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The dress code: sub-zero casual

What would you wear to weave through city streets in bitter temperatures on your bicycle? One bike messenger showed his layers this week to the Montreal Gazette.

Keep in mind, that sub-zero is a bit different in Canada than it is in the United States because Canada uses the Celsius system rather than the Fahrenheit system as we do in the States. But any way you look at it, it's still cold.

The story lists what Montreal bike courier Sebastien Patenaude wears for work in winter, and the price tag comes up to $1,156 in Canadian dollars (about $990 in U.S. dollars).

The market remains strong for bike messengers despite the rise of faxes and e-mails because there simply are documents and packages that can't be delivered electronically, the Gazette reports.

You might also want to view a flipshow that accompanies the story. It shows a bike courier putting on all his layers.

Labels: bike messengers, Canada, Montreal

Roger 2 comments links to this post 7:39 PM