@@detourrr well I started one on my own for a few months here in East London , where I live ..a very small city/town compared to Seoul...I did it awhile as I was out of work... thoroughly enjoyed it and was quite busy ..but , there are lots of motor bikes here doing deliveries ..
Cycling can be so much more than a carbon race bike designed for incredibly flexible and athletic 23 year old men in the world tour. The SK scene needs more people like Jung Hoon for sure. I follow cycling channels from SK. He's spot on. They're all so focused on performance and the latest gear. It's incredibly boring, unnecessary and in many ways, sad. Enjoyed this series, subbed!
Thank you! And thanks for watching through all the films. I really love the pure joy and enthusiasm you can see in Kim Jung Hoon when he talks about cycling. His shop (and expertise) is still definitely not short on high end bike customers either.
Watching this video, I realized that the vibes generated by urban cycling are much broader than just getting on a bike. It generates all kinds of emotions and I am very proud that other people share this passion as well. I really enjoyed watching this video, it is very inspiring for me and I wish you much success with your company. Greetings from Corrientes - Argentina
Such a lovely comment, thank you. I think I had similar feelings whilst editing these all together. (There are 6 other short films you can find here if you like: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-McqPlSJktww.html) It's really exciting hearing where people are watching from too - it gives a similar feeling of broadness. What's cycling like in Corrientes?
After watching the movie "premium Rush" I decided to become a bike messenger, people didn't understand what I did, many thought I was just shopping for other people, I explained to them that I also, picked up packages, envelopes and other things, there were no other bike messengers in town, I managed to make a list of clients and when the pandemic came many of those clients recommended me to other people, I did a lot of work for doctors and nurses (who are still clients) months later, many cyclists asked me for advice on how to get into this, I formed a group of bike messengers called "pedal express" but several of them stole my clientele, then they bought bikes and a few of them still do Delivery. Then came the big motorcycle courier companies with their apps charging very cheaply for each trip forcing the bike messengers to disappear or switch to a bike. But, as there are already too many motorcycles charging 1$ per trip, the motorcycle courier and motorcycle delivery cannibalized itself making them work more as motorcycle cab drivers. I am still a bike messenger, not full time, I have three jobs but they always call me to pick up a package or carry documents, don't give up, you can make it. Greetings from Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Claire this was a lovely doc, thank you for making and putting it out there. Love the message here - this isn’t about life being about choosing what’s “right”, “sensible” or “expected”, it’s about striking out and forging your own path and having the passion, will and determination to try, even if we fail. What’s astounding to me too is that this takes guts at the best of times in western countries like the US where I live. But to do this in a very socially conformist country based on strict hierarchies and expectations in S Korea is HUGE and I think may be a little less noticed by those not super familiar with south Korean culture. Hats off to Eui, not just for striking out and trying to make his dream a reality, but doing so against a back drop that is not necessarily set up to be supportive of entrepreneurial spirit trying something “crazy” like this. Also very telling is Eui’s hope for a competitor - not to have someone to compete against, but to help “grow the scene” and be mutually supportive. If only we all looked at competition in the same way. What a guy, what a story, thanks again Claire!
한국에서 클렁커 얘기가 나올줄은 상상도 못했네요 한국 자전거씬이 너무 엘리트싸이클 문화에 치중돼있어서 기본 수백만원짜리 사야하고 한번 타고오면 방구석에서 하루종일 닦고 기름치고 휠발란스 잡는게 필수인 것처럼 문화가 잘못 왜곡돼서 퍼진게 참 답답했는데 이런 작지만 멋진 움직임이 있다니 응원합니다. 한국에도 오마피엣이나 마마챠리같은 자전거문화가 더 흔해졌으면 좋겠네요.
Love the video.. well made and very interesting...... But Kim should wear high visual colors and have lights on his bike imo because with the amount of riding he has to do daily so is the risk higher. Plus on the high vis he could have advertising about his green messenger service.
one thing i kept thinking with riding bikes is, how sore our bottoms get, these bike messengers around the globe they just grind and don't even complain nor wear any padding. man i applaud them, just the different walks of life, really appreciate you creating this for us and for mr.Kim
really lovely stories... congratulations. I'm off to Seoul for work in October, and I was thinking of bringing my foldable bike, now I'm convinced to do it
@@franciscoblaha2364 Oh awesome! Definitely take it 😊 happy you enjoyed the stories. If you don’t follow him already, look up @probably_riding on RU-vid / Instagram too
As a korean and fixed gear rider, i didn't know that messengers are actually in seoul but since i watched this video i'm really into this guy and his company I think his mindset is so cool, riding bike instead of polluting environments and I regret taking a taxi or electric scooter despite of short distance
@@MorganJones33 Happy you like it! I think I saw a DM flash up for me and then mysteriously vanish again, weirdly. Could you send it again or let me know your ig?
I'm a bike courier in Worcester, UK. I love it. Sadly, we don't make enough money so I have to go get a proper job. I will continue to ride from time to time because it gets in your blood.
Thanks for the comment. That's a very familiar feeling here for me too in Berlin. I hope you find some kind of balance of money vs. working-on-a-bike joy.
I really enjoy the style of these videos ( props to the cinematography and music). I wish Uk all the best in his business, seems like a really nice place
greeting from Indonesia, i was a bike commuter for more than a decade, i had a job as a bike mechanic, also tried to be bike fitter, now im quite far away from my cycling habit because of hard situations. i didn't regret my choice to chose bicycle as my first form of transformation, and i want to go back cycling again someday.
You've got to keep riding brother! I ride a $25 single speed bike. I keep it going using parts I scavenge. It's the best form of cycling ... the purest.
1000% spot on with what Stephan (Kim Jung Hoon) said regarding "bike poor". When I lived in Seoul, I couldn't understand how literally everyone could afford such expensive bikes. We're talking on average a fixed gear bike between $5000-$10000USD while mine was well below $1000. It is a consumer driven society and soon enough, I learned that it's easy for Koreans to "get on board" so to speak. So if an item is hot, everyone will want it and will spend the money to have it be it the newest carbon fiber wheels, frame, or heck even plastic surgery.
Seoul was where I started riding bicycle again 12 years ago. Although there are pretty good cycling paths all over Seoul, I agree that messengers were far and few in between. On a different note, the fixed gear scene seems to be alive and well.
I think theres always gona be a market for bike messengers in big cities with large cooperate sectors. Highly personal, discreate and stealth delivery of documents
