What makes a messenger perfect for racing? It’s all about thinking, acting and performing under pressure, regardless of the conditions. A messenger can never say “No”. Saying no means you will not make it in this industry. A naysayer gets bounced from company to company until they cannot put up with it anymore. Snowing, blowing, rain or pain, we are out there to get the job done and it’s come time to show everyone else what we’re all about.
When did you get turned on to racing? I ran track for a while so it was inevitable I would try racing on my bike. My first alleycat was a disaster of dropping my chain on a busted down single speed. When I got the bike back together, I rolled up right when a fellow messenger got hurt for being too antsy. I was so nervous and got over the need to race until I realized people actually wanted to see me race. People would ask me to show up to a race, some would want to bet me to prove a point and in a way it was flattering. It wasn’t long before I loved to race.
What is the Chicago Cuttin’ Crew to you? It’s an old school name that had national recognition as a group of messengers in Chicago that turned some heads by throwing insane races and events. They have since fallen apart somewhat and I want to show my respects by turning some heads on the national messenger scene as well as the sanctioned racing scene. Chicago has some serious new talent and is still home to good people. Creating the third generation is a great way to showcase that talent by building off of our history and spreading the fun side of our culture while ambushing those weight weenies out there.