THE NAME'S ALI AND IM DOWN. LOVE THE THRILL AND LOOKING TO RIDE WITH PEOPLE.
THANKS

Jackie said:
Hahahaha, that's what I do! I don't get paid to ride my bike, but I do get to ride my bike soooooo much going from house to house all day, everyday. ... Check out Chicago Dog Walkers; I don't work for them, but they're almost always hiring, and you'd actually be an employee through them, so if you did get injured on your bike in between walks, that should be covered under their insurance (from my understanding - so don't hold me to that.)

Not Nathan Fillion (aka Paul) said:
Go to work for a dog walking agency. You could easily make your rounds with a bike and the money isnt bad either.
Permalink Reply by Ali-Musa Kaba on September 29, 2010 at 10:08am
For sure bro. ppreciate the advice and if you ever wanna ride, the name's ali and im down. love the thrill and lookin for people to ride with.

thanks

i know cool routes too



Not Nathan Fillion (aka Paul) said:
Go to work for a dog walking agency. You could easily make your rounds with a bike and the money isnt bad either.
Permalink Reply by Ali-Musa Kaba on September 29, 2010 at 10:09am
Maybe....ill check em out. iF You ever wanna ride man, the name's ali and im down. trying to ride with peeps. take care



Amy Abramson said:
Maybe Potbellys?
Permalink Reply by Ali-Musa Kaba on September 29, 2010 at 10:10am
Dude,

i read your article. great piece of advice and i hope its still relevant. gonna look into it. love the opportunity. if you ever wanna ride man the name's ali and im down. looking for people to ride with.

gracias



John Greenfield said:
Here's my article about breaking into the Chicago courier biz, originally published in Momentum magazine:
http://votewithyourfeetchicago.blogspot.com/2010/03/so-you-want-to-...

Good luck,

John Greenfield
Permalink Reply by Ali-Musa Kaba on September 29, 2010 at 10:12am

thanks for the tip man. filled out an app and emailed a resume. hopefully they respond. if you ever wanna ride bro lemme know. looking for people to ride with.
ali


jamimaria said:
Many places hire for delivery bikers. Homemade pizza is hiring right now:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/fbh/1977690655.html

Good luck!

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