What's faster across the city of Chicago, a top bike messenger or a taxi? In this video, we find out.
Nico Deportago-Cabrera is one of the world's fastest bike messengers, according to Red Bull, who made this clip. Does he know the streets of Chicago better than a cabbie? And if he does can he get from downtown to the northern centre faster?
They set out at the Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower and the tallest building in the world from its completion in 1973 until the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia claimed the title in 1998.
Their destination is Wrigleyville, location of the Chicago Cubs ground at Wrigley Field, which you may remember from the movie The Blues Brothers.
It's 5.6 miles by bike, 7.2 miles by car, but the cab can take the fast freeways while Nico has to battle surface streets with their traffic, lights and slow-moving buses.
Who's fastest? Whose machine reigns supreme? Watch and find out.
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25 thoughts on “Video: Bike messenger races taxi across Chicago”
asedrt89
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Not sure why we’re supposed
Not sure why we’re supposed to be impressed at this guy?
He is enjoying riding his
He is enjoying riding his bike and sharing that with us. Whats not to enjoy. You all work for Health and Safety? Nothing here looks very dangerous, and nothing as threatening to safety as the av. poor driving we take for granted every day. Wake up people!
He probably had to stop to
He probably had to stop to urinate all that Redbull crap out his system.
Oh dear.
Oh dear.
It’s like 2006 all again!
It’s like 2006 all again! 8}
Why does he keep wiping his
Why does he keep wiping his hands down the sides of buses, even when there is plenty of room?
Joeinpoole wrote:Why does he
It’s something the fixerarti do. Looks kinda cool I suppose.
Perhaps if he used a decent
Perhaps if he used a decent bike he would have beaten the taxi. Or cut his hair. Not very aero
My pizza is cold and all the
My pizza is cold and all the topping is a mess.
Honda C90 every time!
Redbull again…
Redbull again…
What an arse.
What an arse.
This is a walk in the park
This is a walk in the park compared with the nutters on the Line Of Sight film 😉
Oh just f**k off.
Oh just f**k off.
What is cool about riding
What is cool about riding like an arse and forcing cars to break and pedestrians to stop to avoid getting hit by him as he goes through red lights.
What a prat and quite irresponsible of red bull
Red Bull – live till 35, die
Red Bull – live till 35, die under the wheels of a bus.
Absolute prick.
Absolute prick.
Did James May come last
Did James May come last again?
Why all the negative
Why all the negative comments?
Because he’s cock cheese.
How to make everyone hate
How to make everyone hate cyclists in 4 minutes…
How to make everyone hate
How to make everyone hate cyclists in 4 minutes…
Ha ha ha! For once I agree
Ha ha ha! For once I agree with all the abuse levelled at this guy. Good job guys =))
I’d far rather my parcel was
I’d far rather my parcel was delivered by a cyclist than a motorist. It is amazing the visceral hatred of cyclists that you find even on a cycling site.
I’d far rather my parcel was
I’d far rather my parcel was delivered by a cyclist than a motorist. It is amazing the visceral hatred of cyclists that you find even on a cycling site.