Bicycle messengers (also known as cycle couriers, ‘fietskoeriers’ in dutch) have carried packages by bicycle for more than a century, but it wasn’t until the 1980s and 1990s that bicycle messengers became cultural icons in Europe. But if you try to count the cycle coutiers of Belgium, you don’t even need your both hands.
Bicycle couriers are paid to carry small packages from one place to another. This is most effective in large cities, where bicycles can get around faster than cars, especially when you factor in time to park and walk from the car to buildings. This can also work in a small town, where everything is close together, and therefore a bicyclist can deliver packages quickly.
Bicycle couriers combinate their work with a great condition and the supporting of the ecological system.
Belgian Greetings from Herpoelaert Glenn & Bram Spruyte.
Dolf Kok